creilly1293'S MOCK DRAFT

Banks Pearce

  • creilly1293 DRAFTING FOR THE
    Patriots
Draft Selections
Kelvin Banks Jr. Head Shot
PICK: 4 RND: 1 (NE)
Kelvin Banks Jr.
OT Texas
James Pearce Jr. Head Shot
PICK: 36 RND: 2 (NE)
James Pearce Jr.
DE Tennessee
Domani Jackson Head Shot
PICK: 68 RND: 3 (NE)
Domani Jackson
CB Alabama
Jake Majors Head Shot
PICK: 91 RND: 3 (NE)
Jake Majors
C Texas
Kaleb Johnson Head Shot
PICK: 136 RND: 4 (NE)
Kaleb Johnson
RB Iowa
Jaeden Roberts Head Shot
PICK: 142 RND: 5 (NE)
Jaeden Roberts
OG Alabama
Harold Perkins Jr. Head Shot
PICK: 185 RND: 6 (NE)
Harold Perkins Jr.
LB LSU
Jake Briningstool Head Shot
PICK: 220 RND: 7 (NE)
Jake Briningstool
TE Clemson
LT Overton Head Shot
PICK: 223 RND: 7 (NE)
LT Overton
DE Alabama
Jaishawn Barham Head Shot
PICK: 241 RND: 7 (NE)
Jaishawn Barham
LB Michigan
Draft Picks Received
Jake Majors Head Shot
PICK: 91 RND: 3 (GB)
Jake Majors
C Texas
Kaleb Johnson Head Shot
PICK: 136 RND: 4 (SEA)
Kaleb Johnson
RB Iowa
Harold Perkins Jr. Head Shot
PICK: 185 RND: 6 (SEA)
Harold Perkins Jr.
LB LSU
No Pick Head Shot
PICK: RND: 4 (GB)
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No Pick Head Shot
PICK: RND: 4 (SEA)
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No Pick Head Shot
PICK: RND: 5 (GB)
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No Pick Head Shot
PICK: RND: 7 (GB)
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Draft Picks Traded
Dylan Fairchild Head Shot
PICK: 83 RND: 3 (GB)
Dylan Fairchild
OG Georgia
Colston Loveland Head Shot
PICK: 105 RND: 4 (SEA)
Colston Loveland
TE Michigan
Draft Grade — Patriots
Overall B
ValueB+ NeedB TradesC+ FutureB
The Patriots robbed the room for Johnson. Final grade: B.

The Patriots spent the weekend waiting on one name, and it fell: Kaleb Johnson, the No. 51 name on the board, in Round 4, Pick 35.

A whole weekend of picks and wide receiver is somehow still a want. If Roberts pans out, nobody remembers the price. If not, this is the pick they hear about.

On the needs board they went 4 of 8, with edge rusher the one that mattered most. The trenches got the money picks, top to bottom.

Solid rather than spectacular, and there is nothing wrong with that.

Pick Analysis
Pick4 Rnd1 Kelvin Banks Jr.
In the 4th overall pick they get an anchor for the offensive line. A real need, handled.
Pick36 Rnd2 James Pearce Jr.
They will replay James Pearce Jr. at Round 2, Pick 4 for years; that is how good the value is. A glaring weakness, addressed head on.
Pick68 Rnd3 Domani Jackson
They stopped a slide they were happy to see, landing Domani Jackson in the 68th pick. It thickens a room that could stand to be thicker.
Pick91 Rnd3 Jake Majors
Circle this one: Jake Majors at slot 91 is a fall that decides a draft. A sensible fit that makes the depth chart a little sturdier.
Pick136 Rnd4 Kaleb Johnson
A running back of that caliber at the Round 4 slot is the definition of value, full stop. One more legitimate question on the roster, answered.
Pick142 Rnd5 Jaeden Roberts
A conviction pick on Jaeden Roberts at pick No. 142 that the board grades a round light. The roster fit checks out.
Pick185 Rnd6 Harold Perkins Jr.
Steal is underselling it; Harold Perkins Jr. at pick 185 is a heist with the alarm still ringing. A quiet depth add at a thin-ish spot.
Pick220 Rnd7 Jake Briningstool
A quiet steal in No. 220: Jake Briningstool for less than the market said. It fills a real need, too.
Pick223 Rnd7 LT Overton
You do not let an edge rusher like LT Overton reach pick No. 223 and blink. They did not. They walked in needing this and walked out with it.
Pick241 Rnd7 Jaishawn Barham
They robbed the room for Jaishawn Barham here, a fall nobody at the table saw coming. They added to a strength when a need was still open elsewhere.