s4d5f6'S MOCK DRAFT

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  • s4d5f6 DRAFTING FOR THE
    Patriots
Draft Selections
Ashton Jeanty Head Shot
PICK: 4 RND: 1 (NE)
Ashton Jeanty
RB Boise State
Tate Ratledge Head Shot
PICK: 38 RND: 2 (NE)
Tate Ratledge
OG Georgia
Jaylin Noel Head Shot
PICK: 69 RND: 3 (NE)
Jaylin Noel
WR Iowa State
Emery Jones Jr. Head Shot
PICK: 77 RND: 3 (NE)
Emery Jones Jr.
OT LSU
KeAndre Lambert-Smith Head Shot
PICK: 106 RND: 4 (NE)
KeAndre Lambert-Smith
WR Auburn
Jalen Travis Head Shot
PICK: 144 RND: 5 (NE)
Jalen Travis
OT Iowa State
Andrew Armstrong Head Shot
PICK: 217 RND: 7 (NE)
Andrew Armstrong
WR Arkansas
Garrett Dellinger Head Shot
PICK: 220 RND: 7 (NE)
Garrett Dellinger
OG LSU
Jackson Woodard Head Shot
PICK: 238 RND: 7 (NE)
Jackson Woodard
LB UNLV
Draft Grade — Patriots
Overall C+
ValueC- NeedB TradesB- FutureB-
The Patriots did enough to get by: C+.

There was a run on nobody at that position, and the Patriots started one anyway for Jalen Travis, 152 picks ahead of schedule.

They covered a lot of ground and still skipped edge rusher, which is a strange place to end up. They left with wide receiver solved and the rest of the wish list mostly ticked off.

Not a disaster, not a triumph, just a middling class.

Pick Analysis
Pick4 Rnd1 Ashton Jeanty
By-the-book stuff, Ashton Jeanty at slot 4 squarely in line with his ranking. It plugs a real leak on the depth chart.
Pick38 Rnd2 Tate Ratledge
Tate Ratledge at the 38th pick is the kind of overdraft that needs everything to break right. It shores up a spot that genuinely needed the help.
Pick69 Rnd3 Jaylin Noel
They reached a country mile for Jaylin Noel at No. 69, and the board is aghast. The biggest hole on the depth chart just got a whole lot smaller.
Pick77 Rnd3 Emery Jones Jr.
They left a pile of value on the table to take Emery Jones Jr. this early at pick 77. The roster fit checks out.
Pick106 Rnd4 KeAndre Lambert-Smith
KeAndre Lambert-Smith at Round 4, Pick 4 is the pick scouts circle, and not in a good way. A must-fix position, and they treated it like one.
Pick144 Rnd5 Jalen Travis
A wild overpay on Jalen Travis in the 144th overall pick, the sort that defines a class for the wrong reasons. It fills a real need, too.
Pick217 Rnd7 Andrew Armstrong
Andrew Armstrong in No. 217 is a bet on their own eyes over everyone else's grade. That was the need underlined and circled, and now it is checked off.
Pick220 Rnd7 Garrett Dellinger
They reached into another round for Garrett Dellinger, and the board is nowhere close to agreeing. A real hole, addressed with a reasonable pick.
Pick238 Rnd7 Jackson Woodard
Jackson Woodard in the 238th pick is a reach so steep the board needed a second look to believe it. A minor itch, scratched.