Jaybeast17'S MOCK DRAFT
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Draft Selections
Isaiah World Head Shot
PICK: 25 RND: 1 (NE)
Isaiah World
OT Oregon
Xavier Nwankpa Head Shot
PICK: 62 RND: 2 (NE)
Xavier Nwankpa
S Iowa
Nyck Harbor Head Shot
PICK: 94 RND: 3 (NE)
Nyck Harbor
WR South Carolina
Trey Leckner Head Shot
PICK: 118 RND: 4 (NE)
Trey Leckner
TE Washington State
R Mason Thomas Head Shot
PICK: 130 RND: 4 (NE)
R Mason Thomas
DE-EDGE Oklahoma
Nicholas Singleton Head Shot
PICK: 170 RND: 5 (NE)
Nicholas Singleton
RB Penn State
Emmanuel McNeil-Warren Head Shot
PICK: 195 RND: 6 (NE)
Emmanuel McNeil-Warren
S Toledo
David Bailey Head Shot
PICK: 209 RND: 6 (NE)
David Bailey
LB-EDGE Texas Tech
DJ McKinney Head Shot
PICK: 215 RND: 7 (NE)
DJ McKinney
CB Colorado
Dane Key Head Shot
PICK: 244 RND: 7 (NE)
Dane Key
WR Nebraska
Draft Picks Received
Isaiah World Head Shot
PICK: 25 RND: 1 (BUF)
Isaiah World
OT Oregon
Draft Picks Traded
Denzel Boston Head Shot
PICK: 30 RND: 1 (CIN)
Denzel Boston
WR Washington
Players traded away
Head Shot
Christian Gonzalez
CB
Draft Grade — Patriots
Overall D-
ValueC- NeedB TradesF FutureB-
The Patriots let Bailey fall into their laps, and walked away with a D-.

There was a run on nobody at that position, and the Patriots started one anyway for Trey Leckner, 160 picks ahead of schedule. A D- that will need time and luck to look better.

Landing Bailey that late papers over a lot of smaller sins. The trades bled value they could not afford to lose.

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

It is a steep hill from here, and the grade knows it.

Pick Analysis
Pick25 Rnd1 Isaiah World
In No. 25 they get a building block for the line, though they paid up to get him. A real need, handled.
Pick62 Rnd2 Xavier Nwankpa
A wild overpay on Xavier Nwankpa in Round 2, Pick 30, the sort that defines a class for the wrong reasons. A must-fix position, and they treated it like one.
Pick94 Rnd3 Nyck Harbor
Nyck Harbor in pick 94 is a gift, value that borders on unfair. It also answers one of the loudest questions on the roster.
Pick118 Rnd4 Trey Leckner
This one needs a full-page explanation: Trey Leckner in the 118th pick, miles early. A sensible fit that makes the depth chart a little sturdier.
Pick130 Rnd4 R Mason Thomas
Taking R Mason Thomas in pick No. 130 is close to grand larceny; an edge rusher that good had no business lasting this long. They walked in needing this and walked out with it.
Pick170 Rnd5 Nicholas Singleton
You do not let a running back like Nicholas Singleton reach the 170th overall pick and blink. They did not. It shores up a spot that genuinely needed the help.
Pick195 Rnd6 Emmanuel McNeil-Warren
A safety of that caliber at slot 195 is the definition of value, full stop. The biggest hole on the depth chart just got a whole lot smaller.
Pick209 Rnd6 David Bailey
They robbed the room for David Bailey here, a fall nobody at the table saw coming. Top of the wish list, and they did not leave without it.
Pick215 Rnd7 DJ McKinney
DJ McKinney at pick 215 is daylight robbery; nobody expected him to last. A quiet depth add at a thin-ish spot.
Pick244 Rnd7 Dane Key
Dane Key in the 244th pick should not have been possible, and that is the whole point. It answers the question that was keeping the coaches up at night.