{"id":17368,"date":"2018-04-27T21:42:14","date_gmt":"2018-04-28T01:42:14","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.patsfans.com\/patriots\/blog\/?p=17368"},"modified":"2018-04-27T21:52:22","modified_gmt":"2018-04-28T01:52:22","slug":"patriots-trade-back-back-again-and-then-up-to-grab-cb-dawson","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.patsfans.com\/patriots\/blog\/2018\/04\/27\/patriots-trade-back-back-again-and-then-up-to-grab-cb-dawson\/","title":{"rendered":"Patriots Trade Back, Back Again, and then Up to Grab CB Dawson"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Bill Belichick certainly likes to make it interesting.<\/p>\n<p>When it came time for New England to make their first pick of the night Friday night, they traded out of the 43rd overall spot, with Belichick reaching a deal with the Lions in exchange for Detroit&#8217;s 51st pick and the 117th overall selection.\u00a0 The latter pick gave them a fourth-round pick, which they didn&#8217;t have at that point in this draft.<\/p>\n<p>When the time came again to pick at 51, New England made yet another trade, trading back with the Bears in exchange for a 2019 second round pick and selection 105 overall in this year&#8217;s draft.\u00a0 That gave them yet another 4th round pick (105th overall).<\/p>\n<p>But the Patriots jumped up from 63rd overall to the 56th spot after making a deal with the Buccaneers by giving up pick 63 and one of their fourth-round picks at 117 to take Florida defensive back Duke Dawson, which ended up being their final pick of the evening.<\/p>\n<p>The addition of Dawson is intriguing, with the former Gators standout giving them some help in the secondary which ended up being one of their biggest weaknesses back in February against Philadelphia.\u00a0 \u00a0He&#8217;s 5&#8217;11&#8221;, 197 pounds and he&#8217;s fast, having run a 4.46 40-yard dash at the NFL Scouting Combine.\u00a0 He&#8217;s also proven he&#8217;s a versatile player, excelling when Florida moved him outside last season, which gives Bill Belichick someone he can move around in New England&#8217;s defense.<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"500\" data-dnt=\"true\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">Patriots No. 56 overall pick CB Duke Dawson allowed a 37.1 passer rating last season. 21-48, 223 yards, two TDs, four INTs.<\/p>\n<p>&mdash; Doug Kyed (@DougKyed) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/DougKyed\/status\/990030122647457792?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">April 28, 2018<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<p>Dawson finished his collegiate career at Florida\u00a0with 82 tackles and six interceptions, including three he returned for touchdowns.\u00a0 He also had 23 pass breakups in 48 games.\u00a0 One other interesting note is the fact that Dawson could have come out in last year&#8217;s draft but instead opted to remain for his senior season, earning first-team All-SEC honors.<\/p>\n<p>According to BostonSportsJournal.com&#8217;s Mike Lokyo, Dawson was the only cornerback known to have visited Foxboro <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/NEPD_Loyko\/status\/990028220140572672\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><strong>and the Patriots brass was &#8220;all over him&#8221;<\/strong><\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>Gator fans likely won&#8217;t recognize him after the veteran cut his signature long hair that was notable during his time in college, with Dawson saying at the end of last season he was headed to the next level and needed to act the part.<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;I&#8217;m going into the real world now,&#8221; Dawson<a href=\"http:\/\/www.miamiherald.com\/sports\/college\/sec\/university-of-florida\/article210002544.html\"><strong> told the Miami Herald back in late November<\/strong><\/a>. &#8220;I&#8217;m about to become an adult. 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