BobbySwizz'S MOCK DRAFT

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  • BobbySwizz DRAFTING FOR THE
    Patriots
Draft Selections
Joe Alt Head Shot
PICK: 11 RND: 1 (NE)
Joe Alt
OT Notre Dame
Adonai Mitchell Head Shot
PICK: 34 RND: 2 (NE)
Adonai Mitchell
WR Texas
Kiran Amegadjie Head Shot
PICK: 68 RND: 3 (NE)
Kiran Amegadjie
OT Yale
Spencer Rattler Head Shot
PICK: 103 RND: 4 (NE)
Spencer Rattler
QB South Carolina
Theo Johnson Head Shot
PICK: 108 RND: 4 (NE)
Theo Johnson
TE Penn State
Elijah Jones Head Shot
PICK: 129 RND: 4 (NE)
Elijah Jones
CB Boston College
Justin Eboigbe Head Shot
PICK: 144 RND: 5 (NE)
Justin Eboigbe
DL-EDGE Alabama
Garret Greenfield Head Shot
PICK: 180 RND: 6 (NE)
Garret Greenfield
OT South Dakota State
Bub Means Head Shot
PICK: 193 RND: 6 (NE)
Bub Means
WR Pittsburgh
Andrew Raym Head Shot
PICK: 231 RND: 7 (NE)
Andrew Raym
C Oklahoma
Draft Picks Received
Joe Alt Head Shot
PICK: 11 RND: 1 (MIN)
Joe Alt
OT Notre Dame
Theo Johnson Head Shot
PICK: 108 RND: 4 (MIN)
Theo Johnson
TE Penn State
Elijah Jones Head Shot
PICK: 129 RND: 4 (MIN)
Elijah Jones
CB Boston College
Justin Eboigbe Head Shot
PICK: 144 RND: 5 (BUF)
Justin Eboigbe
DL-EDGE Alabama
No Pick Head Shot
PICK: RND: 1 (MIN)
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No Pick Head Shot
PICK: RND: 4 (MIN)
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No Pick Head Shot
PICK: RND: 6 (BUF)
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Draft Picks Traded
Olumuyiwa Fashanu Head Shot
PICK: 3 RND: 1 (MIN)
Olumuyiwa Fashanu
OT Penn State
Xavier Thomas Head Shot
PICK: 137 RND: 5 (BUF)
Xavier Thomas
DE-EDGE Clemson
Players Gained
Head Shot
Aaron Jones
RB
Draft Grade — Patriots
Overall B
ValueB NeedB TradesC FutureA
A respectable, level-headed haul for the Patriots: B.

The tape said wait; the Patriots did not. Bub Means went at the 193rd overall pick, a good 52 picks before the board was ready. Good, not great, and the B says as much.

For all the activity, interior defensive lineman went untouched, which is hard to explain. The Jones pick is the one they will point to when this weekend is judged.

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

Pick Analysis
Pick11 Rnd1 Joe Alt
In the 11th overall pick they get protection for the quarterback, outstanding value to boot.
Pick34 Rnd2 Adonai Mitchell
Adonai Mitchell at the Round 2 slot is a sensible buy, a touch better than market for the wide receiver. Better still, it is exactly the hole they had to fill.
Pick68 Rnd3 Kiran Amegadjie
No drama and no debate, Kiran Amegadjie went about where he belonged in slot 68. A need, and now a little less of one.
Pick103 Rnd4 Spencer Rattler
They went early on Spencer Rattler in pick No. 103, and the value did not follow. The roster fit checks out.
Pick108 Rnd4 Theo Johnson
Theo Johnson at Round 4, Pick 8 is a conviction pick that outran the value. It fills a real need, too.
Pick129 Rnd4 Elijah Jones
Elijah Jones slid further than he should have, and No. 129 is lovely value for the cornerback. It thickens a room that could stand to be thicker.
Pick144 Rnd5 Justin Eboigbe
A market-rate edge rusher, with the board and the slot shaking hands on Justin Eboigbe. A must-fix position, and they treated it like one.
Pick180 Rnd6 Garret Greenfield
A real head-scratcher, Garret Greenfield in No. 180 is miles ahead of his ranking. Another box on the needs board, quietly ticked.
Pick193 Rnd6 Bub Means
A swing that ignored the value entirely, Bub Means well ahead of where he belonged. It answers the question that was keeping the coaches up at night.
Pick231 Rnd7 Andrew Raym
Andrew Raym in the 231st pick is early enough to raise a brow, if not a full objection. It plugs a real leak on the depth chart.