Judging by Baylor coach Dave Aranda’s November assessment of wide receiver Tyquan Thornton, whom the Patriots traded up to acquire in the second round of the 2022 NFL Draft on Friday, the speedy receiver has the kind of work ethic that plays well in New England.
“I think he’s matured,” Aranda told the Waco Tribune. “Ty has been, from the very beginning, blessed with great length and speed and athleticism. I think where Ty has really grown is his practice habits, his mindset, his attitude towards work. I think those things have really taken off, and I think there were some probably hard lessons in all that.