OZNAT_FJ'S MOCK DRAFT
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18 March

  • OZNAT_FJ DRAFTING FOR THE
    Patriots
Draft Selections
Abdul Carter Head Shot
PICK: 4 RND: 1 (NE)
Abdul Carter
DE-EDGE Penn State
Aireontae Ersery Head Shot
PICK: 38 RND: 2 (NE)
Aireontae Ersery
OT Minnesota
Elic Ayomanor Head Shot
PICK: 69 RND: 3 (NE)
Elic Ayomanor
WR Stanford
Chris Paul Jr. Head Shot
PICK: 106 RND: 4 (NE)
Chris Paul Jr.
LB Ole Miss
Jared Wilson Head Shot
PICK: 117 RND: 4 (NE)
Jared Wilson
C Georgia
Jordan Phillips Head Shot
PICK: 140 RND: 5 (NE)
Jordan Phillips
DT Maryland
Emery Jones Jr. Head Shot
PICK: 144 RND: 5 (NE)
Emery Jones Jr.
OT LSU
Cody Simon Head Shot
PICK: 163 RND: 5 (NE)
Cody Simon
LB Ohio State
Bhayshul Tuten Head Shot
PICK: 189 RND: 6 (NE)
Bhayshul Tuten
RB Virginia Tech
Luke Lachey Head Shot
PICK: 217 RND: 7 (NE)
Luke Lachey
TE Iowa
Woody Marks Head Shot
PICK: 220 RND: 7 (NE)
Woody Marks
RB USC
Akili Arnold Head Shot
PICK: 238 RND: 7 (NE)
Akili Arnold
S USC
Draft Picks Received
Jared Wilson Head Shot
PICK: 117 RND: 4 (IND)
Jared Wilson
C Georgia
Jordan Phillips Head Shot
PICK: 140 RND: 5 (CAR)
Jordan Phillips
DT Maryland
Cody Simon Head Shot
PICK: 163 RND: 5 (CAR)
Cody Simon
LB Ohio State
Bhayshul Tuten Head Shot
PICK: 189 RND: 6 (IND)
Bhayshul Tuten
RB Virginia Tech
No Pick Head Shot
PICK: RND: 3 (CAR)
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Draft Picks Traded
Azareye'h Thomas Head Shot
PICK: 77 RND: 3 (CAR)
Azareye'h Thomas
CB Florida State
Draft Grade — Patriots
Overall B
ValueB NeedB+ TradesC+ FutureB
Tuten should have been long gone. The Patriots pounced, and earned a B.

The Patriots did not reach, did not trade up, did not blink. They just waited, and Bhayshul Tuten fell into Round 6, Pick 13. Solid and sensible more than spectacular: a B.

They covered a lot of ground and still skipped quarterback, which is a strange place to end up. They are betting Ersery proves the room right and everyone else wrong.

Edge rusher was the priority and it is no longer a question, which is most of the job.

Good work on the whole, with quarterback the one box left unchecked.

Pick Analysis
Pick4 Rnd1 Abdul Carter
In pick No. 4 they get a double-digit-sack hope. It fills the loudest need on the roster.
Pick38 Rnd2 Aireontae Ersery
A conviction pick on Aireontae Ersery at pick 38 that the board grades a round light. It shores up a spot that genuinely needed the help.
Pick69 Rnd3 Elic Ayomanor
The board had Elic Ayomanor higher than the Round 3 slot, and the wide receiver fell to them anyway. The biggest hole on the depth chart just got a whole lot smaller.
Pick106 Rnd4 Chris Paul Jr.
A linebacker of that caliber at slot 106 is the definition of value, full stop. A quiet depth add at a thin-ish spot.
Pick117 Rnd4 Jared Wilson
A slide stopped in the 117th pick, with Jared Wilson worth more than the price. It fills a real need, too.
Pick140 Rnd5 Jordan Phillips
They will replay Jordan Phillips at the 140th overall pick for years; that is how good the value is. A must-fix position, and they treated it like one.
Pick144 Rnd5 Emery Jones Jr.
You do not let an offensive lineman like Emery Jones Jr. reach Round 5, Pick 6 and blink. They did not. One more legitimate question on the roster, answered.
Pick163 Rnd5 Cody Simon
Cody Simon in No. 163 is the kind of fall that makes a whole class. A want dressed up as a pick, at a spot they had covered.
Pick189 Rnd6 Bhayshul Tuten
Bhayshul Tuten at No. 189 is a first-round grade at a bargain-bin price, no notes. It plugs a real leak on the depth chart.
Pick217 Rnd7 Luke Lachey
Luke Lachey at pick 217 is the steal of the weekend, a first-round talent at a bargain-bin price. A need, and now a little less of one.
Pick220 Rnd7 Woody Marks
They robbed the room for Woody Marks here, a fall nobody at the table saw coming. A real hole, addressed with a reasonable pick.
Pick238 Rnd7 Akili Arnold
Somehow Akili Arnold was still sitting there in the 238th pick, and they pounced on premier safety value. A glaring weakness, addressed head on.