The start of the 2021 NFL season still is roughly four months away, but it’s never too early to look ahead to next year’s draft right, right?
ESPN’s Todd McShay on Thursday released a very early 2022 first-round mock draft, less than a week after the 2021 draft in Cleveland concluded. For the Patriots, McShay at No. 23 has New England addressing a need that has lingered over the span of a few years in Foxboro: wide receiver. The veteran draft analyst currently projects Bill Belichick and Co. to use their first-rounder on Ohio State wide receiver Garrett Wilson.