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SD'S MOCK DRAFT
RUN ON JAN 6, 2025

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  • SD DRAFTING FOR THE
    Patriots
Draft Selections
Kelvin Banks Jr. Head Shot
PICK: 4 RND: 1 (NE)
Kelvin Banks Jr.
OT Texas
Alfred Collins Head Shot
PICK: 38 RND: 2 (NE)
Alfred Collins
DT Texas
Jayden Higgins Head Shot
PICK: 69 RND: 3 (NE)
Jayden Higgins
WR Iowa State
Tyler Warren Head Shot
PICK: 77 RND: 3 (NE)
Tyler Warren
TE Penn State
Dylan Sampson Head Shot
PICK: 105 RND: 4 (NE)
Dylan Sampson
RB Tennessee
Lathan Ransom Head Shot
PICK: 143 RND: 5 (NE)
Lathan Ransom
S Ohio State
Nohl Williams Head Shot
PICK: 217 RND: 7 (NE)
Nohl Williams
CB California
Garrett Dellinger Head Shot
PICK: 220 RND: 7 (NE)
Garrett Dellinger
OG LSU
Cam Skattebo Head Shot
PICK: 241 RND: 7 (NE)
Cam Skattebo
RB Arizona State
Draft Grade — Patriots
Overall B-
ValueB NeedB TradesB- FutureB-
Best value of the weekend goes to the Patriots for Skattebo: B-.

Thirty-one other rooms let Cam Skattebo slide, and the Patriots were the ones holding the card at pick 241. Highway robbery.

The Dellinger pick is the one the value grade keeps tripping over. A whole weekend of picks and edge rusher is somehow still a want. They left with wide receiver solved and the rest of the wish list mostly ticked off.

The trenches got the money picks, top to bottom.

In sum, a sensible class that nudges the roster the right way.

Pick Analysis
Pick4 Rnd1 Kelvin Banks Jr.
In the 4th pick they get a blindside protector. A real need, handled.
Pick38 Rnd2 Alfred Collins
Value said wait; Alfred Collins in the 38th overall pick says they were not listening. The biggest hole on the depth chart just got a whole lot smaller.
Pick69 Rnd3 Jayden Higgins
Jayden Higgins in pick No. 69 is fair value, right on his grade. The one spot they could not leave alone, and did not.
Pick77 Rnd3 Tyler Warren
You do not let a tight end like Tyler Warren reach Round 3, Pick 13 and blink. They did not. It shores up a spot that genuinely needed the help.
Pick105 Rnd4 Dylan Sampson
Dylan Sampson in pick 105 should not have been possible, and that is the whole point. It patches a soft spot without any drama.
Pick143 Rnd5 Lathan Ransom
They robbed the room for Lathan Ransom here, a fall nobody at the table saw coming. They walked in needing this and walked out with it.
Pick217 Rnd7 Nohl Williams
Nohl Williams at the Round 7 slot is an overdraft of the loud, memorable kind. Depth more than a fix, but depth they can use.
Pick220 Rnd7 Garrett Dellinger
Garrett Dellinger at slot 220 is a steep price for a hunch, hard to square with any board. One more legitimate question on the roster, answered.
Pick241 Rnd7 Cam Skattebo
Cam Skattebo at the Round 7 slot is the steal of the weekend, a first-round talent at a bargain-bin price. A sensible fit that makes the depth chart a little sturdier.