Willyboys'S MOCK DRAFT
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  • Willyboys DRAFTING FOR THE
    Patriots
Draft Selections
James Pearce Jr. Head Shot
PICK: 4 RND: 1 (NE)
James Pearce Jr.
DE-EDGE Tennessee
Tyleik Williams Head Shot
PICK: 38 RND: 2 (NE)
Tyleik Williams
DT Ohio State
Carson Schwesinger Head Shot
PICK: 69 RND: 3 (NE)
Carson Schwesinger
LB UCLA
Kaimon Rucker Head Shot
PICK: 77 RND: 3 (NE)
Kaimon Rucker
DE-EDGE North Carolina
Tyler Batty Head Shot
PICK: 106 RND: 4 (NE)
Tyler Batty
DE-EDGE BYU
Emery Jones Jr. Head Shot
PICK: 144 RND: 5 (NE)
Emery Jones Jr.
OT LSU
Ollie Gordon II Head Shot
PICK: 217 RND: 7 (NE)
Ollie Gordon II
RB Oklahoma State
Cooper Mays Head Shot
PICK: 220 RND: 7 (NE)
Cooper Mays
C Tennessee
Teddye Buchanan Head Shot
PICK: 238 RND: 7 (NE)
Teddye Buchanan
LB California
Draft Grade — Patriots
Overall B-
ValueC NeedA- TradesB- FutureB-
More right than wrong for the Patriots, and a B- to prove it.

You can hear the double-takes from here. The Patriots took Tyler Batty at pick 106, roughly 120 spots before his name belonged. They moved the roster forward and banked a B- for it.

Gordon II at that cost is the sort of edge that compounds over a roster. Leaving wide receiver unaddressed is the roster risk they will have to answer for in the fall. Job largely done: edge rusher settled and 4 of 8 of the wish list covered.

The trenches got the money picks, top to bottom.

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

Pick Analysis
Pick4 Rnd1 James Pearce Jr.
In the 4th overall pick they get a bendy edge with upside at fair value. The biggest hole, addressed.
Pick38 Rnd2 Tyleik Williams
They took Tyleik Williams at par in the Round 2 slot, which is nothing to complain about. Top of the wish list, and they did not leave without it.
Pick69 Rnd3 Carson Schwesinger
A conviction pick on Carson Schwesinger at pick No. 69 that the board grades a round light. Useful depth more than a marquee fix.
Pick77 Rnd3 Kaimon Rucker
A wild overpay on Kaimon Rucker in slot 77, the sort that defines a class for the wrong reasons. This was priority one on the needs board, and now it is handled.
Pick106 Rnd4 Tyler Batty
They talked themselves into Tyler Batty at No. 106, and the board did not agree. A glaring weakness, addressed head on.
Pick144 Rnd5 Emery Jones Jr.
Emery Jones Jr. at pick 144 is the steal of the weekend, a first-round talent at a bargain-bin price. It patches a soft spot without any drama.
Pick217 Rnd7 Ollie Gordon II
Somehow Ollie Gordon II was still sitting there in Round 7, Pick 1, and they pounced on premier running back value. A sensible fit that makes the depth chart a little sturdier.
Pick220 Rnd7 Cooper Mays
Cooper Mays at the 220th overall pick is a steep price for a hunch, hard to square with any board. It shores up a spot that genuinely needed the help.
Pick238 Rnd7 Teddye Buchanan
A clean, defensible pick in the Round 7 slot with a little surplus value in Teddye Buchanan. Nice player, but the depth chart did not need him here.