The New England Patriots are getting some face time with one of this year’s top offensive tackle prospects.
Georgia’s Broderick Jones has a pre-draft visit scheduled with the Patriots, according to a report Wednesday from ESPN’s Jeremy Fowler.
Jones is considered a first-round lock in the 2023 NFL Draft and should be one of the first players off the board at his position. He’s a potential option for the Patriots at pick No. 14 overall, assuming he isn’t already taken by then.
Here’s what we wrote about the 6-foot-5, 311-pounder in our rundown of potential Patriots tackle targets:
Jones was nearly flawless in pass protection for the national champion Bulldogs (no sacks, two QB hits allowed) and brings the kind of tenacity as a run blocker that New England often values in its linemen.