Mac Jones

Jones was selected with a top-15 pick to the New England Patriots. He'll now have to battle it out with Cam Newton in training camp and there's a very good possibility that a healthy Cam keeps Mac on the sidelines. We'll see how long that lasts though and Newton's unlikely to last the full season, which means we'll see Jones on the field at some point in 2021. He's going to have to prove he can thrive in an offense that is not as loaded as Alabama, but this is a great landing spot for him to be paired up with Josh McDaniels. He's worth taking with a late first-round pick in a SF rookie draft.

Mac Jones signs rookie contract with the Patriots

QB Mac Jones signed his four-year, $15.6 million rookie contract with the Patriots on Tuesday. The deal also includes a fifth year option.

Fantasy Impact

Jones was selected by the Patriots in the first round of the 2021 NFL Draft, 15th overall. He will compete with veteran QB Cam Newton for the Patriots starting quarterback job. The rookie will head into training camp behind Newton on the depth chart but could end up starting later in the season. According to Mike Giradi of the NFL Network, “a legit competition is on tap” between Jones and Newton this summer. Jones is the Patriots' future QB and currently 37th among all signal-callers in the latest expert consensus draft rankings in 2021.