I can still remember watching the 2012 NFL Draft in my dorm room, taking obnoxiously copious notes when I should have been studying for some test or another.
Bill Belichick's heart grew three sizes that day when he traded up to grab Syracuse defensive end Chandler Jones and Alabama linebacker Dont'a Hightower. There's no question that these are two of the Patriots five most important defenders (I'd throw in linebacker Jamie Collins, cornerback Malcolm Butler, and safety Devin McCourty).
Jones currently has 10.