Efton Chism III

The Athletic’s Chad Graff believes it’s “not hyperbole” to say “no player did more to improve his standing on the [Patriots] depth chart than Efton Chism” this spring.

Stop us if you’ve heard this story before, but an unheralded and undersized slot wideout is turning heads in New England’s camp. Chism has head coach praise quotes (Mike Vrabel praised the 23-year-old as “a talented player” who is dedicated and “studied extremely hard”) and looked good in the team’s early offseason OTAs and camps. New England’s wideout room has enough depth that we’re hesitant to say Chism is even a lock to make the roster, but he’s someone to monitor as we look forward to training camps in August.