New England Patriots Just Signed Three 2019 Draft Picks

The New England Patriots have confirmed three of their choices, and signed three players. The team offered deals to three Draft picks.

Several reports confirmed that the Patriots signed three of their ten picks to a rookie deal. Vanderbilt cornerback and second round pick Joejuan Williams is the first Patriot rookie to sign a deal, as reported by Doug Kyed of NESN. Nick Underhill of The Athletic reported that Byron Coward also signed a deal. Aaron Wilson of The Houston Chronicle says the third-round pick and former West Virginia left tackle Yodny Cajuste inked a deal with the Patriots

Williams is a corner with a rare size. He had a really productive career in the SEC, and finished the junior season with 61 tackles, four interceptions and 13 passes defended. At the NFL Combine, he ran a 4.64 second 40-yard dash and had 17 reps on the bench press.

“I feel like I have the complete package – I can run, cover and hit,” Williams said after the Patriots selected him. “At the end of the day, if you look at all of my numbers in the SEC, I was ranked first in everything, whether it was passes defended, pass break-ups, interceptions as a corner, solo tackles as a corner. So, I feel like that complete package is what I bring to the team.

“Yeah, I definitely consider myself a leader. You know, with my corners group, I would always, each week do it up right up on their three best wide receivers, send it out to the corners group message and the DBs group message and let them have at it. But I mean, I definitely feel like I was a leader. I feel like for me, I led by example. I led by actions. I’m not the type that’s going to yell and get in your face about anything. I want to lead by action, I want to lead by making plays.”

Cowart will add depth to the defensive line, and Cajuste will have to compete for LaAdrian Waddle’s spot on the roster.

Who is the next player to ink a deal with the team?