The New England Patriots picked 10 players in the 2022 NFL draft including a quarterback and two running backs, both already considered positions of strength. They didn't, however, select a linebacker, which was widely viewed as one their top needs.
With no new faces from the draft and only one linebacker - Purdue's DaMarcus Mitchell - signed among their undrafted free agents, where does this leave the Patriots depth chart heading into offseason activities?
The answer may surprise you.
With the draft over, free agency dwindling and OTAs looming at the end of this month, we're previewing the Patriots by position:
The two notable in-house candidates to watch are Cameron McGrone — who was a fifth-round draft pick in 2021 — and Raekwon McMillan, who was drafted by the Miami Dolphins in 2018.