Patriots Pick Another Running Back: Kevin Harris From South Carolina
The Patriots drafted a running back in the fourth round, and they added another in the sixth round: Kevin Harris out of the University of South Carolina.
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The Patriots drafted a running back in the fourth round, and they added another in the sixth round: Kevin Harris out of the University of South Carolina.
The Patriots spent their third selection of the fourth round on quarterback Bailey Zappe out of Western Kentucky.
The Patriots went back to offense for their fifth pick of the 2022 draft, selecting running back Pierre Strong Jr. out of South Dakota State in the fourth round.
The Patriots were back at work on Saturday afternoon, selecting cornerback Jack Jones out of Arizona State.
Using a pick they acquired from the Kansas City Chiefs a night earlier, the Patriots spun that extra pick for two more.
The Patriots used their third pick of the 2022 draft on cornerback back Marcus Jones out of Houston.
The Patriots are throwing a lot of draft capital at players they likely could have gotten later in the draft.
The Patriots didn't wait around until their spot at 54th overall in the second round, instead trading up to select wide receiver Tyquan Thornton at No. 50 overall.
To say it was an interesting night for the Patriots would be an understatement, as the night was a curveball, even by Belichick's own standards.
The draft grades are out there. And for the Patriots, they're not looking so good.
The New England Patriots entered Thursday night with the 21st overall pick in this year's draft. They'd end up trading that pick, moving down in the first round and selecting guard Cole Strange out of The University of Tennessee at Chattanooga with the 29th overall pick.
The NFL Draft, as they say, is largely a crapshoot. With this year in particular, the talent level from about picks 20 through 50 was considered to be about the same.
When the Patriots picked offensive lineman Cole Strange in the first round on Thursday night, it caught many fans by surprise. It also caused a bit of a shock to those in the league.
Experts said this would be a difficult year for a team in the middle of the first round to trade down. But Bill Belichick found a way.
Mere hours before the Patriots are required to make their first pick of the 2022 NFL Draft, the world still has no clue what Bill Belichick will do. That's typically how it goes.

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