McShay shared his thoughts on the select at 26th overall:
If there were a QB who made sense at this stage in the draft, the Patriots would probably look there. At this point, there isn’t one, as my Nos. 4 and 5 quarterbacks — Texas A&M’s Kellen Mond and Iowa State’s Brock Purdy — are well down the board. But there is a linebacker (two, actually, with LSU’s Jabril Cox also available) here who would go a long way toward providing the middle of the defense a QB of its own.
Moses missed last season with a knee injury, but when he’s healthy, he is a complete player and game-changer. He brings athleticism, speed, physicality and leadership qualities. Dont’a Hightower, who already opted out of 2020, will be a free agent after the 2021 season, and the ‘backer corps already lost Jamie Collins Sr. and Elandon Roberts to the open market.