EMANPATSFAN'S MOCK DRAFT

Patriots rebuild

  • EMANPATSFAN DRAFTING FOR THE
    Patriots
Draft Selections
Rome Odunze Head Shot
PICK: 8 RND: 1 (NE)
Rome Odunze
WR Washington
Brian Thomas Jr. Head Shot
PICK: 34 RND: 2 (NE)
Brian Thomas Jr.
WR LSU
Adonai Mitchell Head Shot
PICK: 46 RND: 2 (NE)
Adonai Mitchell
WR Texas
Jordan Morgan Head Shot
PICK: 68 RND: 3 (NE)
Jordan Morgan
OT Arizona
Trey Benson Head Shot
PICK: 82 RND: 3 (NE)
Trey Benson
RB Florida State
Dadrion Taylor-Demerson Head Shot
PICK: 103 RND: 4 (NE)
Dadrion Taylor-Demerson
S Texas Tech
Theo Johnson Head Shot
PICK: 105 RND: 4 (NE)
Theo Johnson
TE Penn State
Spencer Rattler Head Shot
PICK: 110 RND: 4 (NE)
Spencer Rattler
QB South Carolina
Elijah Jones Head Shot
PICK: 137 RND: 5 (NE)
Elijah Jones
CB Boston College
Tommy Eichenberg Head Shot
PICK: 180 RND: 6 (NE)
Tommy Eichenberg
LB Ohio State
Tip Reiman Head Shot
PICK: 193 RND: 6 (NE)
Tip Reiman
TE Illinois
JD Bertrand Head Shot
PICK: 231 RND: 7 (NE)
JD Bertrand
LB Notre Dame
Draft Picks Received
Rome Odunze Head Shot
PICK: 8 RND: 1 (ATL)
Rome Odunze
WR Washington
Adonai Mitchell Head Shot
PICK: 46 RND: 2 (IND)
Adonai Mitchell
WR Texas
Trey Benson Head Shot
PICK: 82 RND: 3 (IND)
Trey Benson
RB Florida State
Theo Johnson Head Shot
PICK: 105 RND: 4 (LAC)
Theo Johnson
TE Penn State
Spencer Rattler Head Shot
PICK: 110 RND: 4 (LAC)
Spencer Rattler
QB South Carolina
No Pick Head Shot
PICK: RND: 1 (ATL)
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No Pick Head Shot
PICK: RND: 2 (LAC)
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No Pick Head Shot
PICK: RND: 6 (IND)
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Draft Picks Traded
Brock Bowers Head Shot
PICK: 3 RND: 1 (LAC)
Brock Bowers
TE Georgia
Players Gained
Head Shot
Jake Witt
OT
Draft Grade — Patriots
Overall B+
ValueB NeedB TradesB FutureA+
Best value of the weekend goes to the Patriots for Eichenberg: B+.

The rest of the league will want that one back. Tommy Eichenberg tumbling to the Patriots in No. 180 is a gift they did not have to think twice about.

A whole weekend of picks and edge rusher is somehow still a want. Every board in the league had Johnson lower, and that gap is the story. The dealing nudged the ledger their way without much fuss.

Nothing here to lose sleep over, and plenty to feel decent about.

Pick Analysis
Pick8 Rnd1 Rome Odunze
In slot 8 they get a weapon on the perimeter. It fills the loudest need on the roster.
Pick34 Rnd2 Brian Thomas Jr.
A tidy little value on Brian Thomas Jr. in pick 34, a step better than break-even. It also answers one of the loudest questions on the roster.
Pick46 Rnd2 Adonai Mitchell
Adonai Mitchell slid further than he should have, and No. 46 is lovely value for the wide receiver. They walked in needing this and walked out with it.
Pick68 Rnd3 Jordan Morgan
You do not let an offensive lineman like Jordan Morgan reach pick No. 68 and blink. They did not. Another box on the needs board, quietly ticked.
Pick82 Rnd3 Trey Benson
They paid sticker price for Trey Benson in the 82nd pick, and that is fine. It shores up a spot that genuinely needed the help.
Pick103 Rnd4 Dadrion Taylor-Demerson
Dadrion Taylor-Demerson in the Round 4 slot is a bargain the rest of the room will envy. Better still, it is exactly the hole they had to fill.
Pick105 Rnd4 Theo Johnson
Theo Johnson at the 105th overall pick is a clear overpay, with better names still on the board. A sensible fit that makes the depth chart a little sturdier.
Pick110 Rnd4 Spencer Rattler
Spencer Rattler at Round 4, Pick 10 jumps the queue by a touch more than is comfortable. One more legitimate question on the roster, answered.
Pick137 Rnd5 Elijah Jones
The board fumbled Elijah Jones all the way to Round 5, Pick 1, and they scooped it up. Useful depth more than a marquee fix.
Pick180 Rnd6 Tommy Eichenberg
They will replay Tommy Eichenberg at the Round 6 slot for years; that is how good the value is. A quiet depth add at a thin-ish spot.
Pick193 Rnd6 Tip Reiman
A slide stopped in No. 193, with Tip Reiman worth more than the price. It fills a real need, too.
Pick231 Rnd7 JD Bertrand
Good things come to war rooms that wait, and JD Bertrand at the 231st overall pick is the proof. Depth on depth, at a spot that was hardly crying out.