JScrillz'S MOCK DRAFT

Fields trade - Nabers

  • JScrillz DRAFTING FOR THE
    Patriots
Draft Selections
Malik Nabers Head Shot
PICK: 4 RND: 1 (NE)
Malik Nabers
WR LSU
Kingsley Suamataia Head Shot
PICK: 68 RND: 3 (NE)
Kingsley Suamataia
OT BYU
Cam Hart Head Shot
PICK: 103 RND: 4 (NE)
Cam Hart
CB Notre Dame
MarShawn Lloyd Head Shot
PICK: 137 RND: 5 (NE)
MarShawn Lloyd
RB USC
Jordan Jefferson Head Shot
PICK: 180 RND: 6 (NE)
Jordan Jefferson
DT LSU
Tahj Washington Head Shot
PICK: 193 RND: 6 (NE)
Tahj Washington
WR USC
Sam Hartman Head Shot
PICK: 231 RND: 7 (NE)
Sam Hartman
QB Notre Dame
Draft Picks Received
Malik Nabers Head Shot
PICK: 4 RND: 1 (ARI)
Malik Nabers
WR LSU
No Pick Head Shot
PICK: RND: 7 (CHI)
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Draft Picks Traded
Drake Maye Head Shot
PICK: 3 RND: 1 (ARI)
Drake Maye
QB North Carolina
J.J. McCarthy Head Shot
PICK: 34 RND: 2 (CHI)
J.J. McCarthy
QB Michigan
Players Gained
Head Shot
Justin Fields
QB
Head Shot
Trey McBride
TE
Draft Grade — Patriots
Overall B+
ValueB NeedB+ TradesA+ FutureB-
The Patriots let Lloyd fall and pounced. Final grade: B+.

You build a draft on nights like this. MarShawn Lloyd had no business being available in the 137th pick, and the Patriots did the only sane thing and turned in the card.

Every board in the league had Hartman lower, and that gap is the story. They won the margins on every swap, and it adds up fast. The edge rusher spot stays a question, and it was the one they most needed an answer at.

The veteran additions, Trey McBride chief among them, give the class a floor the rookies alone would not.

Good work on the whole, with edge rusher the one box left unchecked.

Pick Analysis
Pick4 Rnd1 Malik Nabers
In slot 4 they get a home-run threat at receiver. It fills the loudest need on the roster.
Pick68 Rnd3 Kingsley Suamataia
Quietly one of the better values of the day, Kingsley Suamataia at the 68th overall pick. It fills a real need, too.
Pick103 Rnd4 Cam Hart
No edge and no loss on Cam Hart in the Round 4 slot; it is a wash and a sensible one. Useful depth more than a marquee fix.
Pick137 Rnd5 MarShawn Lloyd
Steal is underselling it; MarShawn Lloyd at No. 137 is a heist with the alarm still ringing. It plugs a real leak on the depth chart.
Pick180 Rnd6 Jordan Jefferson
Jordan Jefferson at the 180th pick is neither steal nor reach, just the going rate. A glaring weakness, addressed head on.
Pick193 Rnd6 Tahj Washington
Tahj Washington in pick 193 is fine work, a shade of surplus and no downside. This was priority one on the needs board, and now it is handled.
Pick231 Rnd7 Sam Hartman
A real head-scratcher, Sam Hartman in Round 7, Pick 11 is miles ahead of his ranking. A need, and now a little less of one.