Milk'S MOCK DRAFT

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  • Milk DRAFTING FOR THE
    Patriots
Draft Selections
Rome Odunze Head Shot
PICK: 16 RND: 1 (NE)
Rome Odunze
WR Washington
Amarius Mims Head Shot
PICK: 34 RND: 2 (NE)
Amarius Mims
OT Georgia
Jeremiah Trotter Jr. Head Shot
PICK: 68 RND: 3 (NE)
Jeremiah Trotter Jr.
LB Clemson
Patrick Paul Head Shot
PICK: 81 RND: 3 (NE)
Patrick Paul
OT Houston
Payton Wilson Head Shot
PICK: 103 RND: 4 (NE)
Payton Wilson
LB North Carolina State
Sataoa Laumea Head Shot
PICK: 137 RND: 5 (NE)
Sataoa Laumea
OT Utah
Kitan Oladapo Head Shot
PICK: 180 RND: 6 (NE)
Kitan Oladapo
S Oregon State
Grayson Murphy Head Shot
PICK: 192 RND: 6 (NE)
Grayson Murphy
DL-EDGE UCLA
Sheridan Jones Head Shot
PICK: 231 RND: 7 (NE)
Sheridan Jones
CB Clemson
Garret Greenfield Head Shot
PICK: 235 RND: 7 (NE)
Garret Greenfield
OT South Dakota State
Draft Picks Received
Rome Odunze Head Shot
PICK: 16 RND: 1 (SEA)
Rome Odunze
WR Washington
Patrick Paul Head Shot
PICK: 81 RND: 3 (SEA)
Patrick Paul
OT Houston
Grayson Murphy Head Shot
PICK: 192 RND: 6 (SEA)
Grayson Murphy
DL-EDGE UCLA
Garret Greenfield Head Shot
PICK: 235 RND: 7 (SEA)
Garret Greenfield
OT South Dakota State
No Pick Head Shot
PICK: RND: 1 (CHI)
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No Pick Head Shot
PICK: RND: 3 (CHI)
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No Pick Head Shot
PICK: RND: 7 (SEA)
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Draft Picks Traded
Taliese Fuaga Head Shot
PICK: 3 RND: 1 (CHI)
Taliese Fuaga
OT Oregon State
Myles Murphy Head Shot
PICK: 193 RND: 6 (NYG)
Myles Murphy
DL North Carolina
Players Gained
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Keenan Allen
WR
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Daniel Bellinger
TE
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Tyler Lockett
WR
Draft Grade — Patriots
Overall A-
ValueB+ NeedB TradesA+ FutureA
The steal of the weekend belongs to the Patriots and Wilson: A-.

You build a draft on nights like this. Payton Wilson had no business being available in pick 103, and the Patriots did the only sane thing and turned in the card. Add it all up and it grades out a clean A-.

The dealing alone would carry a lesser class. The Wilson pick is fine in a vacuum, less so with interior defensive lineman, quarterback and other spots still on the board. If this class has a fault line, it runs straight through interior defensive lineman.

The future picks help the war chest more than the win-now roster.

The kind of weekend a front office frames and hangs on the wall.

Pick Analysis
Pick16 Rnd1 Rome Odunze
In slot 16 they get a No. 1 receiver at fair value. It fills the loudest need on the roster.
Pick34 Rnd2 Amarius Mims
Amarius Mims slid further than he should have, and the Round 2 slot is lovely value for the offensive lineman. It patches a soft spot without any drama.
Pick68 Rnd3 Jeremiah Trotter Jr.
They paid sticker price for Jeremiah Trotter Jr. in the 68th overall pick, and that is fine. Not urgent, but hardly pointless.
Pick81 Rnd3 Patrick Paul
A slide stopped in pick 81, with Patrick Paul worth more than the price. It shores up a spot that genuinely needed the help.
Pick103 Rnd4 Payton Wilson
They bypassed pressing needs at interior defensive lineman, quarterback and other spots to take Payton Wilson, a linebacker that was not the priority.
Pick137 Rnd5 Sataoa Laumea
Sataoa Laumea at pick No. 137 nudges the ledger their way without any fuss. Another box on the needs board, quietly ticked.
Pick180 Rnd6 Kitan Oladapo
Circle this one: Kitan Oladapo at No. 180 is a fall that decides a draft. Better still, it is exactly the hole they had to fill.
Pick192 Rnd6 Grayson Murphy
Grayson Murphy at Round 6, Pick 17 is money in the bank, a edge rusher taken below his worth. This was priority one on the needs board, and now it is handled.
Pick231 Rnd7 Sheridan Jones
Sheridan Jones slipping to Round 7, Pick 11 is the kind of luck good rooms make for themselves. Useful body for a position without much behind the starter.
Pick235 Rnd7 Garret Greenfield
Garret Greenfield at the Round 7 slot is a first-round grade at a bargain-bin price, no notes. A real hole, addressed with a reasonable pick.