Drew179'S MOCK DRAFT
  1. Home
  2. Simulator

Pats @ 31 (03/03)

  • Drew179 DRAFTING FOR THE
    Patriots
Draft Selections
Sonny Styles Head Shot
PICK: 31 RND: 1 (NE)
Sonny Styles
LB Ohio State
Max Klare Head Shot
PICK: 63 RND: 2 (NE)
Max Klare
TE Ohio State
Markel Bell Head Shot
PICK: 95 RND: 3 (NE)
Markel Bell
OT Miami
Bud Clark Head Shot
PICK: 126 RND: 4 (NE)
Bud Clark
S TCU
Jalon Kilgore Head Shot
PICK: 131 RND: 4 (NE)
Jalon Kilgore
CB South Carolina
Aamil Wagner Head Shot
PICK: 169 RND: 5 (NE)
Aamil Wagner
OT Notre Dame
DJ Campbell Head Shot
PICK: 189 RND: 6 (NE)
DJ Campbell
OG Texas
Ted Hurst Head Shot
PICK: 200 RND: 6 (NE)
Ted Hurst
WR Georgia State
Eric O'Neill Head Shot
PICK: 207 RND: 6 (NE)
Eric O'Neill
DE-EDGE Rutgers
Kaelon Black Head Shot
PICK: 210 RND: 6 (NE)
Kaelon Black
RB Indiana
Jeff Caldwell Head Shot
PICK: 220 RND: 7 (NE)
Jeff Caldwell
WR Cincinnati
Cole Payton Head Shot
PICK: 247 RND: 7 (NE)
Cole Payton
QB North Dakota State
Draft Picks Received
Bud Clark Head Shot
PICK: 126 RND: 4 (BUF)
Bud Clark
S TCU
Jeff Caldwell Head Shot
PICK: 220 RND: 7 (BUF)
Jeff Caldwell
WR Cincinnati
No Pick Head Shot
PICK: RND: 7 (SEA)
NEXT YEAR (2027)
 
Draft Picks Traded
Gracen Halton Head Shot
PICK: 125 RND: 4 (BUF)
Gracen Halton
DL Oklahoma
Draft Grade — Patriots
Overall B-
ValueB NeedB TradesB- FutureB-
A respectable, level-headed haul for the Patriots: B-.

There is reaching, and then there is Eric O'Neill at pick No. 207. The Patriots jumped the board by 55 and dared it to prove them wrong. Nothing here to lose sleep over; call it a B-.

Landing Hurst that late papers over a lot of smaller sins. They will regret leaving interior defensive lineman for another day if the season turns on it.

Bottom line, more hits than misses and a roster nudged the right way.

Pick Analysis
Pick31 Rnd1 Sonny Styles
In pick No. 31 they get a green-dot type in the middle, and a steal at that. More want than need.
Pick63 Rnd2 Max Klare
They let Max Klare come to them and pounced at the 63rd pick. A real hole, addressed with a reasonable pick.
Pick95 Rnd3 Markel Bell
Markel Bell in the Round 3 slot is exactly on the number, no argument either way. A sensible fit that makes the depth chart a little sturdier.
Pick126 Rnd4 Bud Clark
No edge and no loss on Bud Clark in pick 126; it is a wash and a sensible one. This was priority one on the needs board, and now it is handled.
Pick131 Rnd4 Jalon Kilgore
Good things come to war rooms that wait, and Jalon Kilgore at Round 4, Pick 31 is the proof. A quiet depth add at a thin-ish spot.
Pick169 Rnd5 Aamil Wagner
A clean, defensible pick in No. 169 with a little surplus value in Aamil Wagner. A sensible fit for a spot that needed help.
Pick189 Rnd6 DJ Campbell
DJ Campbell slipping to slot 189 is the kind of luck good rooms make for themselves. Another box on the needs board, quietly ticked.
Pick200 Rnd6 Ted Hurst
A wide receiver of that caliber at Round 6, Pick 21 is the definition of value, full stop. It also answers one of the loudest questions on the roster.
Pick207 Rnd6 Eric O'Neill
They left a pile of value on the table to take Eric O'Neill this early at the 207th pick. Top of the wish list, and they did not leave without it.
Pick210 Rnd6 Kaelon Black
A straight-up fair deal on Kaelon Black at the 210th overall pick, value and slot in agreement. The roster fit checks out.
Pick220 Rnd7 Jeff Caldwell
A market-rate wide receiver, with the board and the slot shaking hands on Jeff Caldwell. That was the need underlined and circled, and now it is checked off.
Pick247 Rnd7 Cole Payton
A quiet steal in the Round 7 slot: Cole Payton for less than the market said. It fills a real need, too.