Romeo Doubs has produced almost the exact same fantasy season three years running without ever generating any excitement. A move to New England finally gets him out of the receiver rotation that defined his career in Green Bay. He now steps into a clear WR2 role with a better quarterback throwing him the ball. Fantasy managers should take a look at what that combination could produce.
Should You Draft Romeo Doubs in Fantasy Football?
I’m not too excited about drafting Doubs in fantasy football in 2026.
He goes to the Patriots from the Packers, so there’s some obvious target opening there. They traded Kayshon Boutte, so there is a role. I’m not going to act like there isn’t. If you want to bet cheap on Drake Maye, the runner-up in the MVP race, I get it.
But they brought in A.J. Brown for a reason. They’ve got two running backs they trust. Nobody wants to talk about Hunter Henry. He’s good for half a dozen touchdowns a season. You start getting thin on projections when you try to pencil in much for Doubs, who realistically is a touchdown-or-nothing guy.
In Green Bay, over 10% of his receptions resulted in touchdowns. That’s upside you like to see from a bye-week filler. I’m not going to stop you from doing that in the 10th, 11th, or 12th round. That’s fine. Just acknowledge what you’re getting.
I don’t think there’s much of a path for him to be a viable WR2 for the Patriots. I think that role is going to bounce around on a week-to-week basis. There are going to be weeks where they run the ball. There are going to be weeks where Drake Maye runs for a pair of touchdowns, throws one to A.J. Brown, and what’s left for Doubs? About 4 targets. I get that Maye has the ability to make those targets highly valuable.
Green Bay let Doubs walk for a reason. They’re not exactly bereft of talent at the wide receiver position these days, and they were fine with letting him go. To me, that speaks volumes. New England needs some depth in the receiver corps. He offers that. He’s going to be more valuable to the reigning AFC champions than I think he is to fantasy rosters.
I’m okay with passing on him. I’m not making it a priority. If he falls to me in the late stages, the 12th, 13th, or 14th round, fine. I think you could probably do worse at that point in the draft, but he’s not a guy I have circled. I’ll pass on Doubs this draft season.
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Romeo Doubs’ Week 1 Fantasy Outlook
I’m open to the idea of a WR2 in this offense being productive as Drake Maye develops.
I’m open to the idea of it being Doubs now that he seemingly has a more stable role than he had as a part of a committee situation in Green Bay.
I’m not open to tempting fate when it comes to putting any real expectations on him just yet. Doubs doesn’t have a 60-catch season on his resume and has largely been reliant on touchdowns to drive the little value he has given us (TD on 10.4% of his career receptions).
That’s a good skill to have, just not one that I think New England leverages in a massive way. A.J. Brown is going to be the first (and second?) option when this offense enters scoring position, Hunter Henry has caught at least 6 touchdown passes in 3 of 5 seasons with the Pats, and there are three viable threats to score on the ground (Maye, Rhamondre Stevenson, and TreVeyon Henderson).
I think it’s more likely than not that we see Doubs score a handful of times this season; I’m just not confident that we will be able to get ahead of when they are coming. This is obviously a tough matchup, and with zero teams on a bye, you’re not looking this deep.
That said, a player who profiles as a regular in a strong offense should be rostered. This is the perfect profile when it comes to bye-week replacements, especially when you consider that this team goes through a six-week run of Raiders-Jets-Bears-Dolphins-Packers-Lions starting in Week 5 (the first week where byes impact our lives).
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Where Doubs Ranks Among 2026 Wide Receivers
- Jakobi Meyers | JAX
- Wan’Dale Robinson | TEN
- Michael Wilson | ARI
- Alec Pierce | IND
- Courtland Sutton | DEN
- Chris Godwin Jr. | TB
- Khalil Shakir | BUF
- Makai Lemon | PHI
- De’Zhaun Stribling | SF
- Jordan Addison | MIN
- Romeo Doubs | NE
Analysts Jason Katz and Kyle Soppe rank every wide receiver on PFN’s 2026 PPR Consensus Board.
