Patriots sign draft picks Collins, Beauharnais

New England Patriots owner Robert Kraft, left, and team president Jonathan Kraft with their first pick of the 2013 draft Jamie Collins, linebacker out of Southern Mississippi. (AP/Steven Senne)

FOXBOROUGH, Mass. — The New England Patriots have signed two draft picks, linebackers Jamie Collins and Steve Beauharnais (bo-HARR-ness).

Collins, 6-foot-3 and 250 pounds, was a second-round pick from Southern Mississippi.

Beauharnais was picked in the seventh round. He is a 6-foot-2, 230-pound three-year starter at linebacker at Rutgers. He was named a semifinalist for the Butkus Award following his senior season.

The Patriots have signed four of their seven picks from this year’s draft.

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