Warren1'S MOCK DRAFT

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Draft Selections
Damon Wilson II Head Shot
PICK: 30 RND: 1 (NE)
Damon Wilson II
LB-EDGE Miami
KJ Duff Head Shot
PICK: 62 RND: 2 (NE)
KJ Duff
WR Rutgers
Dashawn Spears Head Shot
PICK: 95 RND: 3 (NE)
Dashawn Spears
S LSU
A'Mauri Washington Head Shot
PICK: 125 RND: 4 (NE)
A'Mauri Washington
DT Oregon
Cayden Green Head Shot
PICK: 138 RND: 4 (NE)
Cayden Green
OT Missouri
Teitum Tuioti Head Shot
PICK: 168 RND: 5 (NE)
Teitum Tuioti
LB-EDGE Oregon
Kewan Lacy Head Shot
PICK: 189 RND: 6 (NE)
Kewan Lacy
RB Ole Miss
Darian Mensah Head Shot
PICK: 200 RND: 6 (NE)
Darian Mensah
QB Miami
Peter Clarke Head Shot
PICK: 207 RND: 6 (NE)
Peter Clarke
TE Temple
Brice Pollock Head Shot
PICK: 216 RND: 6 (NE)
Brice Pollock
CB Texas Tech
Jyaire Hill Head Shot
PICK: 230 RND: 7 (NE)
Jyaire Hill
CB Michigan
Will Heldt Head Shot
PICK: 246 RND: 7 (NE)
Will Heldt
DE-EDGE Clemson
Draft Picks Received
Dashawn Spears Head Shot
PICK: 95 RND: 3 (DEN)
Dashawn Spears
S LSU
Cayden Green Head Shot
PICK: 138 RND: 4 (SF)
Cayden Green
OT Missouri
Brice Pollock Head Shot
PICK: 216 RND: 6 (IND)
Brice Pollock
CB Texas Tech
Jyaire Hill Head Shot
PICK: 230 RND: 7 (IND)
Jyaire Hill
CB Michigan
No Pick Head Shot
PICK: RND: 5 (DEN)
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No Pick Head Shot
PICK: RND: 6 (SF)
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No Pick Head Shot
PICK: RND: 7 (DEN)
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Draft Picks Traded
Jayden Jackson Head Shot
PICK: 94 RND: 3 (DEN)
Jayden Jackson
DT Oklahoma
Addison Nichols Head Shot
PICK: 130 RND: 4 (SF)
Addison Nichols
OG SMU
Blake Frazier Head Shot
PICK: 209 RND: 6 (IND)
Blake Frazier
OT Michigan
Draft Grade — Patriots
Overall B
ValueA+ NeedB+ TradesB- FutureB-
The steal of the weekend belongs to the Patriots and Pollock: B.

The board owed the Patriots one, and it paid up: Brice Pollock, the No. 49 name on the board, sitting there at pick 216 like a gift left on the doorstep. The bottom line is a respectable B.

On the needs board they went 8 of 8, with edge rusher the one that mattered most. The weekend tilted hard toward the defense.

Nothing gained and nothing lost at the table.

A workmanlike haul that should hold up just fine.

Pick Analysis
Pick30 Rnd1 Damon Wilson II
In pick 30 they get a problem off the edge, and a steal at that. Exactly the need they had to hit.
Pick62 Rnd2 KJ Duff
They barely believed it either: KJ Duff still on the board at Round 2, Pick 30. A must-fix position, and they treated it like one.
Pick95 Rnd3 Dashawn Spears
Taking Dashawn Spears in pick No. 95 is close to grand larceny; a safety that good had no business lasting this long. It also answers one of the loudest questions on the roster.
Pick125 Rnd4 A'Mauri Washington
They will replay A'Mauri Washington at the 125th overall pick for years; that is how good the value is. That was the need underlined and circled, and now it is checked off.
Pick138 Rnd4 Cayden Green
Cayden Green in the 138th pick should not have been possible, and that is the whole point. A sensible fit for a spot that needed help.
Pick168 Rnd5 Teitum Tuioti
Teitum Tuioti at slot 168 is daylight robbery; nobody expected him to last. It answers the question that was keeping the coaches up at night.
Pick189 Rnd6 Kewan Lacy
Kewan Lacy in the Round 6 slot is the kind of fall that makes a whole class. Another box on the needs board, quietly ticked.
Pick200 Rnd6 Darian Mensah
Steal is underselling it; Darian Mensah at No. 200 is a heist with the alarm still ringing. It patches a soft spot without any drama.
Pick207 Rnd6 Peter Clarke
A top-tier tight end at a bargain, Peter Clarke in the Round 6 slot, plain and simple. It fills a real need, too.
Pick216 Rnd6 Brice Pollock
Somehow Brice Pollock was still sitting there in No. 216, and they pounced on premier cornerback value. Not urgent, but hardly pointless.
Pick230 Rnd7 Jyaire Hill
You do not let a cornerback like Jyaire Hill reach the 230th overall pick and blink. They did not. Nice player, but the depth chart did not need him here.
Pick246 Rnd7 Will Heldt
They robbed the room for Will Heldt here, a fall nobody at the table saw coming. The biggest hole on the depth chart just got a whole lot smaller.