gormenghast20'S MOCK DRAFT

PATRIOTS-2-8

  • gormenghast20 DRAFTING FOR THE
    Patriots
Draft Selections
Cameron Williams Head Shot
PICK: 33 RND: 2 (NE)
Cameron Williams
OT Texas
Emeka Egbuka Head Shot
PICK: 38 RND: 2 (NE)
Emeka Egbuka
WR Ohio State
Donovan Ezeiruaku Head Shot
PICK: 67 RND: 3 (NE)
Donovan Ezeiruaku
DE-EDGE Boston College
Jalon Walker Head Shot
PICK: 69 RND: 3 (NE)
Jalon Walker
LB Georgia
Maxwell Hairston Head Shot
PICK: 78 RND: 3 (NE)
Maxwell Hairston
CB Kentucky
Joshua Farmer Head Shot
PICK: 104 RND: 4 (NE)
Joshua Farmer
DT Florida State
TreVeyon Henderson Head Shot
PICK: 143 RND: 5 (NE)
TreVeyon Henderson
RB Ohio State
Xavier Scott Head Shot
PICK: 163 RND: 5 (NE)
Xavier Scott
CB Illinois
Miles Frazier Head Shot
PICK: 217 RND: 7 (NE)
Miles Frazier
OG LSU
CJ West Head Shot
PICK: 220 RND: 7 (NE)
CJ West
DT Indiana
Bryson Eason Head Shot
PICK: 238 RND: 7 (NE)
Bryson Eason
DT Tennessee
Danny Stutsman Head Shot
PICK: 256 RND: 7 (NE)
Danny Stutsman
LB Oklahoma
Draft Picks Received
Cameron Williams Head Shot
PICK: 33 RND: 2 (CLE)
Cameron Williams
OT Texas
Donovan Ezeiruaku Head Shot
PICK: 67 RND: 3 (CLE)
Donovan Ezeiruaku
DE-EDGE Boston College
Maxwell Hairston Head Shot
PICK: 78 RND: 3 (ARI)
Maxwell Hairston
CB Kentucky
Xavier Scott Head Shot
PICK: 163 RND: 5 (CLE)
Xavier Scott
CB Illinois
Danny Stutsman Head Shot
PICK: 256 RND: 7 (CLE)
Danny Stutsman
LB Oklahoma
No Pick Head Shot
PICK: RND: 1 (CLE)
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No Pick Head Shot
PICK: RND: 5 (ARI)
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Draft Picks Traded
Abdul Carter Head Shot
PICK: 4 RND: 1 (CLE)
Abdul Carter
DE-EDGE Penn State
Jalen Milroe Head Shot
PICK: 77 RND: 3 (ARI)
Jalen Milroe
QB Alabama
Players Gained
Head Shot
Martin Emerson Jr.
CB
Draft Grade — Patriots
Overall B
ValueB NeedB TradesC+ FutureA
The Patriots let Stutsman fall into their laps, and walked away with a B.

You could see the war room lean forward. Danny Stutsman at No. 256 is the sort of fall that does not happen, except it just did. Nothing here to lose sleep over; call it a B.

Reaching for Eason left real value on the table behind him. The safety hole is the one line item this class does not answer.

The Martin Emerson Jr. pickup adds a known quantity to a class of unknowns. They trusted the board more than the depth chart.

Good work on the whole, with safety the one box left unchecked.

Pick Analysis
Pick33 Rnd2 Cameron Williams
A market-rate offensive lineman, with the board and the slot shaking hands on Cameron Williams. A real hole, addressed with a reasonable pick.
Pick38 Rnd2 Emeka Egbuka
A quiet steal in Round 2, Pick 6: Emeka Egbuka for less than the market said. They walked in needing this and walked out with it.
Pick67 Rnd3 Donovan Ezeiruaku
Donovan Ezeiruaku in the 67th overall pick is fair value, right on his grade. A glaring weakness, addressed head on.
Pick69 Rnd3 Jalon Walker
A linebacker of that caliber at the 69th pick is the definition of value, full stop. Not urgent, but hardly pointless.
Pick78 Rnd3 Maxwell Hairston
Maxwell Hairston at pick No. 78 is right where the board had him, plain and simple. Useful depth more than a marquee fix.
Pick104 Rnd4 Joshua Farmer
Joshua Farmer at pick 104 jumps the queue by a touch more than is comfortable. That was the need underlined and circled, and now it is checked off.
Pick143 Rnd5 TreVeyon Henderson
TreVeyon Henderson in the Round 5 slot is the kind of fall that makes a whole class. It fills a real need, too.
Pick163 Rnd5 Xavier Scott
By-the-book stuff, Xavier Scott at slot 163 squarely in line with his ranking. Depth on depth, at a spot that was hardly crying out.
Pick217 Rnd7 Miles Frazier
They paid a round early for Miles Frazier in the 217th overall pick, more than the board wanted. The roster fit checks out.
Pick220 Rnd7 CJ West
CJ West is a better player than No. 220 suggests; smart patience, rewarded. Better still, it is exactly the hole they had to fill.
Pick238 Rnd7 Bryson Eason
They talked themselves into Bryson Eason at pick 238, and the board did not agree. Top of the wish list, and they did not leave without it.
Pick256 Rnd7 Danny Stutsman
Danny Stutsman in pick No. 256 should not have been possible, and that is the whole point. Nice player, but the depth chart did not need him here.