Dpilon1973'S MOCK DRAFT
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Draft Selections
Travis Hunter Head Shot
PICK: 4 RND: 1 (NE)
Travis Hunter
CB Colorado
Tyler Booker Head Shot
PICK: 38 RND: 2 (NE)
Tyler Booker
OG Alabama
Donovan Jackson Head Shot
PICK: 69 RND: 3 (NE)
Donovan Jackson
OT Ohio State
Elic Ayomanor Head Shot
PICK: 77 RND: 3 (NE)
Elic Ayomanor
WR Stanford
Deontae Lawson Head Shot
PICK: 104 RND: 4 (NE)
Deontae Lawson
LB Alabama
Dayon Hayes Head Shot
PICK: 143 RND: 5 (NE)
Dayon Hayes
DE-EDGE Colorado
Shilo Sanders Head Shot
PICK: 217 RND: 7 (NE)
Shilo Sanders
S Colorado
Jimmy Horn Jr. Head Shot
PICK: 220 RND: 7 (NE)
Jimmy Horn Jr.
WR Colorado
Garrett Dellinger Head Shot
PICK: 238 RND: 7 (NE)
Garrett Dellinger
OG LSU
Draft Grade — Patriots
Overall B-
ValueC+ NeedB- TradesB- FutureB-
A respectable, level-headed haul for the Patriots: B-.

Call it belief, call it a gut call, but Dayon Hayes at Round 5, Pick 6 is 135 spots clear of consensus, and that is the headline. No fireworks, but a solid B-.

The Lawson value carries more weight than any single miss elsewhere. The interior defensive lineman spot stays a question, and it was the one they most needed an answer at.

On the needs board they went 4 of 8, with edge rusher the one that mattered most.

All told, a solid class that does its job everywhere but interior defensive lineman.

Pick Analysis
Pick4 Rnd1 Travis Hunter
In the Round 1 slot they get a sticky cover corner at fair value. Need was not the driver here.
Pick38 Rnd2 Tyler Booker
Tyler Booker in the 38th pick is exactly on the number, no argument either way. Another box on the needs board, quietly ticked.
Pick69 Rnd3 Donovan Jackson
They liked Donovan Jackson enough to skip the value, taking him in slot 69. It fills a real need, too.
Pick77 Rnd3 Elic Ayomanor
They reached a country mile for Elic Ayomanor at the 77th overall pick, and the board is aghast. A must-fix position, and they treated it like one.
Pick104 Rnd4 Deontae Lawson
Deontae Lawson at No. 104 is the steal of the weekend, a first-round talent at a bargain-bin price. Not urgent, but hardly pointless.
Pick143 Rnd5 Dayon Hayes
They reached into another round for Dayon Hayes, and the board is nowhere close to agreeing. Better still, it is exactly the hole they had to fill.
Pick217 Rnd7 Shilo Sanders
A swing that ignored the value entirely, Shilo Sanders well ahead of where he belonged. It also answers one of the loudest questions on the roster.
Pick220 Rnd7 Jimmy Horn Jr.
They talked themselves into Jimmy Horn Jr. at No. 220, and the board did not agree. A glaring weakness, addressed head on.
Pick238 Rnd7 Garrett Dellinger
Value said wait; Garrett Dellinger in the Round 7 slot says they were not listening. One more legitimate question on the roster, answered.