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By most accounts, the New England Patriots had a powerful 2020 NFL Draft.
They plugged a number of gaps, and whereas they didn’t draft a QB (they did handle the place on the undrafted free-agent market) the Patriots shored up either side of the ball and even added some contributors on particular groups.
Listed below are all the Patriots’ picks and a few info on all of them.
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Patriots’ Second-Spherical Picks
- No. 37 total: S – Kyle Dugger – Lenoir-Rhyne – At this level, Dugger is positioned to be the crown jewel of the Patriots’ 2020 draft class. The group traded out of its No. 23 decide into the second spherical and it chosen Dugger at that time after scouting him at tiny Lenoir-Rhyne as early as this previous fall. He’s a plus-athlete with star potential who is predicted to start out as a rookie and will even be a punt returner.
- No. 60 total: LB – Josh Uche – Michigan – He’ll be becoming a member of former faculty teammate and 2019 Patriots draftee Chase Winovich in New England. Like Winovich, Uche focuses on move speeding and his ceiling seems to be near former sack grasp Elvis Dumervil, however his flooring could possibly be a bust stage. We’ll discover out.
Patriots’ Third Spherical Picks
- No. 87 total: LB – Anfernee Jennings – Alabama – The Crimson Tide is a signature Nick Saban/Invoice Belichick linebacker with a great deal of versatility and a few severe management qualities. He is perhaps the man who in the end supplants Dont’a Hightower.
- No. 91 total: TE – Devin Asiasi – UCLA – Many anticipated the Patriots to go for Dayton’s Adam Trautman, however with the Flyers’ tight finish nonetheless on the board, New England elected to go together with the previous Bruins’ star. Asiasi has glorious athleticism and he could possibly be a weapon up the seams.
- No. 101 total: TE – Dalton Keene – Va. Tech – Within the mould of H-Backs like Trey Burton or Frank Wycheck, Keene might supply the Patriots a one-two punch a good finish, in contrast to something they’ve had since Rob Gronkowski and Aaron Hernandez have been inflicting defenses to gameplan for the distinctive assault.
Patriots’ Fifth-Spherical Picks
- No. 159 total: Ok – Justin Rohrwasser – Marshall – Rohrwasser shall be changing Stephen Gostkowski for the long-term–a minimum of that’s the plan. Whereas everybody must be speaking about Rohrwasser’s capacity to fill the footwear of a legend, extra are discussing some troubling tattoos the Convention USA Particular Groups Participant of the Yr has on his arm. He’s stated he may have the tattoos coated, however Rohrwasser is on the heart of the Patriots’ first controversy of 2020.
Patriots’ Sixth-Spherical Picks
- No. 182 total: G – Michael Onwenu – Michigan – The Patriots waited till the late rounds to handle its depth points on the O-Line. Nevertheless, it heads again to Ann Arbor for one more contributor. Onwenu is a massively robust human being with some improvement nonetheless but to happen in his recreation, however he ought to get a possibility to enhance.
- No. 195 total: G – Justin Herron – Wake Forest – The upside on Herron is excessive. In case you needed to tab one of many Patriots’ late-round picks just like the one with the very best ceiling, it might be the uber-athletic Herron. He’s a basketball-like athlete in a guard’s physique, however he would possibly even be capable to develop right into a proper deal with on the prime finish of his ceiling.
- No. 204 total: LB – Cassh Maluia – Wyoming – Velocity and athleticism are Maluia’s calling card. As a minimum, he ought to be capable to contribute as a particular teamer, however he has some method and intuition flaws that may stop him from making it onto the sphere on protection.
Patriots’ Seventh-Spherical Picks
- No. 230 total: C – Dustin Woodard – Memphis – The final decide of the draft for the Patriots is Woodard, the stalwart Memphis heart. He helped to energy an honest Tigers offense, and there's a chance that he might have been made to look higher with more practical play from the QB place. In any case, Woodard will get an opportunity to make the group.
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