pj_doucette'S MOCK DRAFT

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  • pj_doucette DRAFTING FOR THE
    Patriots
Draft Selections
James Pearce Jr. Head Shot
PICK: 14 RND: 1 (NE)
James Pearce Jr.
DE-EDGE Tennessee
Tyler Warren Head Shot
PICK: 38 RND: 2 (NE)
Tyler Warren
TE Penn State
Shavon Revel Jr. Head Shot
PICK: 45 RND: 2 (NE)
Shavon Revel Jr.
CB East Carolina
Deone Walker Head Shot
PICK: 69 RND: 3 (NE)
Deone Walker
DT Kentucky
Charles Grant Head Shot
PICK: 77 RND: 3 (NE)
Charles Grant
OT William & Mary
Savion Williams Head Shot
PICK: 106 RND: 4 (NE)
Savion Williams
WR TCU
Andrew Mukuba Head Shot
PICK: 144 RND: 5 (NE)
Andrew Mukuba
S Texas
Logan Brown Head Shot
PICK: 150 RND: 5 (NE)
Logan Brown
OT Kansas
Tez Johnson Head Shot
PICK: 155 RND: 5 (NE)
Tez Johnson
WR Oregon
Kurtis Rourke Head Shot
PICK: 217 RND: 7 (NE)
Kurtis Rourke
QB Indiana
Raheim Sanders Head Shot
PICK: 220 RND: 7 (NE)
Raheim Sanders
RB South Carolina
Jay Higgins Head Shot
PICK: 232 RND: 7 (NE)
Jay Higgins
LB Iowa
Miles Frazier Head Shot
PICK: 238 RND: 7 (NE)
Miles Frazier
OG LSU
Draft Picks Received
James Pearce Jr. Head Shot
PICK: 14 RND: 1 (IND)
James Pearce Jr.
DE-EDGE Tennessee
Shavon Revel Jr. Head Shot
PICK: 45 RND: 2 (IND)
Shavon Revel Jr.
CB East Carolina
Logan Brown Head Shot
PICK: 150 RND: 5 (MIA)
Logan Brown
OT Kansas
Tez Johnson Head Shot
PICK: 155 RND: 5 (MIA)
Tez Johnson
WR Oregon
Jay Higgins Head Shot
PICK: 232 RND: 7 (IND)
Jay Higgins
LB Iowa
No Pick Head Shot
PICK: RND: 1 (IND)
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No Pick Head Shot
PICK: RND: 4 (MIA)
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No Pick Head Shot
PICK: RND: 5 (MIA)
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No Pick Head Shot
PICK: RND: 6 (MIA)
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No Pick Head Shot
PICK: RND: 7 (IND)
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Draft Picks Traded
Kelvin Banks Jr. Head Shot
PICK: 4 RND: 1 (IND)
Kelvin Banks Jr.
OT Texas
No Pick Head Shot
PICK: RND: 3 (ARI)
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Players Gained
Head Shot
Adonai Mitchell
WR
Draft Grade — Patriots
Overall A-
ValueA- NeedB+ TradesA FutureA
The Patriots let Rourke fall and pounced. Final grade: A-.

When a board-topper like Kurtis Rourke slides to pick 217, you do not overthink it, and the Patriots did not.

Reaching for Grant left real value on the table behind him. The dealing nudged the ledger their way without much fuss.

Add it up and few war rooms did better this weekend, James Pearce Jr. and all.

Pick Analysis
Pick14 Rnd1 James Pearce Jr.
In pick No. 14 they get a bendy edge with upside. It fills the loudest need on the roster.
Pick38 Rnd2 Tyler Warren
Steal is underselling it; Tyler Warren at the 38th overall pick is a heist with the alarm still ringing. A need, and now a little less of one.
Pick45 Rnd2 Shavon Revel Jr.
Shavon Revel Jr. in Round 2, Pick 13 should not have been possible, and that is the whole point. Not urgent, but hardly pointless.
Pick69 Rnd3 Deone Walker
Deone Walker in slot 69 lands just on the right side of the ledger. A must-fix position, and they treated it like one.
Pick77 Rnd3 Charles Grant
Charles Grant in the Round 3 slot is early enough to raise a brow, if not a full objection. A sensible fit that makes the depth chart a little sturdier.
Pick106 Rnd4 Savion Williams
Savion Williams slipping to No. 106 is the kind of luck good rooms make for themselves. The one spot they could not leave alone, and did not.
Pick144 Rnd5 Andrew Mukuba
Taking Andrew Mukuba in the 144th pick is close to grand larceny; a safety that good had no business lasting this long. Better still, it is exactly the hole they had to fill.
Pick150 Rnd5 Logan Brown
Logan Brown at pick 150 is a sensible buy, a touch better than market for the offensive lineman. The roster fit checks out.
Pick155 Rnd5 Tez Johnson
A top-tier wide receiver at a bargain, Tez Johnson in slot 155, plain and simple. The biggest hole on the depth chart just got a whole lot smaller.
Pick217 Rnd7 Kurtis Rourke
They barely believed it either: Kurtis Rourke still on the board at the 217th overall pick. It plugs a real leak on the depth chart.
Pick220 Rnd7 Raheim Sanders
Somehow Raheim Sanders was still sitting there in No. 220, and they pounced on premier running back value. A sensible fit for a spot that needed help.
Pick232 Rnd7 Jay Higgins
They robbed the room for Jay Higgins here, a fall nobody at the table saw coming. It adds depth where they could use a little.
Pick238 Rnd7 Miles Frazier
A straight-up fair deal on Miles Frazier at Round 7, Pick 22, value and slot in agreement. It patches a soft spot without any drama.