Arcadiuz'S MOCK DRAFT
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Draft Selections
T.J. Parker Head Shot
PICK: 31 RND: 1 (NE)
T.J. Parker
DE-EDGE Clemson
Zachariah Branch Head Shot
PICK: 63 RND: 2 (NE)
Zachariah Branch
WR Georgia
Jude Bowry Head Shot
PICK: 95 RND: 3 (NE)
Jude Bowry
OT Boston College
Jacob Rodriguez Head Shot
PICK: 125 RND: 4 (NE)
Jacob Rodriguez
LB Texas Tech
Malachi Fields Head Shot
PICK: 131 RND: 4 (NE)
Malachi Fields
WR Notre Dame
Joe Royer Head Shot
PICK: 171 RND: 5 (NE)
Joe Royer
TE Cincinnati
Tim Keenan III Head Shot
PICK: 191 RND: 6 (NE)
Tim Keenan III
DT Alabama
Aamil Wagner Head Shot
PICK: 198 RND: 6 (NE)
Aamil Wagner
OT Notre Dame
Ephesians Prysock Head Shot
PICK: 202 RND: 6 (NE)
Ephesians Prysock
CB Washington
Zane Durant Head Shot
PICK: 212 RND: 6 (NE)
Zane Durant
DT Penn State
Jeff Caldwell Head Shot
PICK: 247 RND: 7 (NE)
Jeff Caldwell
WR Cincinnati
Draft Grade — Patriots
Overall B
ValueB+ NeedB+ TradesB- FutureB-
The Patriots won the night they stopped Rodriguez from sliding. Grade: B.

The rest of the league will want that one back. Jacob Rodriguez tumbling to the Patriots in pick No. 125 is a gift they did not have to think twice about. The bottom line is a respectable B.

They are betting Bowry proves the room right and everyone else wrong. They punted on safety, and it is the miss that keeps the grade honest.

On the needs board they went 5 of 8, with edge rusher the one that mattered most.

In sum, a sensible class that nudges the roster the right way.

Pick Analysis
Pick31 Rnd1 T.J. Parker
In pick No. 31 they get juice off the edge, and a steal at that. The biggest hole, addressed.
Pick63 Rnd2 Zachariah Branch
Zachariah Branch at the 63rd overall pick is right where the board had him, plain and simple. Top of the wish list, and they did not leave without it.
Pick95 Rnd3 Jude Bowry
They talked themselves into Jude Bowry at Round 3, Pick 31, and the board did not agree. It shores up a spot that genuinely needed the help.
Pick125 Rnd4 Jacob Rodriguez
A top-tier linebacker at a bargain, Jacob Rodriguez in the 125th pick, plain and simple. A quiet depth add at a thin-ish spot.
Pick131 Rnd4 Malachi Fields
Taking Malachi Fields in No. 131 is close to grand larceny; a wide receiver that good had no business lasting this long. It answers the question that was keeping the coaches up at night.
Pick171 Rnd5 Joe Royer
You do not let a tight end like Joe Royer reach slot 171 and blink. They did not. A sensible fit for a spot that needed help.
Pick191 Rnd6 Tim Keenan III
Circle this one: Tim Keenan III at the Round 6 slot is a fall that decides a draft. The one spot they could not leave alone, and did not.
Pick198 Rnd6 Aamil Wagner
Aamil Wagner at pick 198 is the steal of the weekend, a first-round talent at a bargain-bin price. One more legitimate question on the roster, answered.
Pick202 Rnd6 Ephesians Prysock
They read the board right and Ephesians Prysock was the payoff at the 202nd pick. Not urgent, but hardly pointless.
Pick212 Rnd6 Zane Durant
Zane Durant in Round 6, Pick 31 is a gift, value that borders on unfair. They walked in needing this and walked out with it.
Pick247 Rnd7 Jeff Caldwell
Somehow Jeff Caldwell was still sitting there in pick 247, and they pounced on premier wide receiver value. The biggest hole on the depth chart just got a whole lot smaller.