jcronan615'S MOCK DRAFT

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Draft Selections
Mason Graham Head Shot
PICK: 4 RND: 1 (NE)
Mason Graham
DT Michigan
Wyatt Milum Head Shot
PICK: 36 RND: 2 (NE)
Wyatt Milum
OT West Virginia
Tre Harris Head Shot
PICK: 68 RND: 3 (NE)
Tre Harris
WR Ole Miss
Princely Umanmielen Head Shot
PICK: 83 RND: 3 (NE)
Princely Umanmielen
DE Ole Miss
Harold Fannin Jr. Head Shot
PICK: 105 RND: 4 (NE)
Harold Fannin Jr.
TE Bowling Green
T.J. Sanders Head Shot
PICK: 142 RND: 5 (NE)
T.J. Sanders
DT South Carolina
Dylan Fairchild Head Shot
PICK: 220 RND: 7 (NE)
Dylan Fairchild
OG Georgia
Logan Brown Head Shot
PICK: 223 RND: 7 (NE)
Logan Brown
OT Kansas
Jake Majors Head Shot
PICK: 241 RND: 7 (NE)
Jake Majors
C Texas
Draft Grade — Patriots
Overall B
ValueA- NeedB+ TradesB- FutureB-
The Patriots cashed the board's mistake on Majors: B.

You could see the war room lean forward. Jake Majors at Round 7, Pick 27 is the sort of fall that does not happen, except it just did. A sturdy weekend that grades out a B.

A whole weekend of picks and safety is somehow still a want. Building through the lines is a philosophy, and they stuck to it.

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

Pick Analysis
Pick4 Rnd1 Mason Graham
A straight-up fair deal on Mason Graham at slot 4, value and slot in agreement. A glaring weakness, addressed head on.
Pick36 Rnd2 Wyatt Milum
Steal is underselling it; Wyatt Milum at pick 36 is a heist with the alarm still ringing. It patches a soft spot without any drama.
Pick68 Rnd3 Tre Harris
Tre Harris at the Round 3 slot is the steal of the weekend, a first-round talent at a bargain-bin price. This was priority one on the needs board, and now it is handled.
Pick83 Rnd3 Princely Umanmielen
You do not let an edge rusher like Princely Umanmielen reach Round 3, Pick 19 and blink. They did not. Better still, it is exactly the hole they had to fill.
Pick105 Rnd4 Harold Fannin Jr.
Taking Harold Fannin Jr. in the 105th overall pick is close to grand larceny; a tight end that good had no business lasting this long. A real hole, addressed with a reasonable pick.
Pick142 Rnd5 T.J. Sanders
They will replay T.J. Sanders at pick No. 142 for years; that is how good the value is. Top of the wish list, and they did not leave without it.
Pick220 Rnd7 Dylan Fairchild
Dylan Fairchild in the 220th pick is the kind of fall that makes a whole class. The roster fit checks out.
Pick223 Rnd7 Logan Brown
Circle this one: Logan Brown at No. 223 is a fall that decides a draft. One more legitimate question on the roster, answered.
Pick241 Rnd7 Jake Majors
Jake Majors in pick 241 is a gift, value that borders on unfair. A sensible fit that makes the depth chart a little sturdier.