The New England Patriots entered the 2022 NFL Draft with some major questions at the cornerback position. And while they did not address them in the first round, they did eventually pick two players to bolster the depth at the group: Houston’s Marcus Jones was taken in the third round, with Arizona State’s Jack Jones coming off the board a round later.
The second Jones picked by New England is an able and experienced man cover corner who has starter-level upside on the outside. However, he also with some questions — most prominently about an off-field history that includes an arrest and subsequent house arrest, dismissal from USC, and team-mandated suspension in 2020.