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Reassessing Patriots’ 2019 Draft Class: What Went Wrong?

In the 2019 NFL Draft, the New England Patriots held the 32nd overall draft selection after winning Super Bowl 53 over the Los Angeles Rams. At the time of the draft, Tom Brady just won his sixth Super Bowl, yet the Patriots had aging receivers and an aging defense.

Coach Bill Belichick was tasked with adding some youthful weapons around Brady, while also injecting youth into the defense that just held the Rams to three points.

At pick No. 32, Bill Belichick surprised us all, with multiple talented players on the board—a typical Belichickian move.