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Hewdog'S MOCK DRAFT
RUN ON FEB 13, 2025

PatsNation 2025

  • Hewdog DRAFTING FOR THE
    Patriots
Draft Selections
Luther Burden III Head Shot
PICK: 24 RND: 1 (NE)
Luther Burden III
WR Missouri
Xavier Watts Head Shot
PICK: 69 RND: 3 (NE)
Xavier Watts
S Notre Dame
Demetrius Knight Jr. Head Shot
PICK: 90 RND: 3 (NE)
Demetrius Knight Jr.
LB South Carolina
Harold Fannin Jr. Head Shot
PICK: 100 RND: 3 (NE)
Harold Fannin Jr.
TE Bowling Green
Kaleb Johnson Head Shot
PICK: 101 RND: 3 (NE)
Kaleb Johnson
RB Iowa
Barrett Carter Head Shot
PICK: 117 RND: 4 (NE)
Barrett Carter
LB Clemson
Mello Dotson Head Shot
PICK: 145 RND: 5 (NE)
Mello Dotson
CB Kansas
Ryan Fitzgerald Head Shot
PICK: 219 RND: 7 (NE)
Ryan Fitzgerald
PK Florida State
Seth McLaughlin Head Shot
PICK: 222 RND: 7 (NE)
Seth McLaughlin
C Ohio State
Thor Griffith Head Shot
PICK: 240 RND: 7 (NE)
Thor Griffith
DL Louisville
Draft Picks Received
Luther Burden III Head Shot
PICK: 24 RND: 1 (MIN)
Luther Burden III
WR Missouri
Demetrius Knight Jr. Head Shot
PICK: 90 RND: 3 (LAR)
Demetrius Knight Jr.
LB South Carolina
Harold Fannin Jr. Head Shot
PICK: 100 RND: 3 (LAR)
Harold Fannin Jr.
TE Bowling Green
Kaleb Johnson Head Shot
PICK: 101 RND: 3 (DET)
Kaleb Johnson
RB Iowa
Barrett Carter Head Shot
PICK: 117 RND: 4 (ATL)
Barrett Carter
LB Clemson
No Pick Head Shot
PICK: RND: 1 (MIN)
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No Pick Head Shot
PICK: RND: 3 (MIN)
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No Pick Head Shot
PICK: RND: 4 (MIN)
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No Pick Head Shot
PICK: RND: 5 (ATL)
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No Pick Head Shot
PICK: RND: 5 (DET)
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No Pick Head Shot
PICK: RND: 6 (ATL)
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No Pick Head Shot
PICK: RND: 6 (DET)
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No Pick Head Shot
PICK: RND: 7 (ATL)
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No Pick Head Shot
PICK: RND: 7 (DET)
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No Pick Head Shot
PICK: RND: 7 (LAR)
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Draft Picks Traded
Ashton Jeanty Head Shot
PICK: 4 RND: 1 (MIN)
Ashton Jeanty
RB Boise State
Kyle Kennard Head Shot
PICK: 38 RND: 2 (CLE)
Kyle Kennard
DE-EDGE South Carolina
Donovan Jackson Head Shot
PICK: 77 RND: 3 (LAR)
Donovan Jackson
OT Ohio State
Jaylin Noel Head Shot
PICK: 105 RND: 4 (ATL)
Jaylin Noel
WR Iowa State
No Pick Head Shot
PICK: RND: 1 (ATL)
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Players Gained
Head Shot
Christian Darrisaw
OT
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Myles Garrett
DE
Draft Grade — Patriots
Overall A-
ValueA- NeedB TradesA+ FutureB
The Patriots let Fitzgerald fall and pounced. Final grade: A-.

The Patriots did not reach, did not trade up, did not blink. They just waited, and Ryan Fitzgerald fell into pick No. 219. The sum of the weekend is a deserved A-.

Every board in the league had Griffith lower, and that gap is the story. The phones were where this weekend was really won. The edge rusher spot stays a question, and it was the one they most needed an answer at.

The Patriots indulged a want in Carter while a need in edge rusher and quarterback stayed open.

Bottom line, they left the weekend a clearly better team, and they earned every bit of it.

Pick Analysis
Pick24 Rnd1 Luther Burden III
In slot 24 they get a true top target, outstanding value to boot. It fills the loudest need on the roster.
Pick69 Rnd3 Xavier Watts
You do not let a safety like Xavier Watts reach pick 69 and blink. They did not. The one spot they could not leave alone, and did not.
Pick90 Rnd3 Demetrius Knight Jr.
Demetrius Knight Jr. at the Round 3 slot is daylight robbery; nobody expected him to last. Useful body for a position without much behind the starter.
Pick100 Rnd3 Harold Fannin Jr.
Taking Harold Fannin Jr. in Round 3, Pick 36 is close to grand larceny; a tight end that good had no business lasting this long. It fills a real need, too.
Pick101 Rnd3 Kaleb Johnson
Somehow Kaleb Johnson was still sitting there in pick No. 101, and they pounced on premier running back value. A need, and now a little less of one.
Pick117 Rnd4 Barrett Carter
A curious use of the 117th pick. Edge rusher and quarterback needed the pick; a linebacker in Barrett Carter did not.
Pick145 Rnd5 Mello Dotson
Good price on Mello Dotson in No. 145, a hair ahead of his grade with no real quibbles. It thickens a room that could stand to be thicker.
Pick219 Rnd7 Ryan Fitzgerald
The board fumbled Ryan Fitzgerald all the way to the 219th overall pick, and they scooped it up. Stacking talent where they were already deep.
Pick222 Rnd7 Seth McLaughlin
A straight-up fair deal on Seth McLaughlin at the 222nd pick, value and slot in agreement. Another box on the needs board, quietly ticked.
Pick240 Rnd7 Thor Griffith
They reached a country mile for Thor Griffith at Round 7, Pick 22, and the board is aghast. It answers the question that was keeping the coaches up at night.