PoppaShart'S MOCK DRAFT

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Draft Selections
Olumuyiwa Fashanu Head Shot
PICK: 7 RND: 1 (NE)
Olumuyiwa Fashanu
OT Penn State
Bo Nix Head Shot
PICK: 34 RND: 2 (NE)
Bo Nix
QB Oregon
Darius Robinson Head Shot
PICK: 38 RND: 2 (NE)
Darius Robinson
DL-EDGE Missouri
Blake Fisher Head Shot
PICK: 68 RND: 3 (NE)
Blake Fisher
OT Notre Dame
Malik Washington Head Shot
PICK: 94 RND: 3 (NE)
Malik Washington
WR Virginia
Calen Bullock Head Shot
PICK: 101 RND: 4 (NE)
Calen Bullock
S USC
Audric Estime Head Shot
PICK: 105 RND: 4 (NE)
Audric Estime
RB Notre Dame
Ben Sinnott Head Shot
PICK: 125 RND: 4 (NE)
Ben Sinnott
TE Kansas State
Luke McCaffrey Head Shot
PICK: 136 RND: 4 (NE)
Luke McCaffrey
WR Rice
Dwight McGlothern Head Shot
PICK: 181 RND: 6 (NE)
Dwight McGlothern
CB Arkansas
Cody Schrader Head Shot
PICK: 182 RND: 6 (NE)
Cody Schrader
RB Missouri
Ty'Ron Hopper Head Shot
PICK: 184 RND: 6 (NE)
Ty'Ron Hopper
LB Missouri
M.J. Devonshire Head Shot
PICK: 188 RND: 6 (NE)
M.J. Devonshire
CB Pittsburgh
Brevyn Spann-Ford Head Shot
PICK: 229 RND: 7 (NE)
Brevyn Spann-Ford
TE Minnesota
Myles Harden Head Shot
PICK: 238 RND: 7 (NE)
Myles Harden
CB South Dakota
Draft Picks Received
Olumuyiwa Fashanu Head Shot
PICK: 7 RND: 1 (TEN)
Olumuyiwa Fashanu
OT Penn State
Darius Robinson Head Shot
PICK: 38 RND: 2 (TEN)
Darius Robinson
DL-EDGE Missouri
Malik Washington Head Shot
PICK: 94 RND: 3 (SF)
Malik Washington
WR Virginia
Calen Bullock Head Shot
PICK: 101 RND: 4 (WSH)
Calen Bullock
S USC
Audric Estime Head Shot
PICK: 105 RND: 4 (ARI)
Audric Estime
RB Notre Dame
Ben Sinnott Head Shot
PICK: 125 RND: 4 (SF)
Ben Sinnott
TE Kansas State
Dwight McGlothern Head Shot
PICK: 181 RND: 6 (WSH)
Dwight McGlothern
CB Arkansas
Ty'Ron Hopper Head Shot
PICK: 184 RND: 6 (TEN)
Ty'Ron Hopper
LB Missouri
M.J. Devonshire Head Shot
PICK: 188 RND: 6 (ARI)
M.J. Devonshire
CB Pittsburgh
Myles Harden Head Shot
PICK: 238 RND: 7 (PIT)
Myles Harden
CB South Dakota
No Pick Head Shot
PICK: RND: 1 (TEN)
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No Pick Head Shot
PICK: RND: 5 (SF)
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Draft Picks Traded
Malik Nabers Head Shot
PICK: 3 RND: 1 (TEN)
Malik Nabers
WR LSU
Leonard Taylor III Head Shot
PICK: 104 RND: 4 (ARI)
Leonard Taylor III
DL Miami (FL)
Players Gained
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Jeff Driskel
QB
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Danny Gray
WR
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Mitch Trubisky
QB
Players traded away
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Bailey Zappe
QB
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Brenden Schooler
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JuJu Smith-Schuster
WR
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Mac Jones
QB
Draft Grade — Patriots
Overall C
ValueB NeedB TradesF FutureA
The Patriots robbed the room for Harden. Final grade: C.

The Patriots did not reach, did not trade up, did not blink. They just waited, and Myles Harden fell into pick 238. The good and the questionable cancel out to a C.

They handed away value on the phones that the picks cannot earn back. Reaching for McCaffrey left real value on the table behind him.

The interior defensive lineman spot stays a question, and it was the one they most needed an answer at.

If Olumuyiwa Fashanu and a couple of the gambles land, hindsight will be kinder than this grade.

Pick Analysis
Pick7 Rnd1 Olumuyiwa Fashanu
In No. 7 they get a plug-and-play piece up front. A clean fit for the roster.
Pick34 Rnd2 Bo Nix
They did well to land Bo Nix in Round 2, Pick 2, just ahead of his grade. It shores up a spot that genuinely needed the help.
Pick38 Rnd2 Darius Robinson
Darius Robinson in the Round 2 slot is exactly on the number, no argument either way. A must-fix position, and they treated it like one.
Pick68 Rnd3 Blake Fisher
Blake Fisher at the 68th overall pick is neither steal nor reach, just the going rate. One more legitimate question on the roster, answered.
Pick94 Rnd3 Malik Washington
No edge and no loss on Malik Washington in pick 94; it is a wash and a sensible one. The biggest hole on the depth chart just got a whole lot smaller.
Pick101 Rnd4 Calen Bullock
Calen Bullock in slot 101 is the kind of fall that makes a whole class. A glaring weakness, addressed head on.
Pick105 Rnd4 Audric Estime
Audric Estime at the 105th pick is a sensible buy, a touch better than market for the running back. A sensible fit for a spot that needed help.
Pick125 Rnd4 Ben Sinnott
No drama and no debate, Ben Sinnott went about where he belonged in pick No. 125. A real hole, addressed with a reasonable pick.
Pick136 Rnd4 Luke McCaffrey
A wild overpay on Luke McCaffrey in Round 4, Pick 36, the sort that defines a class for the wrong reasons. It also answers one of the loudest questions on the roster.
Pick181 Rnd6 Dwight McGlothern
Good price on Dwight McGlothern in pick No. 181, a hair ahead of his grade with no real quibbles. Not urgent, but hardly pointless.
Pick182 Rnd6 Cody Schrader
A top-tier running back at a bargain, Cody Schrader in the 182nd pick, plain and simple. A need, and now a little less of one.
Pick184 Rnd6 Ty'Ron Hopper
Nothing to complain about; Ty'Ron Hopper went a shade earlier than his grade, which is fine. Useful body for a position without much behind the starter.
Pick188 Rnd6 M.J. Devonshire
M.J. Devonshire in No. 188 is fine work, a shade of surplus and no downside. They added to a strength when a need was still open elsewhere.
Pick229 Rnd7 Brevyn Spann-Ford
They went early on Brevyn Spann-Ford in the Round 7 slot, and the value did not follow. It plugs a real leak on the depth chart.
Pick238 Rnd7 Myles Harden
Somehow Myles Harden was still sitting there in the 238th overall pick, and they pounced on premier cornerback value. A want more than a need, though you can never have too many.