The Patriots prioritized interior offensive lineman in the final rounds of the 2020 NFL Draft.
New England selected Memphis center Dustin Woodard with its seventh-round and final pick in the draft, making him the third offensive lineman the Patriots drafted Saturday.
After the months-long lead-up to the draft, Woodard had a hunch that the Patriots would draft him.
“I had a sense that they were interested in me,” Woodard said in a conference call. “I had a few FaceTime interviews with them going over a bunch of different stuff and always excited to hear from them.