Creel1'S MOCK DRAFT

Lord Creely

  • Creel1 DRAFTING FOR THE
    Patriots
Draft Selections
Luther Burden III Head Shot
PICK: 20 RND: 1 (NE)
Luther Burden III
WR Missouri
Kenneth Grant Head Shot
PICK: 38 RND: 2 (NE)
Kenneth Grant
DT Michigan
Tyler Warren Head Shot
PICK: 45 RND: 2 (NE)
Tyler Warren
TE Penn State
Omarion Hampton Head Shot
PICK: 69 RND: 3 (NE)
Omarion Hampton
RB North Carolina
Tate Ratledge Head Shot
PICK: 77 RND: 3 (NE)
Tate Ratledge
OG Georgia
TreVeyon Henderson Head Shot
PICK: 85 RND: 3 (NE)
TreVeyon Henderson
RB Ohio State
Ozzy Trapilo Head Shot
PICK: 104 RND: 4 (NE)
Ozzy Trapilo
OT Boston College
Cody Simon Head Shot
PICK: 143 RND: 5 (NE)
Cody Simon
LB Ohio State
Ryan Fitzgerald Head Shot
PICK: 217 RND: 7 (NE)
Ryan Fitzgerald
PK Florida State
Shilo Sanders Head Shot
PICK: 220 RND: 7 (NE)
Shilo Sanders
S Colorado
Draft Picks Received
Luther Burden III Head Shot
PICK: 20 RND: 1 (DEN)
Luther Burden III
WR Missouri
Tyler Warren Head Shot
PICK: 45 RND: 2 (IND)
Tyler Warren
TE Penn State
TreVeyon Henderson Head Shot
PICK: 85 RND: 3 (DEN)
TreVeyon Henderson
RB Ohio State
No Pick Head Shot
PICK: RND: 1 (IND)
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No Pick Head Shot
PICK: RND: 7 (CAR)
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Draft Picks Traded
Will Johnson Head Shot
PICK: 4 RND: 1 (IND)
Will Johnson
CB Michigan
Jonas Sanker Head Shot
PICK: 238 RND: 7 (CAR)
Jonas Sanker
S Virginia
Players Gained
Head Shot
Garett Bolles
OT
Draft Grade — Patriots
Overall A
ValueA- NeedB TradesA+ FutureA
Grand theft in the Round 7 slot: the Patriots steal Fitzgerald and grade out a A.

Every so often the board makes a mistake, and the Patriots were there to profit. Ryan Fitzgerald, the No. 113 name on the board, should have been long gone before the 217th overall pick. Little to argue with here, and the A says so.

The Sanders pick is the one the value grade keeps tripping over. The trade ledger is the best part of the whole weekend.

The edge rusher spot stays a question, and it was the one they most needed an answer at.

The kind of weekend a front office frames and hangs on the wall.

Pick Analysis
Pick20 Rnd1 Luther Burden III
In No. 20 they get a matchup problem out wide. Exactly the need they had to hit.
Pick38 Rnd2 Kenneth Grant
They stopped a slide they were happy to see, landing Kenneth Grant in pick 38. A glaring weakness, addressed head on.
Pick45 Rnd2 Tyler Warren
Tyler Warren in the 45th pick should not have been possible, and that is the whole point. One more legitimate question on the roster, answered.
Pick69 Rnd3 Omarion Hampton
Omarion Hampton at the Round 3 slot is daylight robbery; nobody expected him to last. It patches a soft spot without any drama.
Pick77 Rnd3 Tate Ratledge
A reasonable price with a little left over, Tate Ratledge in pick No. 77. It fills a real need, too.
Pick85 Rnd3 TreVeyon Henderson
TreVeyon Henderson at the 85th overall pick is the steal of the weekend, a first-round talent at a bargain-bin price. Another box on the needs board, quietly ticked.
Pick104 Rnd4 Ozzy Trapilo
They reached a country mile for Ozzy Trapilo at slot 104, and the board is aghast. A sensible fit that makes the depth chart a little sturdier.
Pick143 Rnd5 Cody Simon
Good things come to war rooms that wait, and Cody Simon at Round 5, Pick 6 is the proof. Useful depth more than a marquee fix.
Pick217 Rnd7 Ryan Fitzgerald
Somehow Ryan Fitzgerald was still sitting there in No. 217, and they pounced on premier specialist value. They added to a strength when a need was still open elsewhere.
Pick220 Rnd7 Shilo Sanders
Shilo Sanders in pick 220 is a reach so steep the board needed a second look to believe it. This was priority one on the needs board, and now it is handled.