97'S MOCK DRAFT
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Draft Selections
Travis Hunter Head Shot
PICK: 1 RND: 1 (NE)
Travis Hunter
CB Colorado
Tyler Booker Head Shot
PICK: 36 RND: 2 (NE)
Tyler Booker
OG Alabama
Hollin Pierce Head Shot
PICK: 67 RND: 3 (NE)
Hollin Pierce
OT Rutgers
Kaleb Johnson Head Shot
PICK: 79 RND: 3 (NE)
Kaleb Johnson
RB Iowa
Kevin Winston Jr. Head Shot
PICK: 103 RND: 4 (NE)
Kevin Winston Jr.
S Penn State
Smael Mondon Jr. Head Shot
PICK: 138 RND: 4 (NE)
Smael Mondon Jr.
LB Georgia
Elijah Arroyo Head Shot
PICK: 219 RND: 7 (NE)
Elijah Arroyo
TE Miami
Garrett Dellinger Head Shot
PICK: 220 RND: 7 (NE)
Garrett Dellinger
OG LSU
Aidan Keanaaina Head Shot
PICK: 238 RND: 7 (NE)
Aidan Keanaaina
DT California
Draft Grade — Patriots
Overall B-
ValueB- NeedC+ TradesB- FutureB-
No fireworks, just a tidy B- for the Patriots.

The Patriots treated their own grade as gospel and everyone else's as noise, spending No. 238 on Aidan Keanaaina a full 101 spots early.

Johnson falling to them is the kind of break a good board is built to catch. They punted on edge rusher, and it is the miss that keeps the grade honest.

Job largely done: interior defensive lineman settled and 5 of 8 of the wish list covered. They reloaded the coverage unit in bulk.

Nothing here to lose sleep over, and plenty to feel decent about.

Pick Analysis
Pick1 Rnd1 Travis Hunter
In the Round 1 slot they get a ballhawk on the outside. More want than need.
Pick36 Rnd2 Tyler Booker
A market-rate offensive lineman, with the board and the slot shaking hands on Tyler Booker. It shores up a spot that genuinely needed the help.
Pick67 Rnd3 Hollin Pierce
They left a pile of value on the table to take Hollin Pierce this early at No. 67. The roster fit checks out.
Pick79 Rnd3 Kaleb Johnson
You do not let a running back like Kaleb Johnson reach slot 79 and blink. They did not. A sensible fit that makes the depth chart a little sturdier.
Pick103 Rnd4 Kevin Winston Jr.
A quiet steal in Round 4, Pick 2: Kevin Winston Jr. for less than the market said. The biggest hole on the depth chart just got a whole lot smaller.
Pick138 Rnd4 Smael Mondon Jr.
Smael Mondon Jr. in the 138th overall pick is a gift, value that borders on unfair. A minor itch, scratched.
Pick219 Rnd7 Elijah Arroyo
A tight end of that caliber at the 219th pick is the definition of value, full stop. It fills a real need, too.
Pick220 Rnd7 Garrett Dellinger
Garrett Dellinger at No. 220 is an overdraft of the loud, memorable kind. A sensible fit for a spot that needed help.
Pick238 Rnd7 Aidan Keanaaina
Aidan Keanaaina at the 238th overall pick is the pick scouts circle, and not in a good way. A must-fix position, and they treated it like one.