There are several other talented pending free agents at the wide receiver position. USA TODAY Sports is here to rank them. Higgins is not just the top wide receiver in this year's free agent class, he very well may be the top player in the class.

I entered this mock draft with the assumption that the Patriots missed out on Tee Higgins and Chris Godwin in free agency. They can’t afford to go into Year 2 of Drake Maye with a lackluster receiving corps.

In free agency, the Patriots are viewed as Tee Higgins, Chris Godwin or bust, per a source with knowledge of their thinking.

Oct 21, 2024; Tampa, Florida, USA; Tampa Bay Buccaneers wide receiver Chris Godwin (14) is pressured by Baltimore Ravens cornerback Marlon Humphrey (44) in the second quarter at Raymond James Stadium.

Several key receiver decisions have come down the first few days of March, but it appears the Tampa Bay Buccaneers' stance on Chris Godwin has not changed.

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Wide receiver Chris Godwin will have some interest from elsewhere if he wants to explore options beyond the Tampa Bay Buccaneers.The New England Patriots are in the market for a wide receiver and would have interest in Godwin,