BobbySwizz'S MOCK DRAFT

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  • BobbySwizz DRAFTING FOR THE
    Patriots
Draft Selections
Olumuyiwa Fashanu Head Shot
PICK: 6 RND: 1 (NE)
Olumuyiwa Fashanu
OT Penn State
Adonai Mitchell Head Shot
PICK: 34 RND: 2 (NE)
Adonai Mitchell
WR Texas
Ricky Pearsall Head Shot
PICK: 47 RND: 2 (NE)
Ricky Pearsall
WR Florida
Spencer Rattler Head Shot
PICK: 68 RND: 3 (NE)
Spencer Rattler
QB South Carolina
Theo Johnson Head Shot
PICK: 103 RND: 4 (NE)
Theo Johnson
TE Penn State
Isaac Guerendo Head Shot
PICK: 107 RND: 4 (NE)
Isaac Guerendo
RB Louisville
Elijah Jones Head Shot
PICK: 137 RND: 5 (NE)
Elijah Jones
CB Boston College
Garret Greenfield Head Shot
PICK: 180 RND: 6 (NE)
Garret Greenfield
OT South Dakota State
Bub Means Head Shot
PICK: 193 RND: 6 (NE)
Bub Means
WR Pittsburgh
Tylan Grable Head Shot
PICK: 231 RND: 7 (NE)
Tylan Grable
OT UCF
Draft Picks Received
Olumuyiwa Fashanu Head Shot
PICK: 6 RND: 1 (NYG)
Olumuyiwa Fashanu
OT Penn State
Ricky Pearsall Head Shot
PICK: 47 RND: 2 (NYG)
Ricky Pearsall
WR Florida
Isaac Guerendo Head Shot
PICK: 107 RND: 4 (NYG)
Isaac Guerendo
RB Louisville
Draft Picks Traded
Joe Alt Head Shot
PICK: 3 RND: 1 (NYG)
Joe Alt
OT Notre Dame
Players Gained
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Bobby Okereke
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Draft Grade — Patriots
Overall B
ValueC+ NeedB TradesA+ FutureB-
The Patriots won the weekend at the trade table. Grade: B.

The Patriots spent real capital to be 52 picks early on Bub Means, and the board is going to hold them to it. A dependable weekend that grades out a B.

Every deal seemed to tilt their way, which is not luck. A whole weekend of picks and edge rusher is somehow still a want.

The Jones steal is the beam this whole class leans on.

In sum, a sensible class that nudges the roster the right way.

Pick Analysis
Pick6 Rnd1 Olumuyiwa Fashanu
By-the-book stuff, Olumuyiwa Fashanu at slot 6 squarely in line with his ranking. A need, and now a little less of one.
Pick34 Rnd2 Adonai Mitchell
Adonai Mitchell at pick No. 34 nudges the ledger their way without any fuss. The biggest hole on the depth chart just got a whole lot smaller.
Pick47 Rnd2 Ricky Pearsall
They liked Ricky Pearsall enough to skip the value, taking him in the 47th overall pick. The one spot they could not leave alone, and did not.
Pick68 Rnd3 Spencer Rattler
The board screamed and they did not listen, reaching into the next round for Spencer Rattler. It shores up a spot that genuinely needed the help.
Pick103 Rnd4 Theo Johnson
Theo Johnson at No. 103 is a steep price for a hunch, hard to square with any board. It patches a soft spot without any drama.
Pick107 Rnd4 Isaac Guerendo
Isaac Guerendo in pick 107 is a bet on their own eyes over everyone else's grade. It plugs a real leak on the depth chart.
Pick137 Rnd5 Elijah Jones
Elijah Jones at the Round 5 slot is a first-round grade at a bargain-bin price, no notes. It thickens a room that could stand to be thicker.
Pick180 Rnd6 Garret Greenfield
A wild overpay on Garret Greenfield in pick 180, the sort that defines a class for the wrong reasons. The roster fit checks out.
Pick193 Rnd6 Bub Means
Bub Means at the 193rd overall pick is an overdraft of the loud, memorable kind. It also answers one of the loudest questions on the roster.
Pick231 Rnd7 Tylan Grable
They took Tylan Grable at par in the 231st pick, which is nothing to complain about. One more legitimate question on the roster, answered.