Sturmrider'S MOCK DRAFT

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  • Sturmrider DRAFTING FOR THE
    Patriots
Draft Selections
Josh Conerly Jr. Head Shot
PICK: 24 RND: 1 (NE)
Josh Conerly Jr.
OT Oregon
Derrick Harmon Head Shot
PICK: 38 RND: 2 (NE)
Derrick Harmon
DT Oregon
Jayden Higgins Head Shot
PICK: 69 RND: 3 (NE)
Jayden Higgins
WR Iowa State
Ozzy Trapilo Head Shot
PICK: 77 RND: 3 (NE)
Ozzy Trapilo
OT Boston College
Andrew Mukuba Head Shot
PICK: 97 RND: 3 (NE)
Andrew Mukuba
S Texas
Jared Wilson Head Shot
PICK: 106 RND: 4 (NE)
Jared Wilson
C Georgia
Bhayshul Tuten Head Shot
PICK: 144 RND: 5 (NE)
Bhayshul Tuten
RB Virginia Tech
Nazir Stackhouse Head Shot
PICK: 217 RND: 7 (NE)
Nazir Stackhouse
DL Georgia
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
Josh Conerly Jr. Head Shot
PICK: 24 RND: 1 (MIN)
Josh Conerly Jr.
OT Oregon
Andrew Mukuba Head Shot
PICK: 97 RND: 3 (MIN)
Andrew Mukuba
S Texas
No Pick Head Shot
PICK: RND: 1 (MIN)
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No Pick Head Shot
PICK: RND: 2 (MIN)
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No Pick Head Shot
PICK: RND: 3 (MIN)
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Draft Picks Traded
Ashton Jeanty Head Shot
PICK: 4 RND: 1 (MIN)
Ashton Jeanty
RB Boise State
Players Gained
Head Shot
Brian O'Neill
OT
Draft Grade — Patriots
Overall A-
ValueB- NeedB TradesA+ FutureA+
Larceny in the 220th pick lands the Patriots a A-, Marks and all.

Whoever sat across the table from the Patriots should ask for a receipt. They cleaned the room out, prying loose far more value than they gave up, and it was the quiet MVP of their weekend. The sum of the weekend is a deserved A-.

On value alone, Marks makes the weekend a net positive. They punted on edge rusher, and it is the miss that keeps the grade honest. They are betting Conerly Jr. proves the room right and everyone else wrong.

Add it up and few war rooms did better this weekend, Josh Conerly Jr. and all.

Pick Analysis
Pick24 Rnd1 Josh Conerly Jr.
In the 24th overall pick they get an anchor for the offensive line, even if it was a touch early.
Pick38 Rnd2 Derrick Harmon
Derrick Harmon slipping to No. 38 is the kind of luck good rooms make for themselves. That was the need underlined and circled, and now it is checked off.
Pick69 Rnd3 Jayden Higgins
The board had Jayden Higgins higher than slot 69, and the wide receiver fell to them anyway. A must-fix position, and they treated it like one.
Pick77 Rnd3 Ozzy Trapilo
Ozzy Trapilo in the Round 3 slot is exactly on the number, no argument either way. A need, and now a little less of one.
Pick97 Rnd3 Andrew Mukuba
Andrew Mukuba in Round 3, Pick 33 is a bargain the rest of the room will envy. The one spot they could not leave alone, and did not.
Pick106 Rnd4 Jared Wilson
They did well to land Jared Wilson in pick 106, just ahead of his grade. It patches a soft spot without any drama.
Pick144 Rnd5 Bhayshul Tuten
Bhayshul Tuten in the 144th pick is early enough to raise a brow, if not a full objection. It fills a real need, too.
Pick217 Rnd7 Nazir Stackhouse
Nice patience on Nazir Stackhouse, who had no business lasting to Round 7, Pick 1. Better still, it is exactly the hole they had to fill.
Pick220 Rnd7 Woody Marks
They barely believed it either: Woody Marks still on the board at No. 220. It shores up a spot that genuinely needed the help.
Pick238 Rnd7 Akili Arnold
Quietly one of the better values of the day, Akili Arnold at slot 238. They walked in needing this and walked out with it.