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Patriots rookie cracks top-10 of ESPN’s 2022 rookie rankings

New England Patriots cornerback Jack Jones went from being taken at No. 121 of the 2022 NFL draft to cracking the top-10 of ESPN’s rookie rankings.

It’s a remarkable jump for the fourth-round pick out of Arizona State.

Jones has jumped out immediately as a solid defensive playmaker in the backfield. It doesn’t matter who he’s matched up against or who’s throwing the football. He’s showing the ability to raise his game high enough to compete with guys that have been doing it much longer than he has on the field.

It has been a pleasant surprise for a defensive unit that was expected to take a step back in a year where they wouldn’t have Stephon Gilmore and J.