Jon-Luke B'S MOCK DRAFT
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  • Jon-Luke B DRAFTING FOR THE
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Draft Selections
LT Overton Head Shot
PICK: 12 RND: 1 (NE)
LT Overton
DE-EDGE Alabama
Dillon Thieneman Head Shot
PICK: 44 RND: 2 (NE)
Dillon Thieneman
S Oregon
Malachi Fields Head Shot
PICK: 76 RND: 3 (NE)
Malachi Fields
WR Notre Dame
Oscar Delp Head Shot
PICK: 112 RND: 4 (NE)
Oscar Delp
TE Georgia
Raylen Wilson Head Shot
PICK: 129 RND: 4 (NE)
Raylen Wilson
LB Georgia
Davison Igbinosun Head Shot
PICK: 151 RND: 5 (NE)
Davison Igbinosun
CB Ohio State
Conner Weigman Head Shot
PICK: 190 RND: 6 (NE)
Conner Weigman
QB Houston
Dante Dowdell Head Shot
PICK: 218 RND: 7 (NE)
Dante Dowdell
RB Kentucky
PJ Williams Head Shot
PICK: 225 RND: 7 (NE)
PJ Williams
OT SMU
Draft Grade — Patriots
Overall B
ValueB- NeedA- TradesB- FutureB-
The Patriots kept it disciplined and banked a B.

Somehow the biggest item on the list survived the weekend. The Patriots never addressed interior defensive lineman, and it is the kind of gap that lingers.

They are betting Dowdell proves the room right and everyone else wrong. Thieneman falling to them is the kind of break a good board is built to catch.

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

Pick Analysis
Pick12 Rnd1 LT Overton
A market-rate edge rusher, with the board and the slot shaking hands on LT Overton. A glaring weakness, addressed head on.
Pick44 Rnd2 Dillon Thieneman
Dillon Thieneman slipping to the Round 2 slot is the kind of luck good rooms make for themselves. Top of the wish list, and they did not leave without it.
Pick76 Rnd3 Malachi Fields
By-the-book stuff, Malachi Fields at No. 76 squarely in line with his ranking. This was priority one on the needs board, and now it is handled.
Pick112 Rnd4 Oscar Delp
No edge and no loss on Oscar Delp in pick No. 112; it is a wash and a sensible one. Another box on the needs board, quietly ticked.
Pick129 Rnd4 Raylen Wilson
Value with a capital V on Raylen Wilson in the 129th pick, a genuine coup. A quiet depth add at a thin-ish spot.
Pick151 Rnd5 Davison Igbinosun
Davison Igbinosun in slot 151 lands just on the right side of the ledger. Depth more than a fix, but depth they can use.
Pick190 Rnd6 Conner Weigman
Nice patience on Conner Weigman, who had no business lasting to pick 190. One more legitimate question on the roster, answered.
Pick218 Rnd7 Dante Dowdell
This one needs a full-page explanation: Dante Dowdell in the 218th overall pick, miles early. It fills a real need, too.
Pick225 Rnd7 PJ Williams
They jumped the gun on PJ Williams, taking him earlier than his grade liked. A real hole, addressed with a reasonable pick.