Jinx'S MOCK DRAFT
  1. Home
  2. Simulator

Jinx

  • Jinx DRAFTING FOR THE
    Patriots
Draft Selections
Travis Hunter Head Shot
PICK: 4 RND: 1 (NE)
Travis Hunter
CB Colorado
Jack Sawyer Head Shot
PICK: 38 RND: 2 (NE)
Jack Sawyer
DE-EDGE Ohio State
Isaiah Bond Head Shot
PICK: 69 RND: 3 (NE)
Isaiah Bond
WR Texas
Ozzy Trapilo Head Shot
PICK: 77 RND: 3 (NE)
Ozzy Trapilo
OT Boston College
Emery Jones Jr. Head Shot
PICK: 106 RND: 4 (NE)
Emery Jones Jr.
OT LSU
Brashard Smith Head Shot
PICK: 144 RND: 5 (NE)
Brashard Smith
RB SMU
Hayden Conner Head Shot
PICK: 217 RND: 7 (NE)
Hayden Conner
OG Texas
Teddye Buchanan Head Shot
PICK: 220 RND: 7 (NE)
Teddye Buchanan
LB California
Gino Garcia Head Shot
PICK: 238 RND: 7 (NE)
Gino Garcia
PK Texas Tech
Draft Grade — Patriots
Overall B-
ValueB- NeedB- TradesB- FutureB-
The Patriots did the meat-and-potatoes work well: B-.

Call it a hunch or call it a gamble, but the Patriots spent Round 7, Pick 22 on Gino Garcia, a name most had 65 spots down the list. A dependable weekend that grades out a B-.

Leaving interior defensive lineman unaddressed is the roster risk they will have to answer for in the fall. If one pick saves this weekend, it is Smith.

Add it up and it is a good, unfussy class.

Pick Analysis
Pick4 Rnd1 Travis Hunter
In No. 4 they get a ballhawk on the outside at fair value.
Pick38 Rnd2 Jack Sawyer
Jack Sawyer in pick 38 is fine work, a shade of surplus and no downside. A glaring weakness, addressed head on.
Pick69 Rnd3 Isaiah Bond
By-the-book stuff, Isaiah Bond at the 69th pick squarely in line with his ranking. A must-fix position, and they treated it like one.
Pick77 Rnd3 Ozzy Trapilo
Ozzy Trapilo at slot 77 is neither steal nor reach, just the going rate. A sensible fit that makes the depth chart a little sturdier.
Pick106 Rnd4 Emery Jones Jr.
They paid a round early for Emery Jones Jr. in the Round 4 slot, more than the board wanted. It shores up a spot that genuinely needed the help.
Pick144 Rnd5 Brashard Smith
Value with a capital V on Brashard Smith in the 144th overall pick, a genuine coup. A real hole, addressed with a reasonable pick.
Pick217 Rnd7 Hayden Conner
Hayden Conner in the 217th overall pick is a reach so steep the board needed a second look to believe it. The roster fit checks out.
Pick220 Rnd7 Teddye Buchanan
A swing that ignored the value entirely, Teddye Buchanan well ahead of where he belonged. Not urgent, but hardly pointless.
Pick238 Rnd7 Gino Garcia
The board screamed and they did not listen, reaching into the next round for Gino Garcia. Pure best-available; the position was not exactly begging.