It says a lot that picking as high as No. 15 overall in the NFL Draft is such a disappointment for the New England Patriots.
After all, when you routinely win your conference, play in nine Super Bowls, and only miss the playoffs three times (with just two losing seasons) during the now 21-year tenure of Bill Belichick, high draft picks aren’t usually your lot.
A massive revamping of the Patriots’ lineup over the offseason and the return of a few mainstays could help the Patriots ensure they won’t be picking this high again in the 2022 draft, but it would behoove them to make this one count after a few less-than-impact drafts by their standards in the last few years.