The New England Patriots entered the 2022 NFL Draft trying to address two specific areas. As director of player personnel Matt Groh pointed out following Day 3 on Saturday, they wanted to make their team a faster and tougher one.
The players that were picked fit that profile, but the positions targeted add another angle to this story as well. It’s not hard to see what that angle is: this draft was all about Mac Jones.
Entering his second year in the league after getting drafted 15th overall last April, Jones is at the center of the Patriots’ roster construction strategy.