SD'S MOCK DRAFT

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  • SD DRAFTING FOR THE
    Patriots
Draft Selections
Abdul Carter Head Shot
PICK: 5 RND: 1 (NE)
Abdul Carter
DE Penn State
Tre Harris Head Shot
PICK: 36 RND: 2 (NE)
Tre Harris
WR Ole Miss
Nick Emmanwori Head Shot
PICK: 48 RND: 2 (NE)
Nick Emmanwori
S South Carolina
Omarion Hampton Head Shot
PICK: 68 RND: 3 (NE)
Omarion Hampton
RB North Carolina
Tyler Booker Head Shot
PICK: 83 RND: 3 (NE)
Tyler Booker
OG Alabama
Jay Higgins Head Shot
PICK: 105 RND: 4 (NE)
Jay Higgins
LB Iowa
Dorian Strong Head Shot
PICK: 142 RND: 5 (NE)
Dorian Strong
CB Virginia Tech
Cashius Howell Head Shot
PICK: 220 RND: 7 (NE)
Cashius Howell
DL Texas A&M
Miles Frazier Head Shot
PICK: 223 RND: 7 (NE)
Miles Frazier
OG LSU
Trey Wedig Head Shot
PICK: 241 RND: 7 (NE)
Trey Wedig
OT Indiana
Draft Picks Received
Abdul Carter Head Shot
PICK: 5 RND: 1 (CAR)
Abdul Carter
DE Penn State
Nick Emmanwori Head Shot
PICK: 48 RND: 2 (CAR)
Nick Emmanwori
S South Carolina
Draft Picks Traded
Shedeur Sanders Head Shot
PICK: 4 RND: 1 (CAR)
Shedeur Sanders
QB Colorado
Players Gained
Head Shot
Ikem Ekwonu
OT
Draft Grade — Patriots
Overall B+
ValueB NeedA- TradesA+ FutureB-
The Patriots fleeced the room on the phones and earned a B+.

Nobody had Trey Wedig this high, and it is not close. The Patriots reached 67 spots to get him at pick No. 241. Nothing here to lose sleep over; call it a B+.

That is a running back worth more than the slot they spent on him, plainly. The dealing alone would carry a lesser class.

That quarterback hole did not close this weekend, and it was the biggest one on the wall.

Good work on the whole, with quarterback the one box left unchecked.

Pick Analysis
Pick5 Rnd1 Abdul Carter
In Round 1, Pick 5 they get a bendy edge with upside at fair value. Exactly the need they had to hit.
Pick36 Rnd2 Tre Harris
Value with a capital V on Tre Harris in the 36th overall pick, a genuine coup. A must-fix position, and they treated it like one.
Pick48 Rnd2 Nick Emmanwori
Steal is underselling it; Nick Emmanwori at the Round 2 slot is a heist with the alarm still ringing. The biggest hole on the depth chart just got a whole lot smaller.
Pick68 Rnd3 Omarion Hampton
Omarion Hampton at slot 68 is the steal of the weekend, a first-round talent at a bargain-bin price. It shores up a spot that genuinely needed the help.
Pick83 Rnd3 Tyler Booker
Tyler Booker at the 83rd pick is a first-round grade at a bargain-bin price, no notes. Another box on the needs board, quietly ticked.
Pick105 Rnd4 Jay Higgins
A wild overpay on Jay Higgins in No. 105, the sort that defines a class for the wrong reasons. It adds depth where they could use a little.
Pick142 Rnd5 Dorian Strong
A real head-scratcher, Dorian Strong in No. 142 is miles ahead of his ranking. Not urgent, but hardly pointless.
Pick220 Rnd7 Cashius Howell
Cashius Howell in slot 220 is early enough to raise a brow, if not a full objection. They walked in needing this and walked out with it.
Pick223 Rnd7 Miles Frazier
Miles Frazier slid further than he should have, and the Round 7 slot is lovely value for the offensive lineman. A sensible fit for a spot that needed help.
Pick241 Rnd7 Trey Wedig
Trey Wedig at Round 7, Pick 27 is the pick scouts circle, and not in a good way. One more legitimate question on the roster, answered.