MikeVTfootbll'S MOCK DRAFT
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Draft Selections
Kelvin Banks Jr. Head Shot
PICK: 4 RND: 1 (NE)
Kelvin Banks Jr.
OT Texas
Luther Burden III Head Shot
PICK: 36 RND: 2 (NE)
Luther Burden III
WR Missouri
Tyler Warren Head Shot
PICK: 68 RND: 3 (NE)
Tyler Warren
TE Penn State
Tate Ratledge Head Shot
PICK: 83 RND: 3 (NE)
Tate Ratledge
OG Georgia
Draft Grade — Patriots
Overall B-
ValueB NeedB TradesB- FutureB-
The Patriots won the night they stopped Ratledge from sliding. Grade: B-.

You could see the war room lean forward. Tate Ratledge at pick 83 is the sort of fall that does not happen, except it just did.

The edge rusher hole is the one line item this class does not answer. Wide receiver is handled and the depth chart looks a good deal healthier for it. The trenches got the money picks, top to bottom.

A competent weekend that does not make headlines and does not need to.

Pick Analysis
Pick4 Rnd1 Kelvin Banks Jr.
In the 4th overall pick they get a blindside protector at fair value. A clean fit for the roster.
Pick36 Rnd2 Luther Burden III
Luther Burden III in pick 36 lands just on the right side of the ledger. A must-fix position, and they treated it like one.
Pick68 Rnd3 Tyler Warren
A quiet steal in the Round 3 slot: Tyler Warren for less than the market said. The roster fit checks out.
Pick83 Rnd3 Tate Ratledge
They robbed the room for Tate Ratledge here, a fall nobody at the table saw coming. Another box on the needs board, quietly ticked.