Ebrad04'S MOCK DRAFT

Patriots

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Draft Selections
Rome Odunze Head Shot
PICK: 11 RND: 1 (NE)
Rome Odunze
WR Washington
Troy Fautanu Head Shot
PICK: 23 RND: 1 (NE)
Troy Fautanu
OT Washington
Bo Nix Head Shot
PICK: 34 RND: 2 (NE)
Bo Nix
QB Oregon
Malachi Corley Head Shot
PICK: 68 RND: 3 (NE)
Malachi Corley
WR Western Kentucky
Ben Sinnott Head Shot
PICK: 103 RND: 4 (NE)
Ben Sinnott
TE Kansas State
Javon Foster Head Shot
PICK: 137 RND: 5 (NE)
Javon Foster
OT Missouri
Jaylin Simpson Head Shot
PICK: 177 RND: 6 (NE)
Jaylin Simpson
CB Auburn
AJ Barner Head Shot
PICK: 180 RND: 6 (NE)
AJ Barner
TE Michigan
Rasheen Ali Head Shot
PICK: 193 RND: 6 (NE)
Rasheen Ali
RB Marshall
Bub Means Head Shot
PICK: 230 RND: 7 (NE)
Bub Means
WR Pittsburgh
Garret Greenfield Head Shot
PICK: 231 RND: 7 (NE)
Garret Greenfield
OT South Dakota State
Draft Picks Received
Rome Odunze Head Shot
PICK: 11 RND: 1 (MIN)
Rome Odunze
WR Washington
Troy Fautanu Head Shot
PICK: 23 RND: 1 (MIN)
Troy Fautanu
OT Washington
Jaylin Simpson Head Shot
PICK: 177 RND: 6 (MIN)
Jaylin Simpson
CB Auburn
Bub Means Head Shot
PICK: 230 RND: 7 (MIN)
Bub Means
WR Pittsburgh
No Pick Head Shot
PICK: RND: 1 (MIN)
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Draft Picks Traded
Joe Alt Head Shot
PICK: 3 RND: 1 (MIN)
Joe Alt
OT Notre Dame
Players Gained
Head Shot
Myron Mitchell
WR
Draft Grade — Patriots
Overall B
ValueB NeedB TradesB- FutureA
Best value of the weekend goes to the Patriots for Simpson: B.

The Patriots' one glaring miss is edge rusher, a need they left exactly as they found it.

However the rest shakes out, Simpson at that price is a win they earned. The hoard sets up next April more than it helps this September.

Wide receiver is handled and the depth chart looks a good deal healthier for it.

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

Pick Analysis
Pick11 Rnd1 Rome Odunze
In pick No. 11 they get a home-run threat at receiver. It fills the loudest need on the roster.
Pick23 Rnd1 Troy Fautanu
In the Round 1 slot they get a plug-and-play piece up front at fair value. A clean fit for the roster.
Pick34 Rnd2 Bo Nix
They paid sticker price for Bo Nix in No. 34, and that is fine. A sensible fit for a spot that needed help.
Pick68 Rnd3 Malachi Corley
The board fumbled Malachi Corley all the way to pick 68, and they scooped it up. The biggest hole on the depth chart just got a whole lot smaller.
Pick103 Rnd4 Ben Sinnott
Ben Sinnott in the 103rd overall pick is exactly on the number, no argument either way. It shores up a spot that genuinely needed the help.
Pick137 Rnd5 Javon Foster
Javon Foster in the 137th pick lands just on the right side of the ledger. It plugs a real leak on the depth chart.
Pick177 Rnd6 Jaylin Simpson
Jaylin Simpson at pick 177 is the steal of the weekend, a first-round talent at a bargain-bin price. Not urgent, but hardly pointless.
Pick180 Rnd6 AJ Barner
A quiet steal in the 180th pick: AJ Barner for less than the market said. Another box on the needs board, quietly ticked.
Pick193 Rnd6 Rasheen Ali
Rasheen Ali at slot 193 is neither steal nor reach, just the going rate. A need, and now a little less of one.
Pick230 Rnd7 Bub Means
No edge and no loss on Bub Means in the Round 7 slot; it is a wash and a sensible one. It also answers one of the loudest questions on the roster.
Pick231 Rnd7 Garret Greenfield
By-the-book stuff, Garret Greenfield at pick No. 231 squarely in line with his ranking. It patches a soft spot without any drama.