Dpilon197312'S MOCK DRAFT

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  • Dpilon197312 DRAFTING FOR THE
    Patriots
Draft Selections
Travis Hunter Head Shot
PICK: 4 RND: 1 (NE)
Travis Hunter
CB Colorado
Walter Nolen Head Shot
PICK: 38 RND: 2 (NE)
Walter Nolen
DT Ole Miss
Wyatt Milum Head Shot
PICK: 65 RND: 3 (NE)
Wyatt Milum
OT West Virginia
Tyler Booker Head Shot
PICK: 69 RND: 3 (NE)
Tyler Booker
OG Alabama
Donovan Jackson Head Shot
PICK: 77 RND: 3 (NE)
Donovan Jackson
OT Ohio State
Malaki Starks Head Shot
PICK: 104 RND: 4 (NE)
Malaki Starks
S Georgia
Jihaad Campbell Head Shot
PICK: 143 RND: 5 (NE)
Jihaad Campbell
LB Alabama
Quinshon Judkins Head Shot
PICK: 198 RND: 6 (NE)
Quinshon Judkins
RB Ohio State
Tre Harris Head Shot
PICK: 214 RND: 6 (NE)
Tre Harris
WR Ole Miss
T.J. Sanders Head Shot
PICK: 215 RND: 6 (NE)
T.J. Sanders
DT South Carolina
Josaiah Stewart Head Shot
PICK: 217 RND: 7 (NE)
Josaiah Stewart
DE-EDGE Michigan
Lander Barton Head Shot
PICK: 220 RND: 7 (NE)
Lander Barton
LB Utah
Micah Morris Head Shot
PICK: 224 RND: 7 (NE)
Micah Morris
OG Georgia
JT Daniels Head Shot
PICK: 238 RND: 7 (NE)
JT Daniels
QB Rice
Zy Alexander Head Shot
PICK: 246 RND: 7 (NE)
Zy Alexander
CB LSU
Draft Picks Received
Wyatt Milum Head Shot
PICK: 65 RND: 3 (NYG)
Wyatt Milum
OT West Virginia
Quinshon Judkins Head Shot
PICK: 198 RND: 6 (CLE)
Quinshon Judkins
RB Ohio State
Tre Harris Head Shot
PICK: 214 RND: 6 (CLE)
Tre Harris
WR Ole Miss
T.J. Sanders Head Shot
PICK: 215 RND: 6 (CLE)
T.J. Sanders
DT South Carolina
Micah Morris Head Shot
PICK: 224 RND: 7 (MIA)
Micah Morris
OG Georgia
Zy Alexander Head Shot
PICK: 246 RND: 7 (NYG)
Zy Alexander
CB LSU
No Pick Head Shot
PICK: RND: 4 (CIN)
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No Pick Head Shot
PICK: RND: 4 (NYG)
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Draft Picks Traded
No Pick Head Shot
PICK: RND: 1 (ATL)
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No Pick Head Shot
PICK: RND: 2 (ATL)
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No Pick Head Shot
PICK: RND: 3 (ATL)
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PICK: RND: 4 (ATL)
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Players Gained
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Tee Higgins
WR
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Tyreek Hill
WR
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Greg Van Roten
OG
Players traded away
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Armon Watts
DT
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Bailey Zappe
QB
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Demontrey Jacobs
OT
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DJ James
CB
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Eric Johnson II
DT
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Jabrill Peppers
S
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Jack Westover
TE
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Jacoby Brissett
QB
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Jaquelin Roy
DT
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Jaylinn Hawkins
S
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Joe Giles-Harris
LB
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Joe Milton III
QB
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K.J. Osborn
WR
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Kawaan Baker
WR
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Kendrick Bourne
WR
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Kevin Harris
RB
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Michael Jordan
OG
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Mikey Victor
CB
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Mitchell Wilcox
TE
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Nick Leverett
OG
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Ochaun Mathis
LB
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Oshane Ximines
LB
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Rhamondre Stevenson
RB
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Sidy Sow
OG
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Steele Chambers
LB
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Terrell Jennings
RB
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Trysten Hill
DT
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Tyquan Thornton
WR
Draft Grade — Patriots
Overall F
ValueA- NeedB- TradesF FutureF
The Patriots let Sanders fall and pounced. Final grade: F.

The rest of the league had time to spare on JT Daniels; the Patriots did not wait, grabbing him 141 spots ahead at the Round 7 slot.

Sanders falling to them is the kind of break a good board is built to catch. Overpaying at the table undid a lot of the good work elsewhere. They punted on tight end, and it is the miss that keeps the grade honest.

It is a win-now wager, and the future is the stake.

In short, a weekend the front office will want to forget in a hurry.

Pick Analysis
Pick4 Rnd1 Travis Hunter
In slot 4 they get a press-man option on the boundary. More want than need.
Pick38 Rnd2 Walter Nolen
Taking Walter Nolen in pick 38 is close to grand larceny; an interior defensive lineman that good had no business lasting this long. The one spot they could not leave alone, and did not.
Pick65 Rnd3 Wyatt Milum
Wyatt Milum in Round 3, Pick 1 should not have been possible, and that is the whole point. A sensible fit for a spot that needed help.
Pick69 Rnd3 Tyler Booker
Tyler Booker in pick No. 69 is the kind of fall that makes a whole class. Another box on the needs board, quietly ticked.
Pick77 Rnd3 Donovan Jackson
By-the-book stuff, Donovan Jackson at slot 77 squarely in line with his ranking. It fills a real need, too.
Pick104 Rnd4 Malaki Starks
Steal is underselling it; Malaki Starks at pick 104 is a heist with the alarm still ringing. A must-fix position, and they treated it like one.
Pick143 Rnd5 Jihaad Campbell
A linebacker of that caliber at Round 5, Pick 6 is the definition of value, full stop. Not urgent, but hardly pointless.
Pick198 Rnd6 Quinshon Judkins
Quinshon Judkins at the 198th pick is the steal of the weekend, a first-round talent at a bargain-bin price. A sensible fit that makes the depth chart a little sturdier.
Pick214 Rnd6 Tre Harris
They barely believed it either: Tre Harris still on the board at pick No. 214. The biggest hole on the depth chart just got a whole lot smaller.
Pick215 Rnd6 T.J. Sanders
T.J. Sanders at No. 215 is daylight robbery; nobody expected him to last. That was the need underlined and circled, and now it is checked off.
Pick217 Rnd7 Josaiah Stewart
They will replay Josaiah Stewart at the 217th overall pick for years; that is how good the value is. It also answers one of the loudest questions on the roster.
Pick220 Rnd7 Lander Barton
You do not let a linebacker like Lander Barton reach the Round 7 slot and blink. They did not. A luxury on a unit that was already in good shape.
Pick224 Rnd7 Micah Morris
A swing that ignored the value entirely, Micah Morris well ahead of where he belonged. It plugs a real leak on the depth chart.
Pick238 Rnd7 JT Daniels
JT Daniels at the 238th overall pick is a steep price for a hunch, hard to square with any board. The roster fit checks out.
Pick246 Rnd7 Zy Alexander
The board fumbled Zy Alexander all the way to Round 7, Pick 30, and they scooped it up. They added to a strength when a need was still open elsewhere.