Patriots include competition for Joe Cardona in Round 7

The Patriots will be holding numerous special groups competitions this offseasons.After preparing kicker Andres Borregales in Round 6, the Patriots added another special teamer in Round 7, selecting Vanderbilt long snapper Julian Ashby with choice 251. He’ll come to Foxborough where he’ll compete with the longest tenured member of the Patriots, Joe Cardona.On Saturday, Ashby said he had a workout with the Patriots.”In this position, it’s type of a toss up

,”Ashby said of getting draft.”You never ever know what’s going to take place going through this process, but had the ability to build a relationship with the personnel there over the previous few weeks, and simply super delighted to go up there and play for coach Vrabel and belong of a franchise that’s done a great deal of winning.”Ashby started his profession at Furman, where he held snapping duties from 2020-2023

. Last year, he transferred to Vanderbilt as a graduate student. Studying mechanical engineering, Ashby made CSC Academic All-American honors and was also called to the SEC Football Community Service Team. Ashby played in all 13 games for Vanderbilt, snapping the ball 114 times.

He was called an Unique Groups U Third Group All-American. He’s the first long snapper prepared by the Patriots since 2015 when they drafted Cardona in

the 5th round. A 2-time Super Bowl champ, Cardona has actually provided a constant presence for the Patriots at the long snapper position– and now, he’ll the his stiffest competitors of his career.”He type of led the way for long snappers and has actually had a terrific career,”Ashby stated.”I’m delighted to satisfy him and gain from him. “