Willyboys'S MOCK DRAFT
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  • Willyboys DRAFTING FOR THE
    Patriots
Draft Selections
Kelvin Banks Jr. Head Shot
PICK: 4 RND: 1 (NE)
Kelvin Banks Jr.
OT Texas
Jacobe Covington Head Shot
PICK: 38 RND: 2 (NE)
Jacobe Covington
CB USC
Donovan Ezeiruaku Head Shot
PICK: 69 RND: 3 (NE)
Donovan Ezeiruaku
DE-EDGE Boston College
Giles Jackson Head Shot
PICK: 77 RND: 3 (NE)
Giles Jackson
WR Washington
Karene Reid Head Shot
PICK: 106 RND: 4 (NE)
Karene Reid
LB Utah
Bhayshul Tuten Head Shot
PICK: 144 RND: 5 (NE)
Bhayshul Tuten
RB Virginia Tech
Dante Trader Jr. Head Shot
PICK: 217 RND: 7 (NE)
Dante Trader Jr.
S Maryland
Joey Slackman Head Shot
PICK: 220 RND: 7 (NE)
Joey Slackman
DL Florida
Fadil Diggs Head Shot
PICK: 238 RND: 7 (NE)
Fadil Diggs
DL-EDGE Syracuse
Draft Grade — Patriots
Overall C
ValueD- NeedB TradesB- FutureB-
The Patriots land in the muddy middle: C.

There is reaching, and then there is Jacobe Covington at the 38th pick. The Patriots jumped the board by 301 and dared it to prove them wrong. The final tally is a middling C.

The quarterback hole is the one line item this class does not answer. That Diggs pick is the receipt they will wave around later. Edge rusher was the priority and it is no longer a question, which is most of the job.

If Kelvin Banks Jr. and a couple of the gambles land, hindsight will be kinder than this grade.

Pick Analysis
Pick4 Rnd1 Kelvin Banks Jr.
No drama and no debate, Kelvin Banks Jr. went about where he belonged in No. 4. It plugs a real leak on the depth chart.
Pick38 Rnd2 Jacobe Covington
Value said wait; Jacobe Covington in the 38th pick says they were not listening. Useful body for a position without much behind the starter.
Pick69 Rnd3 Donovan Ezeiruaku
They paid sticker price for Donovan Ezeiruaku in pick No. 69, and that is fine. It answers the question that was keeping the coaches up at night.
Pick77 Rnd3 Giles Jackson
They left a pile of value on the table to take Giles Jackson this early at the 77th overall pick. They walked in needing this and walked out with it.
Pick106 Rnd4 Karene Reid
The board screamed and they did not listen, reaching into the next round for Karene Reid. A minor itch, scratched.
Pick144 Rnd5 Bhayshul Tuten
No edge and no loss on Bhayshul Tuten in pick 144; it is a wash and a sensible one. A need, and now a little less of one.
Pick217 Rnd7 Dante Trader Jr.
Dante Trader Jr. in Round 7, Pick 1 is a reach so steep the board needed a second look to believe it. A must-fix position, and they treated it like one.
Pick220 Rnd7 Joey Slackman
A wild overpay on Joey Slackman in No. 220, the sort that defines a class for the wrong reasons. Better still, it is exactly the hole they had to fill.
Pick238 Rnd7 Fadil Diggs
They let Fadil Diggs come to them and pounced at the 238th pick. A glaring weakness, addressed head on.