New England Patriots Take RB TreVeyon Henderson With No. 38 Pick

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00:00That is Travion Henderson goes to the Patriots.

00:03So a little bit of a surprise there.

00:05Wide receivers still a need for them, obviously,

00:07but give me Travion Henderson.

00:08So Henderson will be a changeup to Ramondre Stevens-Boward.

00:12Stevenson, by the way, could handle third down,

00:14but he's not explosive.

00:15Getting explosive playmaker with Henderson.

00:17I like this pick.

00:19Now they've got two backs.

00:20They could have a two-back system,

00:21but they still need, Mike, wide receivers right now.

00:24There's no question, but that is a major need for them.

00:26Running back was really not a need,

00:27but they needed explosiveness in the backfield.

00:30I get that.

00:30I get what they did.

00:31Obviously, we had an opportunity to talk about Judkins and Henderson

00:34and the duo that they were both, obviously,

00:37very talented backs going high in the draft

00:39and high in the second round.

00:41Their stats were very close,

00:43both over 1,000 yards on the season,

00:45both double-digit touchdowns for the Buckeyes this past season.

00:49As you said earlier, Judkins, a little bit of a bigger back,

00:52can probably sustain a little bit more punishment at the NFL level,

00:55but Henderson should not be doubted in the level of talent

00:59that he brings to the table.

01:00And as you said, a huge change of pace,

01:02and I would suspect ultimately the lead back on the Patriots

01:05with Stevenson filling in for him long-term.

01:09That'll be decided, but I do want to make one point.

01:11A runbacks coach told me, and it wasn't even close,

01:13Henderson was by far the best pass-protective back for this draft.

01:18Now, Stevenson, we know, Mike, is pretty good on third down,

01:20so they're going to have to make a decision.

01:21But long-term, Mike, you selected back the second round,

01:26today's NFL, it generally started at some point

01:28over the rookie contract.