Hushpuppie13'S MOCK DRAFT

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  • Hushpuppie13 DRAFTING FOR THE
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Draft Selections
Wyatt Milum Head Shot
PICK: 3 RND: 1 (NE)
Wyatt Milum
OT West Virginia
Tez Johnson Head Shot
PICK: 40 RND: 2 (NE)
Tez Johnson
WR Oregon
Jermari Harris Head Shot
PICK: 71 RND: 3 (NE)
Jermari Harris
CB Iowa
Luke Kandra Head Shot
PICK: 77 RND: 3 (NE)
Luke Kandra
OG Cincinnati
Kyle Kennard Head Shot
PICK: 107 RND: 4 (NE)
Kyle Kennard
DE South Carolina
Oronde Gadsden II Head Shot
PICK: 143 RND: 5 (NE)
Oronde Gadsden II
TE Syracuse
Cody Simon Head Shot
PICK: 219 RND: 7 (NE)
Cody Simon
LB Ohio State
Raheim Sanders Head Shot
PICK: 222 RND: 7 (NE)
Raheim Sanders
RB South Carolina
Jared Wilson Head Shot
PICK: 236 RND: 7 (NE)
Jared Wilson
C Georgia
Draft Grade — Patriots
Overall C+
ValueC- NeedB TradesB- FutureB-
Best value of the weekend goes to the Patriots for Simon: C+.

Call it larceny. Cody Simon sat on the board until the Round 7 slot, and the Patriots did not need to be asked twice. The good and the questionable cancel out to a C+.

If Johnson pans out, nobody remembers the price. If not, this is the pick they hear about. They covered a lot of ground and still skipped interior defensive lineman, which is a strange place to end up. Job largely done: edge rusher settled and 5 of 8 of the wish list covered.

The trenches got the money picks, top to bottom.

It grades out a shrug today, with plenty of room to move either way.

Pick Analysis
Pick3 Rnd1 Wyatt Milum
In the Round 1 slot they get protection for the quarterback, reach and all.
Pick40 Rnd2 Tez Johnson
They left a pile of value on the table to take Tez Johnson this early at slot 40. They walked in needing this and walked out with it.
Pick71 Rnd3 Jermari Harris
Jermari Harris in pick No. 71 is a reach so steep the board needed a second look to believe it. Useful depth more than a marquee fix.
Pick77 Rnd3 Luke Kandra
They reached a country mile for Luke Kandra at the 77th overall pick, and the board is aghast. A sensible fit for a spot that needed help.
Pick107 Rnd4 Kyle Kennard
The board fumbled Kyle Kennard all the way to pick 107, and they scooped it up. It also answers one of the loudest questions on the roster.
Pick143 Rnd5 Oronde Gadsden II
Good price on Oronde Gadsden II in the 143rd pick, a hair ahead of his grade with no real quibbles. A real hole, addressed with a reasonable pick.
Pick219 Rnd7 Cody Simon
You do not let a linebacker like Cody Simon reach No. 219 and blink. They did not. Useful body for a position without much behind the starter.
Pick222 Rnd7 Raheim Sanders
Somehow Raheim Sanders was still sitting there in Round 7, Pick 8, and they pounced on premier running back value. It plugs a real leak on the depth chart.
Pick236 Rnd7 Jared Wilson
Jared Wilson at the 236th pick is daylight robbery; nobody expected him to last. The roster fit checks out.