MIAMI GARDENS, FLORIDA - DECEMBER 20: Dalton Keene #44 of the New England Patriots fumbles the ball (Photo by Mark Brown/Getty Images)
The New England Patriots thought that they had the future of the tight end position locked down when they left the 2020 NFL Draft, as they spent a pair of third-round selections on UCLA’s Devin Asiasi and Virginia Tech’s Dalton Keene.
While Asiasi looked like a traditional athletic tight end, Keene was a much more interesting evaluation, as his athletic profile and the way that he was used at Virginia Tech hints that he could be used as a traditional in-line tight end, H-back, or even a fullback.