Patriots take Youngstown State pass-rusher Derek Rivers at No. 83

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FOXBORO -- The Patriots have given themselves some much-needed depth on the edge by taking athletic pass-rusher Derek Rivers with their first pick of the draft. 

Rivers checks in at 6-foot-4, 248 pounds with arms that measure just a shade under 33 inches. He was one of the top defensive end performers at the combine, posting a 4.61-second 40-yard dash, 30 bench-press reps, a 35-inch vertical and a 6.94-second three-cone drill.

During his last season in the Missouri Valley Conference, Rivers was named a third-team AP FCS All-American with 19.5 tackles for a loss and 14 sacks. 

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