Dpilon1973'S MOCK DRAFT
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Dpilon1973'S MOCK DRAFT
RUN ON JAN 19, 2025

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  • Dpilon1973 DRAFTING FOR THE
    Patriots
Draft Selections
Travis Hunter Head Shot
PICK: 4 RND: 1 (NE)
Travis Hunter
CB Colorado
Tate Ratledge Head Shot
PICK: 38 RND: 2 (NE)
Tate Ratledge
OG Georgia
Donovan Jackson Head Shot
PICK: 69 RND: 3 (NE)
Donovan Jackson
OT Ohio State
Jihaad Campbell Head Shot
PICK: 77 RND: 3 (NE)
Jihaad Campbell
LB Alabama
David Bailey Head Shot
PICK: 104 RND: 4 (NE)
David Bailey
LB-EDGE Stanford
Shilo Sanders Head Shot
PICK: 143 RND: 5 (NE)
Shilo Sanders
S Colorado
Jimmy Horn Jr. Head Shot
PICK: 217 RND: 7 (NE)
Jimmy Horn Jr.
WR Colorado
Donovan Edwards Head Shot
PICK: 220 RND: 7 (NE)
Donovan Edwards
RB Michigan
Will Sheppard Head Shot
PICK: 238 RND: 7 (NE)
Will Sheppard
WR Colorado
Draft Grade — Patriots
Overall B-
ValueB- NeedB- TradesB- FutureB-
The Patriots kept it disciplined and banked a B-.

Some picks age like wine; Shilo Sanders at slot 143 will need to, sitting 95 spots clear of his grade. The bottom line is a respectable B-.

Getting Campbell where they did is the sort of value that quietly makes a class. A whole weekend of picks and interior defensive lineman is somehow still a want.

They reloaded the coverage unit in bulk.

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

Pick Analysis
Pick4 Rnd1 Travis Hunter
In pick No. 4 they get a potential shutdown corner at fair value.
Pick38 Rnd2 Tate Ratledge
Tate Ratledge at No. 38 is a sound buy, the sort that quietly helps a class. One more legitimate question on the roster, answered.
Pick69 Rnd3 Donovan Jackson
They liked Donovan Jackson enough to skip the value, taking him in pick 69. A need, and now a little less of one.
Pick77 Rnd3 Jihaad Campbell
Jihaad Campbell in the 77th overall pick should not have been possible, and that is the whole point. It adds depth where they could use a little.
Pick104 Rnd4 David Bailey
David Bailey at the 104th pick is the pick scouts circle, and not in a good way. Better still, it is exactly the hole they had to fill.
Pick143 Rnd5 Shilo Sanders
They left a pile of value on the table to take Shilo Sanders this early at slot 143. A glaring weakness, addressed head on.
Pick217 Rnd7 Jimmy Horn Jr.
They reached into another round for Jimmy Horn Jr., and the board is nowhere close to agreeing. A must-fix position, and they treated it like one.
Pick220 Rnd7 Donovan Edwards
They paid sticker price for Donovan Edwards in the Round 7 slot, and that is fine. It shores up a spot that genuinely needed the help.
Pick238 Rnd7 Will Sheppard
Will Sheppard at pick 238 is the kind of overdraft that needs everything to break right. That was the need underlined and circled, and now it is checked off.