MAY 06, 2015 1:51p ET
MAY 06, 2015 1:51p ET
Georgia Tech product Shaquille Mason was overlooked by most during the draft process, but the New England Patriots were interested enough to select the interior offensive lineman with a fourth-round pick. Patriots head coach Bill Belichick heaped praise on the pick, according to Ken Sugiura of the Atlanta Journal-Constitution.
"[F]rom a run-blocking standpoint, I’d say he’s probably ahead of every other player in the draft," Bellichick told the Atlanta Journal-Constitution. "Unless there was another one from Georgia Southern or Georgia Tech or whatever, but this guy ran blocked in one game more than some teams did all season.