Abdul Carter'S MOCK DRAFT
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Jeanty at 5 is a Crime

  • Abdul Carter DRAFTING FOR THE
    Patriots
Draft Selections
Abdul Carter Head Shot
PICK: 4 RND: 1 (NE)
Abdul Carter
DE-EDGE Penn State
Aireontae Ersery Head Shot
PICK: 38 RND: 2 (NE)
Aireontae Ersery
OT Minnesota
Tre Harris Head Shot
PICK: 69 RND: 3 (NE)
Tre Harris
WR Ole Miss
Jahdae Barron Head Shot
PICK: 77 RND: 3 (NE)
Jahdae Barron
CB Texas
Harold Fannin Jr. Head Shot
PICK: 104 RND: 4 (NE)
Harold Fannin Jr.
TE Bowling Green
Ashton Jeanty Head Shot
PICK: 143 RND: 5 (NE)
Ashton Jeanty
RB Boise State
Xavier Restrepo Head Shot
PICK: 217 RND: 7 (NE)
Xavier Restrepo
WR Miami
Demetrius Knight Jr. Head Shot
PICK: 220 RND: 7 (NE)
Demetrius Knight Jr.
LB South Carolina
Wyatt Milum Head Shot
PICK: 238 RND: 7 (NE)
Wyatt Milum
OT West Virginia
Draft Grade — Patriots
Overall B
ValueB NeedB+ TradesB- FutureB-
The Patriots won the night they stopped Milum from sliding. Grade: B.

When a board-topper like Wyatt Milum slides to pick No. 238, you do not overthink it, and the Patriots did not. No fireworks, but a solid B.

A whole weekend of picks and interior defensive lineman is somehow still a want. The Ersery pick is the one the value grade keeps tripping over.

They went 5 of 8 on their needs, which is most of what a draft is for.

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

Pick Analysis
Pick4 Rnd1 Abdul Carter
In pick 4 they get juice off the edge. It fills the loudest need on the roster.
Pick38 Rnd2 Aireontae Ersery
Aireontae Ersery in No. 38 is the kind of reach that only looks good if he outplays it. A sensible fit for a spot that needed help.
Pick69 Rnd3 Tre Harris
Tre Harris in Round 3, Pick 5 is a gift, value that borders on unfair. It also answers one of the loudest questions on the roster.
Pick77 Rnd3 Jahdae Barron
Jahdae Barron in the Round 3 slot is the kind of fall that makes a whole class. Not urgent, but hardly pointless.
Pick104 Rnd4 Harold Fannin Jr.
You do not let a tight end like Harold Fannin Jr. reach the 104th overall pick and blink. They did not. It fills a real need, too.
Pick143 Rnd5 Ashton Jeanty
Ashton Jeanty at slot 143 is the steal of the weekend, a first-round talent at a bargain-bin price. It plugs a real leak on the depth chart.
Pick217 Rnd7 Xavier Restrepo
Taking Xavier Restrepo in pick No. 217 is close to grand larceny; a wide receiver that good had no business lasting this long. This was priority one on the needs board, and now it is handled.
Pick220 Rnd7 Demetrius Knight Jr.
Circle this one: Demetrius Knight Jr. at the 220th pick is a fall that decides a draft. Useful depth more than a marquee fix.
Pick238 Rnd7 Wyatt Milum
Steal is underselling it; Wyatt Milum at the 238th overall pick is a heist with the alarm still ringing. A need, and now a little less of one.