The New England Patriots covered all bases with their 2019 NFL draft selections: the team added day-one starting potential, picked high-upside developmental options, and bolstered its depth both in the short and the long term. One player to fall into all of those categories is cornerback Joejuan Williams, who was chosen by the world champions in the second round when the Patriots made him the draft’s 45th overall selection.
Williams joined a cornerback group that even before the draft was arguably the deepest in the NFL: All-Pro Stephon Gilmore was the clear-cut number one, with veteran Jason McCourty and 2018 breakout player J.