Arcadiuz'S MOCK DRAFT
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Draft Selections
Olaivavega Ioane Head Shot
PICK: 31 RND: 1 (NE)
Olaivavega Ioane
OG Penn State
Elijah Sarratt Head Shot
PICK: 63 RND: 2 (NE)
Elijah Sarratt
WR Indiana
LT Overton Head Shot
PICK: 95 RND: 3 (NE)
LT Overton
DE-EDGE Alabama
Eli Stowers Head Shot
PICK: 125 RND: 4 (NE)
Eli Stowers
TE Vanderbilt
Josiah Trotter Head Shot
PICK: 131 RND: 4 (NE)
Josiah Trotter
LB Missouri
DeMonte Capehart Head Shot
PICK: 169 RND: 5 (NE)
DeMonte Capehart
DT Clemson
Keagen Trost Head Shot
PICK: 189 RND: 6 (NE)
Keagen Trost
OT Missouri
Malik Benson Head Shot
PICK: 200 RND: 6 (NE)
Malik Benson
WR Oregon
Red Murdock Head Shot
PICK: 207 RND: 6 (NE)
Red Murdock
LB Buffalo
VJ Payne Head Shot
PICK: 210 RND: 6 (NE)
VJ Payne
S Kansas State
George Gumbs Jr. Head Shot
PICK: 247 RND: 7 (NE)
George Gumbs Jr.
DE-EDGE Florida
Draft Grade — Patriots
Overall B
ValueA- NeedB TradesB- FutureB-
The Patriots let Trotter fall into their laps, and walked away with a B.

The rest of the league will want that one back. Josiah Trotter tumbling to the Patriots in slot 131 is a gift they did not have to think twice about. Nothing here to lose sleep over; call it a B.

They are betting Gumbs Jr. proves the room right and everyone else wrong. For all the activity, quarterback went untouched, which is hard to explain.

All told, a solid class that does its job everywhere but quarterback.

Pick Analysis
Pick31 Rnd1 Olaivavega Ioane
In pick 31 they get a cornerstone up front. A real need, handled.
Pick63 Rnd2 Elijah Sarratt
Elijah Sarratt at the Round 2 slot is the sort of value that quietly wins a weekend. They walked in needing this and walked out with it.
Pick95 Rnd3 LT Overton
LT Overton in the 95th overall pick is the kind of fall that makes a whole class. The biggest hole on the depth chart just got a whole lot smaller.
Pick125 Rnd4 Eli Stowers
Eli Stowers in pick No. 125 should not have been possible, and that is the whole point. It plugs a real leak on the depth chart.
Pick131 Rnd4 Josiah Trotter
They will replay Josiah Trotter at Round 4, Pick 31 for years; that is how good the value is. A minor itch, scratched.
Pick169 Rnd5 DeMonte Capehart
Somehow DeMonte Capehart was still sitting there in No. 169, and they pounced on premier interior defensive lineman value. The one spot they could not leave alone, and did not.
Pick189 Rnd6 Keagen Trost
A offensive lineman of that caliber at slot 189 is the definition of value, full stop. It shores up a spot that genuinely needed the help.
Pick200 Rnd6 Malik Benson
They barely believed it either: Malik Benson still on the board at the 200th pick. That was the need underlined and circled, and now it is checked off.
Pick207 Rnd6 Red Murdock
They robbed the room for Red Murdock here, a fall nobody at the table saw coming. Pure best-available; the position was not exactly begging.
Pick210 Rnd6 VJ Payne
They read the board right and VJ Payne was the payoff at pick No. 210. It also answers one of the loudest questions on the roster.
Pick247 Rnd7 George Gumbs Jr.
George Gumbs Jr. at the 247th overall pick is an overdraft of the loud, memorable kind. A glaring weakness, addressed head on.