Another one.

Patriots second-round rookie cornerback Duke Dawson has been placed on injured reserve, the team announced Thursday. Five of New England's nine 2018 draft picks now reside on IR, with first-round offensive lineman Isaiah Wynn, wide receiver Braxton Berrios, linebacker Christian Sam and tight end Ryan Izzo also gone for the year. Due to the timing of the transaction, New England can retrieve Dawson from IR after Week 8.

Promoted from the practice squad, second-year receiver Riley McCarron has taken Dawson's spot on the 53-man roster. Former Texans tight end Stephen Anderson, who signed Thursday, replaced McCarron on the 10-man practice squad.

Dawson, who's battled a hamstring injury for the last month, was downgraded from a limited participant in Wednesday's practice to DNP (did not participate) on Thursday. Following initial warmups and stretching, he walked straight from the team's indoor facility back toward the stadium.

Over the last week, Dawson saw an increased workload in practice. In prior practices, he'd follow the same routine from Thursday and depart to a separate field for conditioning. At practices on Tuesday and Wednesday, he remained with the team and ran through initial positional drills.

Dawson's only game action to date came in Week 1 of the preseason, when he took 17 defensive snaps and 16 more on special teams.

As the Florida product battled injury this summer, fellow rookie cornerbacks Keion Crossen, a seventh-round pick, and J.C. Jackson, who went undrafted out of Maryland, made up ground and the 53-man roster. They will now back up starters Stephon Gilmore and Eric Rowe, with veterans Jonathan Jones and Jason McCourty also in the mix.