Patriots first-round pick Mac Jones once compared himself to Tom Brady's infamous shirtless draft combine photo and it was prophetic

• Alabama quarterback Mac Jones fell to the New England Patriots with the 15th pick of the NFL draft.
• Jones will step into the former role of Tom Brady, who left the team before the 2020 season.
• In 2019, Jones posted a photo of himself and Brady shirtless, a post that proved prophetic.

The New England Patriots have picked their quarterback of the future.

With the 15th pick of the first round of the 2021 NFL Draft, the Patriots selected Alabama quarterback Mac Jones, who will eventually step into the role once held by Tom Brady.

As it turns out, Jones might have had an inkling that he'd wind up a Patriot following in the footsteps of Brady two years before he was officially drafted by the team.

In a tweet Jones posted in January of 2019, Jones compared a picture of himself shirtless compared to the infamous photo of Brady shirtless at the NFL combine.

When Jones wound up heading to New England, the post proved prophetic.

-Mac Jones (@MacJones_10) January 21, 2019

Jones had been widely projected as going to the San Francisco 49ers with the third overall pick of the night, but wound up falling all the way to No. 15 after the Niners opted for North Dakota State quarterback Trey Lance instead.

The fall ultimately cost Jones $19 million due to the way that rookie contracts are structured in the NFL. But while Jones might have lost value on his rookie deal, landing with New England could ultimately prove a good thing for him if he succeeds with the team.

Having teams discount you and watching yourself fall in the draft can't be easy, but as Brady proved over 20 years in New England, a shirtless quarterback who wound up falling to the Patriots can turn into quite a player.