New England Patriots Go Heavy on TEs, Linemen, and Linebackers

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Sunday, April 26, 2020

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Kyle Dugger must be one great athlete. Bill Belichick must think he has a superstar in his midst. Belichick took Dugger as the Pat's top pick. The second-round pick played D-2 football, but is rated as a freak athlete.

The Pats picked Josh Uche, a linebacker out of Michigan and Anfernee Jennings, a linebacker out of Alabama to help them forget the loss of Jamie Collins and Kyle Van Noy to free agency.

5th round selection has some Rhode Island roots. Justin Rohrwasser played the first two years of his college career at the University of Rhode Island before transferring to Marshall University. At Rhode Island, he made 75% of his field goal attempts and 98 percent of his extra point attempts.[2] In 2019, in his redshirt senior season with the Herd, he made 85.7% of his kicks with a long of 53 yards.

NEW ENGLAND PATRIOTS

2 (37). Kyle Dugger, S, Lenoir-Rhyne
2 (60). Josh Uche, LB, Michigan
3 (87). Anfernee Jennings, LB, Alabama
3 (91). Devin Asiasi, TE, UCLA
3 (101). Dalton Keene, TE, Virginia Tech
5 (159). Justin Rohrwasser, K, Marshall
6 (182). Mike Onwenu, G, Michigan
6 (195). Justin Herron, G, Wake Forest
6 (204). Cassh Maluia, LB, Wyoming
7 (230). Dustin Woodard, C, Memphis

ESPN's Mel Kiper writes, "The New England Patriots' decision to pass on the 2020 quarterback class was slightly less surprising than the Packers' failure to draft a receiver. But to be fair, there has never been any indication that Belichick planned to substantively add to a group that currently includes Jarrett Stidham and Brian Hoyer. Anything could happen at any time, and there are some notable free agents remaining on the market, including Cam Newton and Jameis Winston. But at some point, we might just have to accept that Belichick really does plan to replace Tom Brady with Stidham -- with Hoyer available to fill in if Stidham can't handle it. It is a relatively rare reaction to moving on from an MVP quarterback -- since 2000, 11 of the 15 teams that have bid farewell to one have drafted a possible replacement in the next draft -- but it is very much on brand for Belichick."

Sports Illustrated Grade: C+

USA TODAY: B

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