NewFeep

While your statement accurate and true, it does leave out that Dennard was considered a borderline 1st rounder and by all accounts a second rounder before his stock fell precipitously due to his arrest for nailing an off-duty cop in the grill..... Not that I am complaining we got him!

Bill B.

Definitely Jones with Hightower a close second. I think we should acknowledge Tavon Wilson though. This guy came in under a microscope because all the so called experts railed against Belichick and ridiculed him for the pick. Even someone on this board were talking about "How to blow your draft". Well, I think Belichick knows what he is doing better than us and Mel Kiper. Wilson had 4 ints, 2 fumble recoveries and proved to be a solid tackler. He needs to work on his coverage skills some but I think he performed like, well, a second rounder would be expected too.

fnordcircle

To me it's Dennard and it isn't even close. Jones has been impressive, at times, but when Dennard was out there he was much more consistent than Jones. Not a knock on Jones I just think we got a big steal with Dennard who will hopefully be a starting corner for years now.

He's our next Ty Law.

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patsinthesnow

I'm giving the edge to Dennard. He's outplayed Morris Claiborne, Stephon Gilmore, and Dre Kirkpatrick, as a 7th round pick! He has #1 CB potential if Talib Sadly leaves next season. I hope Talib/Dennard can be our duo for the next 3 years.

Archeryaddict12

Dennard for sure, need to keep him and talib.


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Jones played very well at the DE position. He shows signs of being a very good starting DE - burst, size, speed, athleticism. Lacks power, but that can come. Clearly the best player in the rookie class.

Dennard looks like an average starting corner - which was terrific by comparison. He made some plays, and got beat occasionally. Hopefully he can survive the second-year trough in our secondary.

Hightower played a lot, was a good linebacker, but not yet a playmaker.

Tavon Wilson played a lot, and played badly a lot. He looked like an average Patriots second round pick. Literally.

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F0nSY

My vote goes to Fonzie Dennard. He's awesome.

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ivanvamp

I would have said Chandler Jones but his injury really hurt him IMO. So I went with Hightower, who was solid all season long.

But either way, I'm pumped to have Jones, Hightower, Francis, and Dennard all here for years to come.

The Gr8est

We have so many gr8 rookies this year that Nate Ebner doesn't even get a mention, and he's been useful.


And don't sleep on Markus Zusevics and Jeff Demps for next year!

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NewFeep

Very good points, Gr8!!!!