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The Patriots didn’t contact Keion White before the draft. They made him a surprise pick anyway.

Keion White was surprised that the Patriots selected him with the No. 46 overall pick in the 2023 NFL Draft because he didn’t have any predraft contact with the organization.

Still, the 6-foot-5, 285-pound edge-rusher thinks he’ll fit right in with New England.

“I’m a very big business person,” White said. “I’m not too big into the glitz and glamour of football. I want to work. I want to win. I feel like that’s what the Patriots offer and that’s where we meet in the middle at.”

White was one of 17 players invited to watch the first round of the draft in Kansas City.