Boston.com · Mar 1, 2022
NFL.com mock draft tabs cornerback for Patriots at No. 21 overall
INDIANAPOLIS – As the Patriots apparently seem set on playing hardball with star defender J.C. Jackson, the cornerback position has become one of intense focus for New England heading into the NFL Combine and 2022 draft.
Insiders at the NFL Combine have tentatively confirmed Jackson’s account that the team has yet to make an offer, either in the form of a franchise tag or long-term extension, to keep the undrafted free agent-turned-All-Pro cornerback in Foxborough at this time.
That’s why NFL.com analyst Bucky Brooks has the Patriots selecting a solid, versatile defensive back in Clemson’s Andrew Booth Jr. with the No. 21 overall pick in Brooks’s latest mock draft.
