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2nd mock draft

  • Brizz3644 DRAFTING FOR THE
    Patriots
Draft Selections
Travis Hunter Head Shot
PICK: 4 RND: 1 (NE)
Travis Hunter
CB Colorado
Ozzy Trapilo Head Shot
PICK: 36 RND: 2 (NE)
Ozzy Trapilo
OT Boston College
Sonny Styles Head Shot
PICK: 68 RND: 3 (NE)
Sonny Styles
S Ohio State
Tyler Warren Head Shot
PICK: 83 RND: 3 (NE)
Tyler Warren
TE Penn State
Tyler Booker Head Shot
PICK: 105 RND: 4 (NE)
Tyler Booker
OG Alabama
Emery Jones Jr. Head Shot
PICK: 142 RND: 5 (NE)
Emery Jones Jr.
OT LSU
Xavier Nwankpa Head Shot
PICK: 220 RND: 7 (NE)
Xavier Nwankpa
S Iowa
Jimmy Horn Jr. Head Shot
PICK: 224 RND: 7 (NE)
Jimmy Horn Jr.
WR Colorado
Jake Briningstool Head Shot
PICK: 241 RND: 7 (NE)
Jake Briningstool
TE Clemson
Draft Grade — Patriots
Overall B-
ValueB NeedB- TradesB- FutureB-
No fireworks, just a tidy B- for the Patriots.

When the story of this class is written, it opens with Jimmy Horn Jr. at No. 224, a reach of 74 spots that the board flatly disagrees with. No fireworks, but a solid B-.

Booker at that cost is the sort of edge that compounds over a roster. The edge rusher spot stays a question, and it was the one they most needed an answer at. The roster is better shaped than it was, with wide receiver chief among the fixes.

All told, a draft that does its job without fuss, and there is real value in that.

Pick Analysis
Pick4 Rnd1 Travis Hunter
In pick 4 they get a sticky cover corner. More want than need.
Pick36 Rnd2 Ozzy Trapilo
Ozzy Trapilo in No. 36 is the kind of reach that only looks good if he outplays it. It patches a soft spot without any drama.
Pick68 Rnd3 Sonny Styles
Sonny Styles in pick No. 68 is the kind of fall that makes a whole class. Better still, it is exactly the hole they had to fill.
Pick83 Rnd3 Tyler Warren
Tyler Warren in Round 3, Pick 19 should not have been possible, and that is the whole point. A need, and now a little less of one.
Pick105 Rnd4 Tyler Booker
A offensive lineman of that caliber at the 105th overall pick is the definition of value, full stop. One more legitimate question on the roster, answered.
Pick142 Rnd5 Emery Jones Jr.
This one needs a full-page explanation: Emery Jones Jr. in slot 142, miles early. The roster fit checks out.
Pick220 Rnd7 Xavier Nwankpa
They will replay Xavier Nwankpa at the Round 7 slot for years; that is how good the value is. The biggest hole on the depth chart just got a whole lot smaller.
Pick224 Rnd7 Jimmy Horn Jr.
A swing that ignored the value entirely, Jimmy Horn Jr. well ahead of where he belonged. It answers the question that was keeping the coaches up at night.
Pick241 Rnd7 Jake Briningstool
They robbed the room for Jake Briningstool here, a fall nobody at the table saw coming. A real hole, addressed with a reasonable pick.