After missing the playoffs in 2020, the New England Patriots enjoyed a much-improved campaign by finishing the 2021 NFL season with a 10-7 record. The playoff run of Bill Belichick’s squad may have been short-lived, but it was definitely a good start for a team that is entering a new era with a young quarterback in Mac Jones at the helm.
New England is currently armed with a total of seven draft picks in the 2022 NFL Draft, with the highest coming at No. 21 overall. Picking toward the tail end of the first round certainly puts more pressure on the Patriots to make the right call, given that most of the best talents have already gone off the board.