I.Q.'S MOCK DRAFT
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NE PATS 25 3.0

  • I.Q. DRAFTING FOR THE
    Patriots
Draft Selections
Travis Hunter Head Shot
PICK: 2 RND: 1 (NE)
Travis Hunter
CB Colorado
Malaki Starks Head Shot
PICK: 38 RND: 2 (NE)
Malaki Starks
S Georgia
Jihaad Campbell Head Shot
PICK: 72 RND: 3 (NE)
Jihaad Campbell
LB Alabama
Jake Majors Head Shot
PICK: 83 RND: 3 (NE)
Jake Majors
C Texas
Jack Nelson Head Shot
PICK: 105 RND: 4 (NE)
Jack Nelson
OT Wisconsin
TreVeyon Henderson Head Shot
PICK: 113 RND: 4 (NE)
TreVeyon Henderson
RB Ohio State
Luke Kandra Head Shot
PICK: 140 RND: 5 (NE)
Luke Kandra
OG Cincinnati
Will Sheppard Head Shot
PICK: 219 RND: 7 (NE)
Will Sheppard
WR Colorado
Shilo Sanders Head Shot
PICK: 222 RND: 7 (NE)
Shilo Sanders
S Colorado
Clay Webb Head Shot
PICK: 237 RND: 7 (NE)
Clay Webb
OG Jacksonville State
Draft Picks Received
Jihaad Campbell Head Shot
PICK: 72 RND: 3 (CAR)
Jihaad Campbell
LB Alabama
TreVeyon Henderson Head Shot
PICK: 113 RND: 4 (CAR)
TreVeyon Henderson
RB Ohio State
Draft Picks Traded
Tyler Booker Head Shot
PICK: 69 RND: 3 (CAR)
Tyler Booker
OG Alabama
Players traded away
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Adrian Phillips
S
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Tyquan Thornton
WR
Draft Grade — Patriots
Overall C+
ValueB NeedB- TradesD FutureB-
The Patriots bled value on every deal, hence the C+.

It is the swing that defines the weekend: Will Sheppard in the 219th pick, a good 71 spots before the room expected him. It lands right in the middle: a C+, no more, no less.

Getting Henderson where they did is the sort of value that quietly makes a class. Overpaying at the table undid a lot of the good work elsewhere. The edge rusher spot stays a question, and it was the one they most needed an answer at.

In the end, a coin-flip class: fine today, with a wide range of outcomes ahead.

Pick Analysis
Pick2 Rnd1 Travis Hunter
A straight-up fair deal on Travis Hunter at pick 2, value and slot in agreement. A quiet depth add at a thin-ish spot.
Pick38 Rnd2 Malaki Starks
The board fumbled Malaki Starks all the way to the Round 2 slot, and they scooped it up. Top of the wish list, and they did not leave without it.
Pick72 Rnd3 Jihaad Campbell
Steal is underselling it; Jihaad Campbell at the 72nd overall pick is a heist with the alarm still ringing. Useful body for a position without much behind the starter.
Pick83 Rnd3 Jake Majors
A reach on Jake Majors in slot 83; the board had better options right there. A sensible fit that makes the depth chart a little sturdier.
Pick105 Rnd4 Jack Nelson
Jack Nelson at No. 105 jumps the queue by a touch more than is comfortable. The roster fit checks out.
Pick113 Rnd4 TreVeyon Henderson
Taking TreVeyon Henderson in pick No. 113 is close to grand larceny; a running back that good had no business lasting this long. It plugs a real leak on the depth chart.
Pick140 Rnd5 Luke Kandra
Circle this one: Luke Kandra at pick 140 is a fall that decides a draft. A sensible fit for a spot that needed help.
Pick219 Rnd7 Will Sheppard
Will Sheppard in the 219th pick 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.
Pick222 Rnd7 Shilo Sanders
They liked Shilo Sanders enough to skip the value, taking him in Round 7, Pick 8. This was priority one on the needs board, and now it is handled.
Pick237 Rnd7 Clay Webb
They robbed the room for Clay Webb here, a fall nobody at the table saw coming. Another box on the needs board, quietly ticked.