GWG5'S MOCK DRAFT
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  • GWG5 DRAFTING FOR THE
    Patriots
Draft Selections
R Mason Thomas Head Shot
PICK: 31 RND: 1 (NE)
R Mason Thomas
DE-EDGE Oklahoma
Zachariah Branch Head Shot
PICK: 63 RND: 2 (NE)
Zachariah Branch
WR Georgia
Zakee Wheatley Head Shot
PICK: 95 RND: 3 (NE)
Zakee Wheatley
S Penn State
Dametrious Crownover Head Shot
PICK: 125 RND: 4 (NE)
Dametrious Crownover
OT Texas A&M
Gracen Halton Head Shot
PICK: 131 RND: 4 (NE)
Gracen Halton
DL Oklahoma
Toriano Pride Jr. Head Shot
PICK: 171 RND: 5 (NE)
Toriano Pride Jr.
CB Missouri
Josh Cameron Head Shot
PICK: 191 RND: 6 (NE)
Josh Cameron
WR Baylor
Nyjalik Kelly Head Shot
PICK: 198 RND: 6 (NE)
Nyjalik Kelly
DE-EDGE UCF
Oscar Delp Head Shot
PICK: 202 RND: 6 (NE)
Oscar Delp
TE Georgia
Chase Roberts Head Shot
PICK: 212 RND: 6 (NE)
Chase Roberts
WR BYU
Charles Demmings Head Shot
PICK: 247 RND: 7 (NE)
Charles Demmings
CB Stephen F. Austin
Draft Grade — Patriots
Overall B-
ValueB- NeedB+ TradesB- FutureB-
A solid, sensible weekend for the Patriots: B-.

Nobody else had Toriano Pride Jr. anywhere near pick No. 171. The Patriots did, by 35 spots, and that gap is the whole story. It nets out to a B-, which feels about right.

They punted on quarterback, and it is the miss that keeps the grade honest. The Delp pick is the one they will point to when this weekend is judged.

Job largely done: edge rusher settled and 6 of 8 of the wish list covered.

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

Pick Analysis
Pick31 Rnd1 R Mason Thomas
In Round 1, Pick 31 they get a premier pass rusher. Exactly the need they had to hit.
Pick63 Rnd2 Zachariah Branch
Zachariah Branch at the 63rd pick nudges the ledger their way without any fuss. They walked in needing this and walked out with it.
Pick95 Rnd3 Zakee Wheatley
Zakee Wheatley is a better player than the Round 3 slot suggests; smart patience, rewarded. It answers the question that was keeping the coaches up at night.
Pick125 Rnd4 Dametrious Crownover
A reach for Dametrious Crownover in pick 125; a little patience would have been rewarded. A sensible fit that makes the depth chart a little sturdier.
Pick131 Rnd4 Gracen Halton
The board had cheaper options than Gracen Halton at No. 131, and it noticed. The one spot they could not leave alone, and did not.
Pick171 Rnd5 Toriano Pride Jr.
The board screamed and they did not listen, reaching into the next round for Toriano Pride Jr.. Depth more than a fix, but depth they can use.
Pick191 Rnd6 Josh Cameron
Josh Cameron in pick No. 191 is a bargain the rest of the room will envy. A glaring weakness, addressed head on.
Pick198 Rnd6 Nyjalik Kelly
No drama and no debate, Nyjalik Kelly went about where he belonged in the 198th pick. Better still, it is exactly the hole they had to fill.
Pick202 Rnd6 Oscar Delp
They read the board right and Oscar Delp was the payoff at Round 6, Pick 21. It plugs a real leak on the depth chart.
Pick212 Rnd6 Chase Roberts
A tidy little value on Chase Roberts in slot 212, a step better than break-even. This was priority one on the needs board, and now it is handled.
Pick247 Rnd7 Charles Demmings
Charles Demmings slipping to the Round 7 slot is the kind of luck good rooms make for themselves. Nice player, but the depth chart did not need him here.