With their final selection in the 2015 NFL Draft, the New England Patriots grabbed Alabama outside linebacker Xzavier Dickson. By the seventh round, talent is usually scarce, but the Patriots scored big with the selection of Dickson.
Certainly, the plucking of Dickson from the remaining pool of players is another indication that the Patriots are shifting their defensive emphasis from the secondary to the front seven. Out of the 11 players the Patriots took in the 2015 NFL Draft, five are front seven players.
Versatile as both a 3-4 outside linebacker and a 4-3 defensive end, Dickson comes from a winning defensive on a winning team.