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In Keion White, the Patriots see a player who has been ‘able to play faster each week’

The New England Patriots’ rookie class has been a mixed bag so far this season, but there have been quite a few encouraging individual moments along the way. Several of those belong to the team’s second-round draft choice, defensive lineman Keion White.

White joined the Patriots as the 46th selection this spring, despite having played just 28 games as a defender between his tenures at Old Dominion and Georgia Tech. The former tight end, who moved to the defensive line in the spring of 2019, had still shown enough in college to enter the NFL as a highly-regarded prospect.