Sean Romiza'S MOCK DRAFT
  1. Home
  2. Simulator

INSANE Caleb Draft

  • Sean Romiza DRAFTING FOR THE
    Patriots
Draft Selections
Caleb Williams Head Shot
PICK: 3 RND: 1 (NE)
Caleb Williams
QB USC
Marvin Harrison Jr. Head Shot
PICK: 34 RND: 2 (NE)
Marvin Harrison Jr.
WR Ohio State
Kingsley Suamataia Head Shot
PICK: 68 RND: 3 (NE)
Kingsley Suamataia
OT BYU
Chris Braswell Head Shot
PICK: 103 RND: 4 (NE)
Chris Braswell
LB-EDGE Alabama
James Williams Head Shot
PICK: 180 RND: 6 (NE)
James Williams
LB Miami (FL)
Trente Jones Head Shot
PICK: 193 RND: 6 (NE)
Trente Jones
OT Michigan
Beau Brade Head Shot
PICK: 220 RND: 6 (NE)
Beau Brade
S Maryland
Daijun Edwards Head Shot
PICK: 231 RND: 7 (NE)
Daijun Edwards
RB Georgia
Draft Picks Received
Beau Brade Head Shot
PICK: 220 RND: 6 (TB)
Beau Brade
S Maryland
Draft Picks Traded
Javon Solomon Head Shot
PICK: 137 RND: 5 (TB)
Javon Solomon
OLB-EDGE Troy
Players Gained
Head Shot
Mike Evans
WR
Draft Grade — Patriots
Overall B+
ValueB+ NeedB+ TradesA+ FutureB-
The Patriots finally solved quarterback, and it carried them to a B+.

The value of the weekend has a name and a slot: Beau Brade, pick No. 220, roughly 86 picks past where he belonged. They moved the roster forward and banked a B+ for it.

They have staked the next five years on Caleb Williams, which is the only story that really matters here. The dealing alone would carry a lesser class. If this class has a fault line, it runs straight through interior defensive lineman.

In sum, a sturdy weekend with one asterisk, the interior defensive lineman spot they never got to.

Pick Analysis
Pick3 Rnd1 Caleb Williams
In slot 3 they get their guy under center for the next decade. A clean fit for the roster.
Pick34 Rnd2 Marvin Harrison Jr.
Marvin Harrison Jr. at the Round 2 slot is a first-round grade at a bargain-bin price, no notes. It answers the question that was keeping the coaches up at night.
Pick68 Rnd3 Kingsley Suamataia
A tidy little value on Kingsley Suamataia in slot 68, a step better than break-even. It shores up a spot that genuinely needed the help.
Pick103 Rnd4 Chris Braswell
You do not let an edge rusher like Chris Braswell reach the 103rd pick and blink. They did not. Better still, it is exactly the hole they had to fill.
Pick180 Rnd6 James Williams
James Williams in pick 180 is the kind of fall that makes a whole class. Useful body for a position without much behind the starter.
Pick193 Rnd6 Trente Jones
Trente Jones in the Round 6 slot is fair value, right on his grade. Another box on the needs board, quietly ticked.
Pick220 Rnd6 Beau Brade
Beau Brade in pick No. 220 is a gift, value that borders on unfair. A must-fix position, and they treated it like one.
Pick231 Rnd7 Daijun Edwards
Daijun Edwards in No. 231 should not have been possible, and that is the whole point. A real hole, addressed with a reasonable pick.