lumedraftwiz'S MOCK DRAFT

4 round

  • lumedraftwiz DRAFTING FOR THE
    Patriots
Draft Selections
Will Campbell Head Shot
PICK: 10 RND: 1 (NE)
Will Campbell
OT LSU
Maxwell Hairston Head Shot
PICK: 38 RND: 2 (NE)
Maxwell Hairston
CB Kentucky
Emeka Egbuka Head Shot
PICK: 41 RND: 2 (NE)
Emeka Egbuka
WR Ohio State
Josaiah Stewart Head Shot
PICK: 69 RND: 3 (NE)
Josaiah Stewart
DE-EDGE Michigan
Kyle Kennard Head Shot
PICK: 77 RND: 3 (NE)
Kyle Kennard
DE-EDGE South Carolina
Tai Felton Head Shot
PICK: 106 RND: 4 (NE)
Tai Felton
WR Maryland
Jonas Sanker Head Shot
PICK: 144 RND: 5 (NE)
Jonas Sanker
S Virginia
Andres Borregales Head Shot
PICK: 171 RND: 5 (NE)
Andres Borregales
PK Miami
Jarquez Hunter Head Shot
PICK: 220 RND: 7 (NE)
Jarquez Hunter
RB Auburn
Caleb Ransaw Head Shot
PICK: 238 RND: 7 (NE)
Caleb Ransaw
S Tulane
Draft Picks Received
Will Campbell Head Shot
PICK: 10 RND: 1 (CHI)
Will Campbell
OT LSU
Emeka Egbuka Head Shot
PICK: 41 RND: 2 (CHI)
Emeka Egbuka
WR Ohio State
Draft Picks Traded
Ashton Jeanty Head Shot
PICK: 4 RND: 1 (CHI)
Ashton Jeanty
RB Boise State
Draft Grade — Patriots
Overall B-
ValueB- NeedB TradesB- FutureB-
A respectable, level-headed haul for the Patriots: B-.

Some picks age like wine; Maxwell Hairston at Round 2, Pick 6 will need to, sitting 35 spots clear of his grade. It nets out to a B-, which feels about right.

That Hunter pick is the receipt they will wave around later. The interior defensive lineman hole is the one line item this class does not answer. They went 5 of 8 on their needs, which is most of what a draft is for.

The offense got the lion's share of the attention.

Good work on the whole, with interior defensive lineman the one box left unchecked.

Pick Analysis
Pick10 Rnd1 Will Campbell
In Round 1, Pick 10 they get a blindside protector. A real need, handled.
Pick38 Rnd2 Maxwell Hairston
Maxwell Hairston at pick No. 38 is an overdraft of the loud, memorable kind. Useful body for a position without much behind the starter.
Pick41 Rnd2 Emeka Egbuka
They stopped a slide they were happy to see, landing Emeka Egbuka in the Round 2 slot. The one spot they could not leave alone, and did not.
Pick69 Rnd3 Josaiah Stewart
You do not let an edge rusher like Josaiah Stewart reach slot 69 and blink. They did not. The biggest hole on the depth chart just got a whole lot smaller.
Pick77 Rnd3 Kyle Kennard
Kyle Kennard at the 77th overall pick is neither steal nor reach, just the going rate. A must-fix position, and they treated it like one.
Pick106 Rnd4 Tai Felton
Fair-plus on Tai Felton, a quiet win that adds up over a draft. It also answers one of the loudest questions on the roster.
Pick144 Rnd5 Jonas Sanker
Value with a capital V on Jonas Sanker in pick No. 144, a genuine coup. Better still, it is exactly the hole they had to fill.
Pick171 Rnd5 Andres Borregales
Andres Borregales at the 171st overall pick is money in the bank, a specialist taken below his worth. Depth on depth, at a spot that was hardly crying out.
Pick220 Rnd7 Jarquez Hunter
They barely believed it either: Jarquez Hunter still on the board at slot 220. It patches a soft spot without any drama.
Pick238 Rnd7 Caleb Ransaw
A top-tier safety at a bargain, Caleb Ransaw in the 238th pick, plain and simple. It answers the question that was keeping the coaches up at night.