Milk'S MOCK DRAFT

Pats trade down hell - Harrison

  • Milk DRAFTING FOR THE
    Patriots
Draft Selections
Olumuyiwa Fashanu Head Shot
PICK: 9 RND: 1 (NE)
Olumuyiwa Fashanu
OT Penn State
Keon Coleman Head Shot
PICK: 34 RND: 2 (NE)
Keon Coleman
WR Florida State
Ennis Rakestraw Jr. Head Shot
PICK: 68 RND: 3 (NE)
Ennis Rakestraw Jr.
CB Missouri
Malik Washington Head Shot
PICK: 104 RND: 4 (NE)
Malik Washington
WR Virginia
Johnny Wilson Head Shot
PICK: 136 RND: 4 (NE)
Johnny Wilson
WR Florida State
Joe Milton III Head Shot
PICK: 182 RND: 6 (NE)
Joe Milton III
QB Tennessee
Myles Harden Head Shot
PICK: 229 RND: 7 (NE)
Myles Harden
CB South Dakota
Draft Picks Received
Olumuyiwa Fashanu Head Shot
PICK: 9 RND: 1 (CHI)
Olumuyiwa Fashanu
OT Penn State
No Pick Head Shot
PICK: RND: 1 (CHI)
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No Pick Head Shot
PICK: RND: 2 (CHI)
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No Pick Head Shot
PICK: RND: 2 (CHI)
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Draft Picks Traded
Jayden Daniels Head Shot
PICK: 3 RND: 1 (CHI)
Jayden Daniels
QB LSU
Players Gained
Head Shot
Tremaine Edmunds
LB
Draft Grade — Patriots
Overall A-
ValueB NeedB TradesA+ FutureA+
Grand theft in the Round 7 slot: the Patriots steal Harden and grade out a A-.

Somebody in pick 229 was going to get robbed, and it turned out to be the rest of the league. The Patriots sat still while Myles Harden, the No. 184 name on the board, slid all the way to them, then sprinted to the podium. Little to argue with here, and the A- says so.

The trade ledger is the best part of the whole weekend. The edge rusher hole is the one line item this class does not answer. The cost of the Milton III reach is exactly the players who went right after him.

They left with wide receiver solved and the rest of the wish list mostly ticked off.

Bottom line, with Olumuyiwa Fashanu leading the way, this is a class that should pay off fast and rarely be regretted.

Pick Analysis
Pick9 Rnd1 Olumuyiwa Fashanu
In the Round 1 slot they get a cornerstone up front. A real need, handled.
Pick34 Rnd2 Keon Coleman
Keon Coleman in No. 34 is fair value, right on his grade. A must-fix position, and they treated it like one.
Pick68 Rnd3 Ennis Rakestraw Jr.
Ennis Rakestraw Jr. in pick 68 is the kind of fall that makes a whole class. It thickens a room that could stand to be thicker.
Pick104 Rnd4 Malik Washington
Malik Washington at pick No. 104 is a sound buy, the sort that quietly helps a class. A glaring weakness, addressed head on.
Pick136 Rnd4 Johnny Wilson
Johnny Wilson is a better player than the 136th overall pick suggests; smart patience, rewarded. They walked in needing this and walked out with it.
Pick182 Rnd6 Joe Milton III
A reach for Joe Milton III in slot 182; a little patience would have been rewarded. It shores up a spot that genuinely needed the help.
Pick229 Rnd7 Myles Harden
Circle this one: Myles Harden at Round 7, Pick 9 is a fall that decides a draft. It is more luxury than necessity; they were already set here.