Now that the Patriots have added receiver Stefon Diggs on a three-year, year-to-year contract, they’ll need to figure out how to best use him.
Mike Reiss of ESPN.com has taken a look at the possibilities.
The most intriguing strategy relates to the slot. As Reiss notes, Diggs became more or a short/intermediate option last year in Houston. His air yards per target were only 8.84 in 2024, down from 10.19 yards in his last year with the Bills and 14.73 in his last year with the Vikings. He also had a career-high 18.6 percent of his routes short and to the outside.
Reiss also points out that Diggs lined up in the slot 43 percent of the time last year. He averaged 27 percent during his Buffalo stint.
That could make things a little awkward for DeMario Douglas, who had been penciled in as the top slot option pre-Diggs.
