lovelylaw3000'S MOCK DRAFT

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  • lovelylaw3000 DRAFTING FOR THE
    Patriots
Draft Selections
Connor Lew Head Shot
PICK: 62 RND: 2 (NE)
Connor Lew
C Auburn
Malachi Fields Head Shot
PICK: 109 RND: 4 (NE)
Malachi Fields
WR Notre Dame
Austin Romaine Head Shot
PICK: 118 RND: 4 (NE)
Austin Romaine
LB Kansas State
Michael Trigg Head Shot
PICK: 130 RND: 4 (NE)
Michael Trigg
TE Baylor
Max Iheanachor Head Shot
PICK: 170 RND: 5 (NE)
Max Iheanachor
OT Arizona State
Bear Alexander Head Shot
PICK: 195 RND: 6 (NE)
Bear Alexander
DT Oregon
Lawson Luckie Head Shot
PICK: 215 RND: 7 (NE)
Lawson Luckie
TE Georgia
Desmond Reid Head Shot
PICK: 244 RND: 7 (NE)
Desmond Reid
RB Pittsburgh
Draft Picks Received
Malachi Fields Head Shot
PICK: 109 RND: 4 (CIN)
Malachi Fields
WR Notre Dame
No Pick Head Shot
PICK: RND: 1 (DAL)
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No Pick Head Shot
PICK: RND: 1 (DAL)
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No Pick Head Shot
PICK: RND: 2 (CAR)
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No Pick Head Shot
PICK: RND: 3 (CIN)
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No Pick Head Shot
PICK: RND: 4 (CIN)
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No Pick Head Shot
PICK: RND: 5 (CAR)
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No Pick Head Shot
PICK: RND: 6 (CIN)
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No Pick Head Shot
PICK: RND: 6 (DAL)
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No Pick Head Shot
PICK: RND: 7 (CAR)
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Draft Picks Traded
Joshua Josephs Head Shot
PICK: 30 RND: 1 (DAL)
Joshua Josephs
DE-EDGE Tennessee
Austin Siereveld Head Shot
PICK: 94 RND: 3 (CIN)
Austin Siereveld
OT Ohio State
Iapani Laloulu Head Shot
PICK: 209 RND: 6 (CAR)
Iapani Laloulu
C Oregon
Players Gained
Head Shot
Malik Hooker
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Draft Grade — Patriots
Overall B
ValueB- NeedB TradesC+ FutureA+
The Patriots did the meat-and-potatoes work well: B.

If confidence were a draft strategy, the Patriots would have aced it. Bear Alexander at pick No. 195 is 57 spots clear of where he belonged. Good, not great, and the B says as much.

Leaving edge rusher unaddressed is the roster risk they will have to answer for in the fall. If one pick saves this weekend, it is Fields.

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

Pick Analysis
Pick62 Rnd2 Connor Lew
Taking Connor Lew in the Round 2 slot is close to grand larceny; an offensive lineman that good had no business lasting this long. One more legitimate question on the roster, answered.
Pick109 Rnd4 Malachi Fields
Malachi Fields in the 109th overall pick should not have been possible, and that is the whole point. The biggest hole on the depth chart just got a whole lot smaller.
Pick118 Rnd4 Austin Romaine
They went early on Austin Romaine in the 118th pick, and the value did not follow. A quiet depth add at a thin-ish spot.
Pick130 Rnd4 Michael Trigg
Michael Trigg at pick No. 130 is neither steal nor reach, just the going rate. A real hole, addressed with a reasonable pick.
Pick170 Rnd5 Max Iheanachor
They let Max Iheanachor come to them and pounced at slot 170. A need, and now a little less of one.
Pick195 Rnd6 Bear Alexander
Bear Alexander in Round 6, Pick 16 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.
Pick215 Rnd7 Lawson Luckie
They reached into another round for Lawson Luckie, and the board is nowhere close to agreeing. The roster fit checks out.
Pick244 Rnd7 Desmond Reid
Desmond Reid slid further than he should have, and slot 244 is lovely value for the running back. It plugs a real leak on the depth chart.