Sleazypats'S MOCK DRAFT

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  • Sleazypats DRAFTING FOR THE
    Patriots
Draft Selections
Jayden Daniels Head Shot
PICK: 6 RND: 1 (NE)
Jayden Daniels
QB LSU
Ricky Pearsall Head Shot
PICK: 34 RND: 2 (NE)
Ricky Pearsall
WR Florida
Kingsley Suamataia Head Shot
PICK: 47 RND: 2 (NE)
Kingsley Suamataia
OT BYU
Blake Fisher Head Shot
PICK: 74 RND: 3 (NE)
Blake Fisher
OT Notre Dame
Javon Solomon Head Shot
PICK: 104 RND: 4 (NE)
Javon Solomon
OLB-EDGE Troy
Luke McCaffrey Head Shot
PICK: 108 RND: 4 (NE)
Luke McCaffrey
WR Rice
Theo Johnson Head Shot
PICK: 140 RND: 5 (NE)
Theo Johnson
TE Penn State
Dwight McGlothern Head Shot
PICK: 182 RND: 6 (NE)
Dwight McGlothern
CB Arkansas
Sam Hartman Head Shot
PICK: 199 RND: 6 (NE)
Sam Hartman
QB Notre Dame
Josh Proctor Head Shot
PICK: 229 RND: 7 (NE)
Josh Proctor
S Ohio State
Draft Picks Received
Jayden Daniels Head Shot
PICK: 6 RND: 1 (NYG)
Jayden Daniels
QB LSU
Kingsley Suamataia Head Shot
PICK: 47 RND: 2 (NYG)
Kingsley Suamataia
OT BYU
Blake Fisher Head Shot
PICK: 74 RND: 3 (ATL)
Blake Fisher
OT Notre Dame
Luke McCaffrey Head Shot
PICK: 108 RND: 4 (NYG)
Luke McCaffrey
WR Rice
Theo Johnson Head Shot
PICK: 140 RND: 5 (NYG)
Theo Johnson
TE Penn State
Sam Hartman Head Shot
PICK: 199 RND: 6 (ATL)
Sam Hartman
QB Notre Dame
No Pick Head Shot
PICK: RND: 3 (NYG)
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No Pick Head Shot
PICK: RND: 7 (NYG)
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Draft Picks Traded
Malik Nabers Head Shot
PICK: 3 RND: 1 (NYG)
Malik Nabers
WR LSU
Keon Coleman Head Shot
PICK: 68 RND: 3 (ATL)
Keon Coleman
WR Florida State
Jarvis Brownlee Jr. Head Shot
PICK: 136 RND: 4 (ATL)
Jarvis Brownlee Jr.
CB Louisville
Draft Grade — Patriots
Overall B-
ValueC+ NeedB TradesC FutureB
The Patriots left with their quarterback, and a B- to match.

Some picks age like wine; Sam Hartman at No. 199 will need to, sitting 84 spots clear of his grade.

Everything downstream of Jayden Daniels depends on Jayden Daniels, and the building knows it. It is not that Solomon is a bad player; it is that the Patriots had louder needs to answer first. The edge rusher hole is the one line item this class does not answer.

Landing Proctor that late papers over a lot of smaller sins.

In short, they left a little better than they arrived, which is the whole idea.

Pick Analysis
Pick6 Rnd1 Jayden Daniels
In pick 6 they get the arm they will build around. A clean fit for the roster.
Pick34 Rnd2 Ricky Pearsall
They talked themselves into Ricky Pearsall at the 34th pick, and the board did not agree. This was priority one on the needs board, and now it is handled.
Pick47 Rnd2 Kingsley Suamataia
Kingsley Suamataia at the 47th overall pick jumps the queue by a touch more than is comfortable. The roster fit checks out.
Pick74 Rnd3 Blake Fisher
Fair-plus on Blake Fisher, a quiet win that adds up over a draft. It fills a real need, too.
Pick104 Rnd4 Javon Solomon
They bypassed pressing needs at edge rusher, interior defensive lineman and other spots to take Javon Solomon, an OLB-EDGE that was not the priority.
Pick108 Rnd4 Luke McCaffrey
Luke McCaffrey at slot 108 is the kind of overdraft that needs everything to break right. The biggest hole on the depth chart just got a whole lot smaller.
Pick140 Rnd5 Theo Johnson
Theo Johnson at the 140th overall pick nudges the ledger their way without any fuss. One more legitimate question on the roster, answered.
Pick182 Rnd6 Dwight McGlothern
They did well to land Dwight McGlothern in Round 6, Pick 7, just ahead of his grade. A quiet depth add at a thin-ish spot.
Pick199 Rnd6 Sam Hartman
A real head-scratcher, Sam Hartman in pick 199 is miles ahead of his ranking. A real hole, addressed with a reasonable pick.
Pick229 Rnd7 Josh Proctor
The board had Josh Proctor higher than slot 229, and the safety fell to them anyway. The one spot they could not leave alone, and did not.