{"id":244182,"date":"2025-08-28T10:00:27","date_gmt":"2025-08-28T14:00:27","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/nfl\/?p=244182"},"modified":"2025-08-28T07:03:04","modified_gmt":"2025-08-28T11:03:04","slug":"the-shocking-stat-about-the-horrible-patriots-2022-nfl-draft-class","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/nfl\/2025\/08\/28\/the-shocking-stat-about-the-horrible-patriots-2022-nfl-draft-class\/","title":{"rendered":"The Shocking Stat About the Horrible Patriots 2022 NFL Draft Class"},"content":{"rendered":"

Former Patriots head coach Bill Belichick often had a unique way of evaluating collegiate prospects, but this process led to poor results in the 2022 NFL Draft<\/a>. During the three-day event, the Patriots selected Cole Strange, Tyquan Thornton, Marcus Jones, Jack Jones, Pierre Strong, Bailey Zappe, Kevin Harris, Sam Roberts, Chasen Hines, and Andrew Stueber. Now, three years later, cornerback\/returner Marcus Jones is the only player remaining on the roster.<\/p>\n

Perhaps what’s more surprising is that the Cleveland Browns practice squad has more members of the Patriots 2022 NFL Draft class than the actual Patriots. Strange and Zappe signed with Cleveland’s practice squad shortly after roster cuts, while the Patriots have not retained any of their 2022 draft picks, aside from Jones.<\/p>\n

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Jul 23, 2025; Foxborough, MA, USA; New England Patriots guard Cole Strange (69) delivers a puppy to a local family as part of the Patriots pet adoption event before training camp at Gillette Stadium. Mandatory Credit: Eric Canha-Imagn Images<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

Cleveland Browns Have More Members of the Patriots 2022 NFL Draft Class Than the Patriots<\/h2>\n

Even at the time, nobody knew what the Patriots were doing in the 2022 NFL Draft. New England surprised everyone when they selected Cole Strange with the 31st-overall pick, including Los Angeles Rams<\/a> head coach Sean McVay. The team did not have a pick until the fourth round in that year’s class, and McVay openly mocked the pick<\/a>, saying he thought Strange might be there with the 104th pick.<\/p>\n

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Never forget Sean McVay\u2019s reaction to the Patriots drafting Cole Strange in the 1st round. \ud83d\ude05pic.twitter.com\/tyPHc4954U<\/a> https:\/\/t.co\/H4cseLT52e<\/a><\/p>\n

— A to Z Sports (@AtoZSportsNFL) August 26, 2025<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n