“I’m gonna make a statement,” said Mayock. “Three years from now, I’m gonna say Chandler Jones is the best defensive player to come out of this draft.” Chimed in Lombardi, “I think what Mike Mayock said is right. He is the best defensive player in the draft.” Mayock recently bumped Jones to No. 9 overall in his top-100 rankings, and to No. 1 among defensive ends. Lombardi went so far as to suggest Jones could be a top-ten pick.
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Breaking: Patriots trade up and select Chandler Jones 21st overall
Well there’s two ways to look at this. One is the way that all us amateur draftniks who weren’t blown away by Jones, or there’s the Mike Mayock way, who said that he thinks in a couple years Jones will be the best defensive player from this draft class.
Jones will be used in a variety of ways, using his great size and athleticism to make an impact on the defensive side of the ball that is much needed.
Let’s just go with what Mayock said and allow ourselves to get really, really excited. The Patriots just traded UP and took a pass rusher! Wow.
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