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Patriots’ Most Surprising Draft Pick Will Produce Tough Roster Decision

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The New England Patriots added tons of talent in the 2025 NFL Draft, so we decided to take a more in-depth look at their selections and see how they can help the franchise move into a new direction. You’re up, Craig Woodson.

Craig Woodson wasn’t exactly a household name prior to being selected with the No. 106 overall pick in the 2025 NFL Draft.

The Patriots were undeterred in their pursuit, though.

Woodson checked a lot of boxes for New England coming into the draft, meeting the size (6-foot, 210 pounds), experience (46 games, 40 starts) and versatility (recorded 146 snaps in the slot, 266 in the box and 335 in the deep third) benchmarks seemingly put forth.