The Patriots signed linebackers Kobe Jones and Christian McCarroll on Tuesday, the team announced.

Jones and McCarroll were among a group of free-agent defenders brought in for workouts Tuesday. The Patriots also hosted linebacker Max Roberts.

Jones, 26, most recently played for the CFL’s Hamilton Tiger-Cats. He’s played in two regular-season NFL games with the Packers and Panthers since going undrafted out of Mississippi State in 2021.

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McCarroll went undrafted this offseason out of Grand Valley State, the same school where former Patriots pass rusher Matthew Judon played.

Roberts, who played collegiately at Boston College, Maine and Fordham, has spent time with the Rams and in the XFL and UFL since going undrafted in 2021.

The Patriots needed depth at defensive end/outside linebacker since trading Judon to the Falcons for a third-round pick. They already had Keion White, Deatrich Wise, Anfernee Jennings, Josh Uche, Oshane Ximines, William Bradley-King and undrafted free agent Jotham Russell at their edge positions. Uche and Ximines were non-participants in practice early this week.