Rocky Ricky'S MOCK DRAFT
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Draft Selections
Travis Hunter Head Shot
PICK: 4 RND: 1 (NE)
Travis Hunter
CB Colorado
Aireontae Ersery Head Shot
PICK: 38 RND: 2 (NE)
Aireontae Ersery
OT Minnesota
Donovan Ezeiruaku Head Shot
PICK: 69 RND: 3 (NE)
Donovan Ezeiruaku
DE-EDGE Boston College
Ozzy Trapilo Head Shot
PICK: 77 RND: 3 (NE)
Ozzy Trapilo
OT Boston College
Jayden Higgins Head Shot
PICK: 105 RND: 4 (NE)
Jayden Higgins
WR Iowa State
Tahj Brooks Head Shot
PICK: 145 RND: 5 (NE)
Tahj Brooks
RB Texas Tech
Oronde Gadsden II Head Shot
PICK: 219 RND: 7 (NE)
Oronde Gadsden II
TE Syracuse
Karene Reid Head Shot
PICK: 222 RND: 7 (NE)
Karene Reid
LB Utah
Phil Mafah Head Shot
PICK: 240 RND: 7 (NE)
Phil Mafah
RB Clemson
Draft Grade — Patriots
Overall B-
ValueB NeedB- TradesB- FutureB-
The Patriots cashed the board's mistake on Mafah: B-.

You build a draft on nights like this. Phil Mafah had no business being available in the 240th pick, and the Patriots did the only sane thing and turned in the card. No fireworks, but a solid B-.

A whole weekend of picks and interior defensive lineman is somehow still a want. The Ersery reach is the anchor dragging on the value grade. They left with edge rusher solved and the rest of the wish list mostly ticked off.

The back end got a real overhaul.

All told, a solid class that does its job everywhere but interior defensive lineman.

Pick Analysis
Pick4 Rnd1 Travis Hunter
In No. 4 they get a press-man option on the boundary. Need was not the driver here.
Pick38 Rnd2 Aireontae Ersery
Aireontae Ersery at the 38th pick jumps the queue by a touch more than is comfortable. The roster fit checks out.
Pick69 Rnd3 Donovan Ezeiruaku
No edge and no loss on Donovan Ezeiruaku in pick 69; it is a wash and a sensible one. This was priority one on the needs board, and now it is handled.
Pick77 Rnd3 Ozzy Trapilo
They paid up for Ozzy Trapilo at the 77th overall pick when waiting would have done the job. It patches a soft spot without any drama.
Pick105 Rnd4 Jayden Higgins
A wide receiver of that caliber at the Round 4 slot is the definition of value, full stop. Better still, it is exactly the hole they had to fill.
Pick145 Rnd5 Tahj Brooks
Circle this one: Tahj Brooks at Round 5, Pick 6 is a fall that decides a draft. One more legitimate question on the roster, answered.
Pick219 Rnd7 Oronde Gadsden II
They barely believed it either: Oronde Gadsden II still on the board at pick No. 219. A real hole, addressed with a reasonable pick.
Pick222 Rnd7 Karene Reid
A top-tier linebacker at a bargain, Karene Reid in slot 222, plain and simple. A minor itch, scratched.
Pick240 Rnd7 Phil Mafah
Phil Mafah at No. 240 is the steal of the weekend, a first-round talent at a bargain-bin price. A need, and now a little less of one.