Death76'S MOCK DRAFT

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  • Death76 DRAFTING FOR THE
    Patriots
Draft Selections
Tyler Warren Head Shot
PICK: 25 RND: 1 (NE)
Tyler Warren
TE Penn State
Luther Burden III Head Shot
PICK: 38 RND: 2 (NE)
Luther Burden III
WR Missouri
Wyatt Milum Head Shot
PICK: 58 RND: 2 (NE)
Wyatt Milum
OT West Virginia
Darien Porter Head Shot
PICK: 69 RND: 3 (NE)
Darien Porter
CB Iowa State
Jared Ivey Head Shot
PICK: 77 RND: 3 (NE)
Jared Ivey
DE-EDGE Ole Miss
Kevin Winston Jr. Head Shot
PICK: 106 RND: 4 (NE)
Kevin Winston Jr.
S Penn State
Cobee Bryant Head Shot
PICK: 144 RND: 5 (NE)
Cobee Bryant
CB Kansas
Seth McLaughlin Head Shot
PICK: 171 RND: 5 (NE)
Seth McLaughlin
C Ohio State
Karene Reid Head Shot
PICK: 220 RND: 7 (NE)
Karene Reid
LB Utah
Kyle Monangai Head Shot
PICK: 238 RND: 7 (NE)
Kyle Monangai
RB Rutgers
Draft Picks Received
Tyler Warren Head Shot
PICK: 25 RND: 1 (HOU)
Tyler Warren
TE Penn State
Wyatt Milum Head Shot
PICK: 58 RND: 2 (HOU)
Wyatt Milum
OT West Virginia
No Pick Head Shot
PICK: RND: 1 (HOU)
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No Pick Head Shot
PICK: RND: 2 (HOU)
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No Pick Head Shot
PICK: RND: 2 (HOU)
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Draft Picks Traded
Ashton Jeanty Head Shot
PICK: 4 RND: 1 (HOU)
Ashton Jeanty
RB Boise State
Players Gained
Head Shot
Christian Kirk
WR
Draft Grade — Patriots
Overall B+
ValueB NeedB TradesB FutureA+
The Patriots robbed the room for Monangai. Final grade: B+.

Every so often the board makes a mistake, and the Patriots were there to profit. Kyle Monangai, the No. 218 name on the board, should have been long gone before pick No. 238. It does the job without flash, and the B+ reflects it.

If this class has a fault line, it runs straight through interior defensive lineman. The Porter pick is the one the value grade keeps tripping over.

The Christian Kirk deal gives the class an established piece to lean on. The dealing nudged the ledger their way without much fuss.

Not a headline-grabber, but a perfectly good weekend's work.

Pick Analysis
Pick25 Rnd1 Tyler Warren
In slot 25 they get a moveable chess piece at tight end, and a steal at that. A clean fit for the roster.
Pick38 Rnd2 Luther Burden III
Luther Burden III in pick 38 is a bargain the rest of the room will envy. Better still, it is exactly the hole they had to fill.
Pick58 Rnd2 Wyatt Milum
They paid sticker price for Wyatt Milum in No. 58, and that is fine. One more legitimate question on the roster, answered.
Pick69 Rnd3 Darien Porter
A reach for Darien Porter in the 69th overall pick; a little patience would have been rewarded. A quiet depth add at a thin-ish spot.
Pick77 Rnd3 Jared Ivey
By-the-book stuff, Jared Ivey at pick No. 77 squarely in line with his ranking. It answers the question that was keeping the coaches up at night.
Pick106 Rnd4 Kevin Winston Jr.
Kevin Winston Jr. at the 106th pick is money in the bank, a safety taken below his worth. The biggest hole on the depth chart just got a whole lot smaller.
Pick144 Rnd5 Cobee Bryant
A cornerback of that caliber at Round 5, Pick 6 is the definition of value, full stop. Pure best-available; the position was not exactly begging.
Pick171 Rnd5 Seth McLaughlin
Seth McLaughlin in the Round 5 slot is fair value, right on his grade. It shores up a spot that genuinely needed the help.
Pick220 Rnd7 Karene Reid
Karene Reid in No. 220 lands just on the right side of the ledger. Useful body for a position without much behind the starter.
Pick238 Rnd7 Kyle Monangai
Taking Kyle Monangai in the 238th overall pick is close to grand larceny; a running back that good had no business lasting this long. Another box on the needs board, quietly ticked.