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Where Are They Now? The 2019 Patriots Draft Class

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Following the departure of former first-round pick N’Keal Harry on Tuesday, I’ve decided to take a look at what’s happened to every Patriots pick from the 2019 NFL Draft.

N’Keal Harry – First Round – Pick 32

N’Keal Harry was chosen with the final pick of the first round by the Patriots which led to much excitement and optimism in the fanbase. The excitement stemmed from the choice of a player in a key position to try and supplement Tom Brady’s desire to have weapons at his disposal.

Unfortunately, it was clear by the end of his second year with the team that he was not going to live up to his Draft position and drifted down the depth chart. Along with his lack of production and being prone to injury, the writing was on the wall for Harry and he was eventually traded last week to Chicago for a conditional seventh-round pick in the 2024 Draft.

In three seasons, Harry finished with 57 receptions – 598 Yards – 4 Touchdowns

Not that you need reminding, but the Pats took Harry above the following receivers in the class:

Deebo Samuel (R2/36) // A.J. Brown (R2/51) // Mecole Hardman (R2/56) // DK Metcalf (R2/64) // Diontae Johnson (R2/66) // Terry McLaurin (R3/76) // Hunter Renfrow (R5/149)
*Players in bold have been selected for the Pro Bowl

Joejuan Williams – Second Round – Pick 45

Joejuan Williams is another pick that has turned out to be a disappointment. Taken in the second round, the hope was for Williams to be a key contributor in the secondary, coming off a decent College career at Vanderbilt. In reality, he’s only been able to carve out a role on special teams and as a depth option at cornerback so far after three seasons in New England.

Like Harry, Williams could also be gone by the start of the 2022 season.

Chase Winovich – Third Round – Pick 77

Ah, what could have been.

Chase Winovich was an exciting pick out of Michigan and had a solid rookie year, recording 5.5 sacks and contributing on defense for a Patriots side that made it to a Wildcard matchup. His second year continued along the same lines, however, he managed to start 9/16 games, again recording 5.5 sacks, and looked to be establishing himself as a starter on defense.

Unfortunately, his third and final season on the team wasn’t great. Winovich didn’t manage to record a sack or start any of the limited 13 games he suited up for in a year that was hampered by injury and lack of favor with Bill Belichick.

Winovich was traded to Cleveland in exchange for LB Mack Wilson in March 2022.

Damien Harris – Third Round – Pick 87

After having a quiet rookie season that saw him touch the ball only four times, Harris became more involved in 2020, before taking the lead back role last year in 2021.

Harris is coming off a very productive campaign which saw him rush for 929 yards and 15 touchdowns during the regular season. With his rookie deal up at the end of this year, a decision will have to be made on his future.

With Rhamondre Stevenson on the roster and the Patriots taking two running backs in the 2022 Draft, it could be Harris’ final year in New England.

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What’s going on with Jarrett Stidham?

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Jarrett Stidam is in the midst of a quarterback competition with Cam Newton and Brian Hoyer, but today the competition took an unexpected twist.

Yesterday at practice, the Patriots quarterbacks continued to distribute the reps equally. Cam Newton was 10-17 and Brian Hoyer was 7-16 with an interception. However, Jarrett Stidham only attempted six passes, only completing two of them, as well as throwing two interceptions. But, not much was made about Stidham’s lack of pass-attempts, until this morning.

This morning, Fitzy of the Greg Hill Show on WEEI was the first to report that Jarrett Stidham was hurt and may be out for the “foreseeable future.”

The report initially did not lead to much panic or lead to much of a stir among other media members. At the time, this was the only report about Stidham. But, the real indication whether the report was credible or not would be if Stidham showed up to practice or not.

Then about three hours after Fitzy’s report, Ian Rapoport of the NFL Network confirmed that Jarrett Stidham was dealing with an injury. Rapoport reported that Stidham was dealing with a leg injury, and the Patriots would proceed cautiously.

Sure enough, despite these two reports, Jarrett Stidham trotted out for practice today with a big grin on his face. However, despite being at practice, Stidham did not take any throwing reps, and sat out some portions of the team stretches. It was obvious, that something was going on with Stidham. His health was in question, but he still participated in a limited basis at practice. So, the question became, how bad was Stidham’s injury?

NFL Network’s Mike Giardi then reported that it actually was not Stidham’s leg, it was his hip. Giardi also reported that Stidham would not be at 100% health for, “several weeks.”

Then to make matters worse for Stidham, the Boston Globe’s Jim McBride reported that Stidham was even at Mass. General Hospital on Thursday.

Despite Stidham’s apparent injury, and trip to the hospital, offensive coordinator Josh McDaniels said that Stidham would be “ready to roll,” come practice on Sunday.

Today featured a whirlwind of reports regarding Stidham’s health. But, however you want to slice it, the 24-year-old Stidham is dealing with some sort of injury. Whether that’s his hip or his leg, something is not right.

As Stidham battles with whatever injury he has, Cam Newton and Brian Hoyer may now have the upper-hand as the season opener is approaching three weeks away. If Stidham is not 100%, then his chances of winning the job are slim. But, if Stidham’s injury was more a scare than anything else, he’ll still firmly be in the mix to win the quarterback battle.

The health of Jarrett Stidham should be something to monitor as training camp progresses.

Pats Posits: 2019 Draft Recap

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The Patriots wrapped up their 2019 draft this weekend and unfortunately due to all kinds of personal craziness, including Endgame and GOT, I haven’t been able to sit down and bang a blog out until right now. It was tough, especially with redacted dying.

In truth, this is my favorite part of the draft now — when the Pats have their collection of draft picks and undrafted signings and I can dive in on each of them with purpose.

Instead of going through player-by-player, at this point I feel like I just need to get my reactions all off my chest so what better way to do that than with a bunch of Monday morning Posits.

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