Dbridge42'S MOCK DRAFT

If other GM’s where drunk

  • Dbridge42 DRAFTING FOR THE
    Patriots
Draft Selections
Jayden Daniels Head Shot
PICK: 6 RND: 1 (NE)
Jayden Daniels
QB LSU
Brian Thomas Jr. Head Shot
PICK: 11 RND: 1 (NE)
Brian Thomas Jr.
WR LSU
Adonai Mitchell Head Shot
PICK: 23 RND: 1 (NE)
Adonai Mitchell
WR Texas
Kool-Aid McKinstry Head Shot
PICK: 27 RND: 1 (NE)
Kool-Aid McKinstry
CB Alabama
Jonathon Brooks Head Shot
PICK: 48 RND: 2 (NE)
Jonathon Brooks
RB Texas
Cade Stover Head Shot
PICK: 53 RND: 2 (NE)
Cade Stover
TE Ohio State
Kingsley Suamataia Head Shot
PICK: 68 RND: 3 (NE)
Kingsley Suamataia
OT BYU
Cedric Gray Head Shot
PICK: 103 RND: 4 (NE)
Cedric Gray
LB North Carolina
Matt Goncalves Head Shot
PICK: 114 RND: 4 (NE)
Matt Goncalves
OT Pittsburgh
Brenden Rice Head Shot
PICK: 137 RND: 5 (NE)
Brenden Rice
WR USC
Marist Liufau Head Shot
PICK: 180 RND: 6 (NE)
Marist Liufau
LB Notre Dame
Nehemiah Pritchett Head Shot
PICK: 186 RND: 6 (NE)
Nehemiah Pritchett
CB Auburn
Keaton Bills Head Shot
PICK: 193 RND: 6 (NE)
Keaton Bills
OG Utah
Evan Anderson Head Shot
PICK: 212 RND: 6 (NE)
Evan Anderson
DL Florida Atlantic
Evan Williams Head Shot
PICK: 231 RND: 7 (NE)
Evan Williams
S Oregon
Draft Picks Received
Jayden Daniels Head Shot
PICK: 6 RND: 1 (NYG)
Jayden Daniels
QB LSU
Brian Thomas Jr. Head Shot
PICK: 11 RND: 1 (MIN)
Brian Thomas Jr.
WR LSU
Adonai Mitchell Head Shot
PICK: 23 RND: 1 (MIN)
Adonai Mitchell
WR Texas
Kool-Aid McKinstry Head Shot
PICK: 27 RND: 1 (ARI)
Kool-Aid McKinstry
CB Alabama
Jonathon Brooks Head Shot
PICK: 48 RND: 2 (JAX)
Jonathon Brooks
RB Texas
Cade Stover Head Shot
PICK: 53 RND: 2 (PHI)
Cade Stover
TE Ohio State
Matt Goncalves Head Shot
PICK: 114 RND: 4 (JAX)
Matt Goncalves
OT Pittsburgh
Nehemiah Pritchett Head Shot
PICK: 186 RND: 6 (ARI)
Nehemiah Pritchett
CB Auburn
Evan Anderson Head Shot
PICK: 212 RND: 6 (JAX)
Evan Anderson
DL Florida Atlantic
No Pick Head Shot
PICK: RND: 1 (NYG)
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No Pick Head Shot
PICK: RND: 6 (JAX)
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No Pick Head Shot
PICK: RND: 7 (JAX)
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No Pick Head Shot
PICK: RND: 7 (NYG)
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Draft Picks Traded
Brock Bowers Head Shot
PICK: 3 RND: 1 (NYG)
Brock Bowers
TE Georgia
Zach Frazier Head Shot
PICK: 34 RND: 2 (MIN)
Zach Frazier
C West Virginia
No Pick Head Shot
PICK: RND: 2 (ARI)
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Draft Grade — Patriots
Overall B+
ValueC+ NeedB TradesA+ FutureB+
The Patriots found their guy under center in Daniels: B+.

Nobody had Evan Anderson this high, and it is not close. The Patriots reached 70 spots to get him at the 212th pick. The bottom line is a respectable B+.

Jayden Daniels is the bet, and the class will be judged on how it pays off. The Pritchett pick is the one they will point to when this weekend is judged. Every deal seemed to tilt their way, which is not luck.

If this class has a fault line, it runs straight through edge rusher.

In sum, a sturdy weekend with one asterisk, the edge rusher spot they never got to.

Pick Analysis
Pick6 Rnd1 Jayden Daniels
In the 6th pick they get a long-term answer under center. A real need, handled.
Pick11 Rnd1 Brian Thomas Jr.
In No. 11 they get a No. 1 receiver, reach and all. The biggest hole, addressed.
Pick23 Rnd1 Adonai Mitchell
In pick 23 they get a home-run threat at receiver, even if it was a touch early. It fills the loudest need on the roster.
Pick27 Rnd1 Kool-Aid McKinstry
In Round 1, Pick 27 they get a lockdown presence outside at fair value. Need was not the driver here.
Pick48 Rnd2 Jonathon Brooks
Jonathon Brooks at the Round 2 slot is neither steal nor reach, just the going rate. It fills a real need, too.
Pick53 Rnd2 Cade Stover
A swing that ignored the value entirely, Cade Stover well ahead of where he belonged. It plugs a real leak on the depth chart.
Pick68 Rnd3 Kingsley Suamataia
Kingsley Suamataia in the Round 3 slot is fine work, a shade of surplus and no downside. It shores up a spot that genuinely needed the help.
Pick103 Rnd4 Cedric Gray
They went early on Cedric Gray in the 103rd pick, and the value did not follow. A minor itch, scratched.
Pick114 Rnd4 Matt Goncalves
Matt Goncalves in pick 114 is exactly on the number, no argument either way. One more legitimate question on the roster, answered.
Pick137 Rnd5 Brenden Rice
Brenden Rice in Round 5, Pick 1 is the kind of fall that makes a whole class. A glaring weakness, addressed head on.
Pick180 Rnd6 Marist Liufau
Good things come to war rooms that wait, and Marist Liufau at slot 180 is the proof. They added to a strength when a need was still open elsewhere.
Pick186 Rnd6 Nehemiah Pritchett
Steal is underselling it; Nehemiah Pritchett at No. 186 is a heist with the alarm still ringing. A luxury on a unit that was already in good shape.
Pick193 Rnd6 Keaton Bills
Value said wait; Keaton Bills in pick No. 193 says they were not listening. The roster fit checks out.
Pick212 Rnd6 Evan Anderson
This one needs a full-page explanation: Evan Anderson in the 212th overall pick, miles early. They walked in needing this and walked out with it.
Pick231 Rnd7 Evan Williams
The board had Evan Williams higher than the 231st pick, and the safety fell to them anyway. Top of the wish list, and they did not leave without it.