Biggs7079'S MOCK DRAFT

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  • Biggs7079 DRAFTING FOR THE
    Patriots
Draft Selections
Joe Alt Head Shot
PICK: 7 RND: 1 (NE)
Joe Alt
OT Notre Dame
JC Latham Head Shot
PICK: 34 RND: 2 (NE)
JC Latham
OT Alabama
Bo Nix Head Shot
PICK: 38 RND: 2 (NE)
Bo Nix
QB Oregon
Devontez Walker Head Shot
PICK: 68 RND: 3 (NE)
Devontez Walker
WR North Carolina
Gabriel Murphy Head Shot
PICK: 103 RND: 4 (NE)
Gabriel Murphy
DL-EDGE UCLA
Anthony Gould Head Shot
PICK: 137 RND: 5 (NE)
Anthony Gould
WR Oregon State
Kamal Hadden Head Shot
PICK: 180 RND: 6 (NE)
Kamal Hadden
CB Tennessee
Tip Reiman Head Shot
PICK: 193 RND: 6 (NE)
Tip Reiman
TE Illinois
Evan Williams Head Shot
PICK: 231 RND: 7 (NE)
Evan Williams
S Oregon
Draft Picks Received
Joe Alt Head Shot
PICK: 7 RND: 1 (TEN)
Joe Alt
OT Notre Dame
Bo Nix Head Shot
PICK: 38 RND: 2 (TEN)
Bo Nix
QB Oregon
No Pick Head Shot
PICK: RND: 1 (TEN)
NEXT YEAR (2025)
 
No Pick Head Shot
PICK: RND: 6 (TEN)
NEXT YEAR (2025)
 
Draft Picks Traded
Malik Nabers Head Shot
PICK: 3 RND: 1 (TEN)
Malik Nabers
WR LSU
Draft Grade — Patriots
Overall B
ValueB+ NeedB TradesC FutureA
The Patriots let Latham fall into their laps, and walked away with a B.

Somebody in slot 34 was going to get robbed, and it turned out to be the rest of the league. The Patriots sat still while JC Latham, the No. 15 name on the board, slid all the way to them, then sprinted to the podium.

The interior defensive lineman spot stays a question, and it was the one they most needed an answer at. They gave back a little on the phones for the right to move. They went 6 of 8 on their needs, which is most of what a draft is for.

Stockpiling next year's capital is patient, if unglamorous, asset work.

Good work on the whole, with interior defensive lineman the one box left unchecked.

Pick Analysis
Pick7 Rnd1 Joe Alt
In Round 1, Pick 7 they get a plug-and-play piece up front. A real need, handled.
Pick34 Rnd2 JC Latham
They will replay JC Latham at No. 34 for years; that is how good the value is. The roster fit checks out.
Pick38 Rnd2 Bo Nix
Bo Nix slipping to pick 38 is the kind of luck good rooms make for themselves. One more legitimate question on the roster, answered.
Pick68 Rnd3 Devontez Walker
They paid sticker price for Devontez Walker in the 68th overall pick, and that is fine. It answers the question that was keeping the coaches up at night.
Pick103 Rnd4 Gabriel Murphy
Gabriel Murphy slid further than he should have, and the 103rd pick is lovely value for the edge rusher. They walked in needing this and walked out with it.
Pick137 Rnd5 Anthony Gould
A straight-up fair deal on Anthony Gould at the Round 5 slot, value and slot in agreement. A glaring weakness, addressed head on.
Pick180 Rnd6 Kamal Hadden
They let Kamal Hadden come to them and pounced at pick No. 180. A minor itch, scratched.
Pick193 Rnd6 Tip Reiman
Tip Reiman at slot 193 is money in the bank, a tight end taken below his worth. A need, and now a little less of one.
Pick231 Rnd7 Evan Williams
Good things come to war rooms that wait, and Evan Williams at pick 231 is the proof. This was priority one on the needs board, and now it is handled.