The New England Patriots drafted nine prospects in 2016. Six no longer reside on the roster.
Joe Thuney, Elandon Roberts and Ted Karras still do.
But so does Jonathan Jones.
Jones officially received the second-round tender on Wednesday, as Ben Volin of the Boston Globe first reported, putting the former undrafted rookie out of Auburn on track for a salary of $3.095 million in 2019.
In the event Jones goes on to sign an offer sheet elsewhere as a restricted free agent, and New England declines to match it within five days, a second-round pick would go the organization’s way as compensation.