SD'S MOCK DRAFT

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  • SD DRAFTING FOR THE
    Patriots
Draft Selections
Tetairoa McMillan Head Shot
PICK: 13 RND: 1 (NE)
Tetairoa McMillan
WR Arizona
Emery Jones Head Shot
PICK: 34 RND: 2 (NE)
Emery Jones
OT LSU
Omarion Hampton Head Shot
PICK: 39 RND: 2 (NE)
Omarion Hampton
RB North Carolina
Danny Stutsman Head Shot
PICK: 66 RND: 3 (NE)
Danny Stutsman
LB Oklahoma
Ajani Cornelius Head Shot
PICK: 71 RND: 3 (NE)
Ajani Cornelius
OT Oregon
Shilo Sanders Head Shot
PICK: 72 RND: 3 (NE)
Shilo Sanders
S Colorado
Jamon Dumas-Johnson Head Shot
PICK: 98 RND: 4 (NE)
Jamon Dumas-Johnson
LB Georgia
Jordan Hancock Head Shot
PICK: 130 RND: 5 (NE)
Jordan Hancock
CB Ohio State
RJ Harvey Head Shot
PICK: 194 RND: 7 (NE)
RJ Harvey
RB UCF
Draft Picks Received
Tetairoa McMillan Head Shot
PICK: 13 RND: 1 (TB)
Tetairoa McMillan
WR Arizona
Omarion Hampton Head Shot
PICK: 39 RND: 2 (LV)
Omarion Hampton
RB North Carolina
Ajani Cornelius Head Shot
PICK: 71 RND: 3 (LV)
Ajani Cornelius
OT Oregon
Shilo Sanders Head Shot
PICK: 72 RND: 3 (ARI)
Shilo Sanders
S Colorado
No Pick Head Shot
PICK: RND: 1 (TB)
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No Pick Head Shot
PICK: RND: 2 (LV)
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No Pick Head Shot
PICK: RND: 4 (TB)
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No Pick Head Shot
PICK: RND: 7 (TB)
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Draft Picks Traded
Travis Hunter Head Shot
PICK: 2 RND: 1 (LV)
Travis Hunter
CB Colorado
No Pick Head Shot
PICK: RND: 1 (MIA)
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No Pick Head Shot
PICK: RND: 2 (MIA)
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No Pick Head Shot
PICK: RND: 3 (MIA)
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Players Gained
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Tee Higgins
WR
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Quenton Nelson
OG
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Riq Woolen
CB
Players traded away
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Cole Strange
OG
Draft Grade — Patriots
Overall B+
ValueB NeedB TradesA+ FutureC+
Grand theft in the 98th pick: the Patriots steal Dumas-Johnson and grade out a B+.

The trade table was a mismatch, and the Patriots were on the right end of it, hauling in a fortune in surplus value.

Spending an early pick on linebacker with edge rusher, interior defensive lineman and other spots open is the decision the grade keeps circling back to. That Dumas-Johnson pick is the receipt they will wave around later. For all the activity, edge rusher went untouched, which is hard to explain.

Add it up and it is a good, unfussy class.

Pick Analysis
Pick13 Rnd1 Tetairoa McMillan
In No. 13 they get a home-run threat at receiver. It fills the loudest need on the roster.
Pick34 Rnd2 Emery Jones
Emery Jones in the Round 2 slot is fair value, right on his grade. A need, and now a little less of one.
Pick39 Rnd2 Omarion Hampton
Omarion Hampton at pick 39 is right where the board had him, plain and simple. The roster fit checks out.
Pick66 Rnd3 Danny Stutsman
Danny Stutsman at Round 3, Pick 2 is neither steal nor reach, just the going rate. Not urgent, but hardly pointless.
Pick71 Rnd3 Ajani Cornelius
A reasonable price with a little left over, Ajani Cornelius in slot 71. Another box on the needs board, quietly ticked.
Pick72 Rnd3 Shilo Sanders
No drama and no debate, Shilo Sanders went about where he belonged in the 72nd overall pick. Better still, it is exactly the hole they had to fill.
Pick98 Rnd4 Jamon Dumas-Johnson
They zigged when the board said zag, taking Jamon Dumas-Johnson at linebacker with edge rusher, interior defensive lineman and other spots open.
Pick130 Rnd5 Jordan Hancock
Jordan Hancock at Round 5, Pick 2 is a sound buy, the sort that quietly helps a class. A minor itch, scratched.
Pick194 Rnd7 RJ Harvey
They took RJ Harvey at par in the Round 7 slot, which is nothing to complain about. A sensible fit that makes the depth chart a little sturdier.