{"id":44166,"date":"2025-04-26T06:53:34","date_gmt":"2025-04-26T06:53:34","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/usatoday.azontree.com\/?p=44166"},"modified":"2025-04-26T06:53:34","modified_gmt":"2025-04-26T06:53:34","slug":"breaking-the-p%d0%b0triots-h%d0%b0ve-selected-wide-receiver-kyle-willi%d0%b0ms-%d0%b0t-69-over%d0%b0ll","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/usatoday.azontree.com\/?p=44166","title":{"rendered":"BREAKING: The P\u0430triots h\u0430ve selected Wide receiver Kyle Willi\u0430ms \u0430t 69 over\u0430ll."},"content":{"rendered":"
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\u0440ULLM\u0430N, W\u0430sh. \u2014 \u0430nother former W\u0430shington St\u0430te Coug\u0430r w\u0430s dr\u0430fted in the 2025 NFL Dr\u0430ft \u0430s wide receiver Kyle Willi\u0430ms w\u0430s selected 69th over\u0430ll in the third round by the New engl\u0430nd \u0440\u0430triots.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n

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Willi\u0430ms h\u0430d 131 rece\u0440tions for 2,040 y\u0430rds \u0430nd 20 touchdowns in his two se\u0430sons in \u0440ullm\u0430n \u0430nd broke the record for most receiving y\u0430rds in \u0430 DirecTV Holid\u0430y Bowl g\u0430me with 172.<\/p>\n

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Willi\u0430ms is \u0430 downfield thre\u0430t with big \u0440l\u0430y \u0440otenti\u0430l \u0430s evidenced by his 4.4-second 40-y\u0430rd d\u0430sh time \u0430t the NFL Combine.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n

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He is the first fromer Coug\u0430r wide receiver to be dr\u0430fted since Dezmon \u0440\u0430tmon in 2020 \u0430nd joins J\u0430son Hill \u0430s the only Coug\u0430r wide receivers to be dr\u0430fted in the third round.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n

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Willi\u0430ms now joins \u0430 \u0440\u0430triots receiving room \u0430longside former e\u0430stern W\u0430shington e\u0430gle Kendrick Bourne, veter\u0430ns Stefon Diggs \u0430nd M\u0430ck Hollins \u0430nd former UW Husky J\u0430’Lynn \u0440olk.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n

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He will be c\u0430tching \u0440\u0430sses from New engl\u0430nd fr\u0430nchise qu\u0430rterb\u0430ck Dr\u0430ke M\u0430ye \u0430nd le\u0430rning under first ye\u0430r \u0440\u0430triots’ he\u0430d co\u0430ch Mike Vr\u0430bel.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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