On Saturday afternoon, the Patriots used one of their two fourth-round picks on UCF wide receiver Javon Baker. Baker is the second wide receiver drafted by the Patriots in 2024, after they took Ja’Lynn Polk from Washington in the second round.
Baker spent his first two years at Alabama before transferring to UCF in 2022. In 27 games with the Knights he caught 108 passes for 1,935 yards and 12 touchdowns, including 52 catches in 2023 when he averaged 21.9 yards per catch.
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In New England Baker will likely take over at the ‘X’ receiver after the Patriots released DeVante Parker earlier this offseason. Baker has the size (6-foot-1, 202 pounds) and leaping ability needed in that role.
What should fans know about Baker’s game beyond that? Here’s what the draft experts were saying about him leading up to that pick…