4 things to know about Patriots draft pick Jack Jones

Arizona State defensive back Jack Jones participates in a drill at the NFL Combine. Charlie Neibergall/AP Photo A day after taking cornerback Marcus Jones in the third round, the Patriots selected cornerback Jack Jones in the fourth round (121st overall) of the NFL Draft on Saturday.

Jones, a 5-foot-10-inch, 174-pound ballhawk originally from Long Beach, California, was highly recruited out of high school. He started his career at the University of Southern California before running into some off-field issues, transferred to JUCO school Moorpark College, then capped his college career at Arizona State.

He clocked a 4.51-second 40-yard dash and is viewed by many as a player with tremendous…