Pat4082'S MOCK DRAFT

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  • Pat4082 DRAFTING FOR THE
    Patriots
Draft Selections
Troy Fautanu Head Shot
PICK: 35 RND: 2 (NE)
Troy Fautanu
OT Washington
Brenden Rice Head Shot
PICK: 68 RND: 3 (NE)
Brenden Rice
WR USC
Blake Fisher Head Shot
PICK: 103 RND: 4 (NE)
Blake Fisher
OT Notre Dame
Bucky Irving Head Shot
PICK: 104 RND: 4 (NE)
Bucky Irving
RB Oregon
James Williams Head Shot
PICK: 139 RND: 5 (NE)
James Williams
S Miami (FL)
Trey Knox Head Shot
PICK: 182 RND: 6 (NE)
Trey Knox
TE South Carolina
Isaiah Williams Head Shot
PICK: 224 RND: 7 (NE)
Isaiah Williams
WR Illinois
Jha'Quan Jackson Head Shot
PICK: 232 RND: 7 (NE)
Jha'Quan Jackson
WR Tulane
Draft Picks Received
Troy Fautanu Head Shot
PICK: 35 RND: 2 (ARI)
Troy Fautanu
OT Washington
Bucky Irving Head Shot
PICK: 104 RND: 4 (ARI)
Bucky Irving
RB Oregon
No Pick Head Shot
PICK: RND: 5 (ARI)
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Draft Picks Traded
Drake Maye Head Shot
PICK: 3 RND: 1 (NYJ)
Drake Maye
QB North Carolina
Jackson Powers-Johnson Head Shot
PICK: 34 RND: 2 (ARI)
Jackson Powers-Johnson
C Oregon
Players Gained
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Sauce Gardner
CB
Head Shot
Kevin Strong
DE
Draft Grade — Patriots
Overall B+
ValueB NeedB TradesA+ FutureB-
Grand theft in pick 224: the Patriots steal Williams and grade out a B+.

Give the war room a raise for the dealing alone. The Patriots came out ahead on every exchange that mattered, and it was not close. A dependable weekend that grades out a B+.

They banked enough surplus on Williams to cover a lot of smaller sins. That edge rusher hole did not close this weekend, and it was the biggest one on the wall.

Bottom line, more hits than misses and a roster nudged the right way.

Pick Analysis
Pick35 Rnd2 Troy Fautanu
Nothing to complain about; Troy Fautanu went a shade earlier than his grade, which is fine. It shores up a spot that genuinely needed the help.
Pick68 Rnd3 Brenden Rice
A straight-up fair deal on Brenden Rice at No. 68, value and slot in agreement. A must-fix position, and they treated it like one.
Pick103 Rnd4 Blake Fisher
A clean, defensible pick in the 103rd overall pick with a little surplus value in Blake Fisher. It plugs a real leak on the depth chart.
Pick104 Rnd4 Bucky Irving
Quietly one of the better values of the day, Bucky Irving at Round 4, Pick 4. It fills a real need, too.
Pick139 Rnd5 James Williams
A reasonable price with a little left over, James Williams in the 139th pick. They walked in needing this and walked out with it.
Pick182 Rnd6 Trey Knox
No drama and no debate, Trey Knox went about where he belonged in the Round 6 slot. A real hole, addressed with a reasonable pick.
Pick224 Rnd7 Isaiah Williams
Steal is underselling it; Isaiah Williams at the 224th overall pick is a heist with the alarm still ringing. It answers the question that was keeping the coaches up at night.
Pick232 Rnd7 Jha'Quan Jackson
You do not let a wide receiver like Jha'Quan Jackson reach No. 232 and blink. They did not. It also answers one of the loudest questions on the roster.