Welcome to another edition of our 2016 NFL Draft Patriots Profile series in which we take a closer look at a prospect the New England Patriots may be keen on signing. Next up is Arizona linebacker Scooby Wright III.
The retirement of Jerod Mayo puts the Patriots in a position of need at the inside linebacker position entering the 2016 NFL Draft. The depth behind stars Dont’a Hightower and Jamie Collins leaves something to be desired; an upgrade over the likes of Jonathan Freeny, Jon Bostic, Darius Fleming and Dekoda Watson is certainly possible.
Unheralded out of high school, Wright surpassed expectations as a freshman at Arizona before breaking out on the national stage as a sophomore in 2014.