Here Are Patriots’ Biggest Remaining Draft Needs After Mac Jones Pick

The Patriots could target these players on Day 2

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Apr 30, 2021

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      The New England Patriots filled their most significant roster hole Thursday when they selected Alabama quarterback Mac Jones with the 15th overall pick in the 2021 NFL Draft.

      Now, they'll spend the next two days addressing their various other needs.

      Rounds 2 and 3 will be held Friday night. The Patriots currently own the 46th overall selection (second round) and pick No. 96 overall (third round) -- and could look to swing a trade to close that 50-pick gap.

      Here are New England's five biggest remaining needs, along with a handful of potential Day 2 targets at each spot:

      CORNERBACK
      Tyson Campbell, Georgia
      Ifeatu Melifonwu, Syracuse
      Asante Samuel Jr., Florida State
      Aaron Robinson, UCF
      Benjamin St-Juste, Minnesota
      Paulson Adebo, Stanford
      Robert Rochell, Central Arkansas
      Ambry Thomas, Michigan

      WIDE RECEIVER
      Elijah Moore, Ole Miss
      Rondale Moore, Purdue
      Dyami Brown, North Carolina
      Terrace Marshall, LSU
      Amon-Ra St. Brown, USC
      D'Wayne Eskridge, Western Michigan
      Amari Rodgers, Clemson
      Nico Collins, Michigan
      Cade Johnson, South Dakota State

      OFFENSIVE TACKLE
      Teven Jenkins, Oklahoma State
      Dillon Radunz, North Dakota State
      Liam Eichenberg, Notre Dame
      Sam Cosmi, Texas
      Walker Little, Stanford
      Spencer Brown, Northern Iowa
      Brady Christensen, BYU

      LINEBACKER
      Jeremiah Owusu-Koramoah, Notre Dame
      Nick Bolton, Missouri
      Jabril Cox, LSU
      Baron Browning, Ohio State
      Pete Werner, Ohio State
      Derrick Barnes, Purdue

      SAFETY
      Trevon Moehrig, TCU
      Richie Grant, UCF
      Jevon Holland, Oregon
      Hamsah Nasirildeen, Florida State
      Divine Deablo, Virginia Tech
      Caden Sterns, Texas

      Here are some players at other positions the Patriots could target in Rounds 2 and 3:

      RUNNING BACK
      Javonte Williams, North Carolina
      Michael Carter, North Carolina
      Trey Sermon, Ohio State
      Kenneth Gainwell, Memphis
      Demetric Felton, UCLA
      Elijah Mitchell, Louisiana
      Chris Evans, Michigan

      INTERIOR OFFENSIVE LINE
      Quinn Meinerz, Wisconsin-Whitewater
      Landon Dickerson, Alabama
      Creed Humphrey, Oklahoma
      Kendrick Green, Illinois
      Trey Smith, Tennessee
      Ben Cleveland, Georgia
      Aaron Banks, Notre Dame
      Robert Hainsey, Notre Dame

      DEFENSIVE TACKLE
      Christian Barmore, Alabama
      Levi Onwuzurike, Washington
      Alim McNeil, North Carolina State
      Milton Williams, Louisiana Tech
      Daviyon Nixon, Iowa

      EDGE RUSHER
      Azeez Ojulari, Georgia
      Joseph Ossai, Texas
      Carlos Basham, Wake Forest
      Dayo Odeyingbo, Vanderbilt

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