Jbrandenn'S MOCK DRAFT
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Jbrandenn'S MOCK DRAFT
RUN ON DEC 14, 2024

Mock 4

  • Jbrandenn DRAFTING FOR THE
    Patriots
Draft Selections
Travis Hunter Head Shot
PICK: 3 RND: 1 (NE)
Travis Hunter
CB Colorado
Ozzy Trapilo Head Shot
PICK: 40 RND: 2 (NE)
Ozzy Trapilo
OT Boston College
Tyler Warren Head Shot
PICK: 71 RND: 3 (NE)
Tyler Warren
TE Penn State
Sonny Styles Head Shot
PICK: 78 RND: 3 (NE)
Sonny Styles
S Ohio State
Smael Mondon Jr. Head Shot
PICK: 107 RND: 4 (NE)
Smael Mondon Jr.
LB Georgia
Xavier Nwankpa Head Shot
PICK: 142 RND: 5 (NE)
Xavier Nwankpa
S Iowa
Bryce Foster Head Shot
PICK: 219 RND: 7 (NE)
Bryce Foster
C Kansas
Garrett Dellinger Head Shot
PICK: 222 RND: 7 (NE)
Garrett Dellinger
OG LSU
Jimmy Horn Jr. Head Shot
PICK: 236 RND: 7 (NE)
Jimmy Horn Jr.
WR Colorado
Draft Grade — Patriots
Overall C+
ValueC NeedB- TradesB- FutureB-
Some hits, some head-scratchers, and a C+ for the Patriots.

The Patriots looked at the value chart, folded it up, and took Ozzy Trapilo at pick 40 regardless, 97 picks early. For now it grades a C+, with the swing picks left to settle the rest.

The Warren pick alone nudges the whole weekend up a notch. The edge rusher hole is the one line item this class does not answer. On the needs board they went 4 of 8, with wide receiver the one that mattered most.

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

Pick Analysis
Pick3 Rnd1 Travis Hunter
In pick 3 they get a lockdown presence outside. More want than need.
Pick40 Rnd2 Ozzy Trapilo
Ozzy Trapilo in the 40th pick is a bet on their own eyes over everyone else's grade. A need, and now a little less of one.
Pick71 Rnd3 Tyler Warren
They will replay Tyler Warren at Round 3, Pick 7 for years; that is how good the value is. It fills a real need, too.
Pick78 Rnd3 Sonny Styles
They talked themselves into Sonny Styles at the 78th overall pick, and the board did not agree. Top of the wish list, and they did not leave without it.
Pick107 Rnd4 Smael Mondon Jr.
Smael Mondon Jr. at slot 107 is neither steal nor reach, just the going rate. A minor need, but a need all the same.
Pick142 Rnd5 Xavier Nwankpa
The board screamed and they did not listen, reaching into the next round for Xavier Nwankpa. A glaring weakness, addressed head on.
Pick219 Rnd7 Bryce Foster
They robbed the room for Bryce Foster here, a fall nobody at the table saw coming. A sensible fit that makes the depth chart a little sturdier.
Pick222 Rnd7 Garrett Dellinger
A real head-scratcher, Garrett Dellinger in the Round 7 slot is miles ahead of his ranking. It shores up a spot that genuinely needed the help.
Pick236 Rnd7 Jimmy Horn Jr.
A big swing on Jimmy Horn Jr. at the 236th pick, well ahead of any board in the building. Better still, it is exactly the hole they had to fill.