Bigbook'S MOCK DRAFT

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  • Bigbook DRAFTING FOR THE
    Patriots
Draft Selections
Rome Odunze Head Shot
PICK: 8 RND: 1 (NE)
Rome Odunze
WR Washington
Ja'Tavion Sanders Head Shot
PICK: 34 RND: 2 (NE)
Ja'Tavion Sanders
TE Texas
Jordan Morgan Head Shot
PICK: 38 RND: 2 (NE)
Jordan Morgan
OT Arizona
Bralen Trice Head Shot
PICK: 68 RND: 3 (NE)
Bralen Trice
DE-EDGE Washington
Xavier Legette Head Shot
PICK: 104 RND: 4 (NE)
Xavier Legette
WR South Carolina
Johnny Wilson Head Shot
PICK: 136 RND: 4 (NE)
Johnny Wilson
WR Florida State
Joe Milton III Head Shot
PICK: 150 RND: 5 (NE)
Joe Milton III
QB Tennessee
Josh Proctor Head Shot
PICK: 229 RND: 7 (NE)
Josh Proctor
S Ohio State
Draft Picks Received
Rome Odunze Head Shot
PICK: 8 RND: 1 (ATL)
Rome Odunze
WR Washington
Jordan Morgan Head Shot
PICK: 38 RND: 2 (TEN)
Jordan Morgan
OT Arizona
Joe Milton III Head Shot
PICK: 150 RND: 5 (IND)
Joe Milton III
QB Tennessee
No Pick Head Shot
PICK: RND: 1 (TEN)
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No Pick Head Shot
PICK: RND: 2 (ATL)
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No Pick Head Shot
PICK: RND: 3 (ATL)
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No Pick Head Shot
PICK: RND: 5 (ATL)
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No Pick Head Shot
PICK: RND: 5 (IND)
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No Pick Head Shot
PICK: RND: 6 (ATL)
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Draft Picks Traded
Joe Alt Head Shot
PICK: 3 RND: 1 (TEN)
Joe Alt
OT Notre Dame
Kitan Oladapo Head Shot
PICK: 182 RND: 6 (IND)
Kitan Oladapo
S Oregon State
No Pick Head Shot
PICK: RND: 4 (MIA)
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No Pick Head Shot
PICK: RND: 6 (MIA)
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Draft Grade — Patriots
Overall B
ValueB- NeedB+ TradesC- FutureA+
No fireworks, just a tidy B for the Patriots.

There is reaching, and then there is Joe Milton III at slot 150. The Patriots jumped the board by 49 and dared it to prove them wrong. Call it a sensible B, earned the boring way.

The Legette steal is the beam this whole class leans on. The interior defensive lineman hole is the one line item this class does not answer.

The dealing tilted against them, just enough to notice. Edge rusher was the priority and it is no longer a question, which is most of the job.

Nothing here to lose sleep over, and plenty to feel decent about.

Pick Analysis
Pick8 Rnd1 Rome Odunze
Rome Odunze in the 8th pick is fair value, right on his grade. The one spot they could not leave alone, and did not.
Pick34 Rnd2 Ja'Tavion Sanders
A market-rate tight end, with the board and the slot shaking hands on Ja'Tavion Sanders. It patches a soft spot without any drama.
Pick38 Rnd2 Jordan Morgan
Jordan Morgan at pick 38 is a sensible buy, a touch better than market for the offensive lineman. A sensible fit for a spot that needed help.
Pick68 Rnd3 Bralen Trice
By-the-book stuff, Bralen Trice at pick No. 68 squarely in line with his ranking. Better still, it is exactly the hole they had to fill.
Pick104 Rnd4 Xavier Legette
The board fumbled Xavier Legette all the way to Round 4, Pick 4, and they scooped it up. It also answers one of the loudest questions on the roster.
Pick136 Rnd4 Johnny Wilson
They read the board right and Johnny Wilson was the payoff at the Round 4 slot. That was the need underlined and circled, and now it is checked off.
Pick150 Rnd5 Joe Milton III
Joe Milton III at the 150th overall pick is a steep price for a hunch, hard to square with any board. It plugs a real leak on the depth chart.
Pick229 Rnd7 Josh Proctor
A tidy bit of business in pick No. 229, where Josh Proctor graded well above the range. The biggest hole on the depth chart just got a whole lot smaller.