Most would assume the Patriots 2020 Draft class hasn't set the world on fire this season.
Second-round pick Kyle Dugger has been promising, but linebackers Anfernee Jennings and Josh Uche, along with tight ends Devin Asiasi and Dalton Keene have had little to no impact. And fifth-round pick Justin Rohrwasser? The kicker didn't even make the team.
But there is good news.
According to Pro Football Focus, sixth-round pick Michael Onwenu is grading out as the most successful rookie in this year's NFL rookie class.
Over the first couple of weeks, Onwenu saw a good chunk of his snaps come in either jumbo sets or at right tackle, and he more than held his own, earning a 78.0 PFF grade over 51 snaps in that span. Onwenu then got the start at left guard in Week 3 and had himself a day, ending the game with an 86.7 PFF grade. He allowed just one hurry across 32 pass-blocking snaps and was a people-mover for the Patriots' rushing attack, generating an 83.6 run-blocking grade across his 37 snaps as a run-blocker.
He then got the start at right guard against the Chiefs in Week 4 and had an even better game. He finished the night with a PFF grade of 91.3, producing top-five marks among guards in Week 4 in both run-blocking (87.3) and pass-blocking grade (88.8). This not only gives him the highest PFF season grade by a rookie this year; it also gives him the second-highest PFF grade among all linemen.