With Drake Maye, Christian Gonzalez, and several other young pieces in place, the Patriots seem to have more young talent now than they have had over the past few years.
On Tuesday, ESPN published its rankings of teams with the best talent at age 25 and under.
New England, which was 25th last year, skyrocketed to No. 7 on the list.
“Here’s an up-and-coming collection of young talent: the all-new, all-different Patriots!” ESPN’s Aaron Schatz wrote. “Maye is a very promising young quarterback talent who turns 23 on Aug. 30. He ranked 17th in QBR (58.