bjewel'S MOCK DRAFT
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March 24.2

  • bjewel DRAFTING FOR THE
    Patriots
Draft Selections
Will Campbell Head Shot
PICK: 4 RND: 1 (NE)
Will Campbell
OT LSU
Matthew Golden Head Shot
PICK: 38 RND: 2 (NE)
Matthew Golden
WR Texas
TreVeyon Henderson Head Shot
PICK: 69 RND: 3 (NE)
TreVeyon Henderson
RB Ohio State
Ozzy Trapilo Head Shot
PICK: 77 RND: 3 (NE)
Ozzy Trapilo
OT Boston College
Jayden Higgins Head Shot
PICK: 106 RND: 4 (NE)
Jayden Higgins
WR Iowa State
Cody Simon Head Shot
PICK: 144 RND: 5 (NE)
Cody Simon
LB Ohio State
Kyle Monangai Head Shot
PICK: 217 RND: 7 (NE)
Kyle Monangai
RB Rutgers
Jason Marshall Jr. Head Shot
PICK: 220 RND: 7 (NE)
Jason Marshall Jr.
CB Florida
Drew Kendall Head Shot
PICK: 238 RND: 7 (NE)
Drew Kendall
C Boston College
Draft Grade — Patriots
Overall B-
ValueB NeedB TradesB- FutureB-
Good, not great, for the Patriots: B-.

The Patriots did not so much draft Drew Kendall as overpay for him, 48 picks clear of his grade. It sets an uneasy tone for the weekend.

Landing Higgins that late papers over a lot of smaller sins. If this class has a fault line, it runs straight through edge rusher. Building through the lines is a philosophy, and they stuck to it.

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

Pick Analysis
Pick4 Rnd1 Will Campbell
In the 4th overall pick they get a plug-and-play piece up front at fair value.
Pick38 Rnd2 Matthew Golden
Matthew Golden at pick No. 38 is a first-round grade at a bargain-bin price, no notes. Better still, it is exactly the hole they had to fill.
Pick69 Rnd3 TreVeyon Henderson
TreVeyon Henderson at pick 69 is money in the bank, a running back taken below his worth. A sensible fit that makes the depth chart a little sturdier.
Pick77 Rnd3 Ozzy Trapilo
By-the-book stuff, Ozzy Trapilo at No. 77 squarely in line with his ranking. A real hole, addressed with a reasonable pick.
Pick106 Rnd4 Jayden Higgins
Steal is underselling it; Jayden Higgins at Round 4, Pick 4 is a heist with the alarm still ringing. The biggest hole on the depth chart just got a whole lot smaller.
Pick144 Rnd5 Cody Simon
Somehow Cody Simon was still sitting there in the Round 5 slot, and they pounced on premier linebacker value. Useful depth more than a marquee fix.
Pick217 Rnd7 Kyle Monangai
Kyle Monangai in pick No. 217 is a bargain the rest of the room will envy. One more legitimate question on the roster, answered.
Pick220 Rnd7 Jason Marshall Jr.
They robbed the room for Jason Marshall Jr. here, a fall nobody at the table saw coming. It thickens a room that could stand to be thicker.
Pick238 Rnd7 Drew Kendall
Drew Kendall at the 238th overall pick is the kind of overdraft that needs everything to break right. It plugs a real leak on the depth chart.