MHotchkiss7'S MOCK DRAFT

Raiders/Patriots (Trade Down Multiple Times - 15 Picks a Piece !

  • MHotchkiss7 DRAFTING FOR THE
    Patriots
Draft Selections
Keldric Faulk Head Shot
PICK: 20 RND: 1 (NE)
Keldric Faulk
DL-EDGE Auburn
Avieon Terrell Head Shot
PICK: 30 RND: 1 (NE)
Avieon Terrell
CB Clemson
Antonio Williams Head Shot
PICK: 57 RND: 2 (NE)
Antonio Williams
WR Clemson
CJ Allen Head Shot
PICK: 62 RND: 2 (NE)
CJ Allen
LB Georgia
Eli Stowers Head Shot
PICK: 68 RND: 3 (NE)
Eli Stowers
TE Vanderbilt
Monroe Freeling Head Shot
PICK: 99 RND: 3 (NE)
Monroe Freeling
OT Georgia
Kalil Alexander Head Shot
PICK: 112 RND: 4 (NE)
Kalil Alexander
LB-EDGE Texas State
Darius Taylor Head Shot
PICK: 125 RND: 4 (NE)
Darius Taylor
RB Minnesota
Rod Moore Head Shot
PICK: 129 RND: 4 (NE)
Rod Moore
S Michigan
Lee Hunter Head Shot
PICK: 151 RND: 5 (NE)
Lee Hunter
DT Texas Tech
Bryce Foster Head Shot
PICK: 165 RND: 5 (NE)
Bryce Foster
C Kansas
Jordan White Head Shot
PICK: 171 RND: 5 (NE)
Jordan White
OG Vanderbilt
Noah Thomas Head Shot
PICK: 198 RND: 6 (NE)
Noah Thomas
WR Texas A&M
Conner Weigman Head Shot
PICK: 203 RND: 6 (NE)
Conner Weigman
QB Houston
Keaten Wade Head Shot
PICK: 213 RND: 6 (NE)
Keaten Wade
DE-EDGE Kentucky
James Williams Head Shot
PICK: 218 RND: 7 (NE)
James Williams
LB Florida State
Hykeem Williams Head Shot
PICK: 222 RND: 7 (NE)
Hykeem Williams
WR Florida State
Dylan Edwards Head Shot
PICK: 225 RND: 7 (NE)
Dylan Edwards
RB Colorado
Solomon Tuliaupupu Head Shot
PICK: 233 RND: 7 (NE)
Solomon Tuliaupupu
DE-EDGE USC
Keeshawn Silver Head Shot
PICK: 243 RND: 7 (NE)
Keeshawn Silver
DL USC
Draft Picks Received
Keldric Faulk Head Shot
PICK: 20 RND: 1 (HOU)
Keldric Faulk
DL-EDGE Auburn
Avieon Terrell Head Shot
PICK: 30 RND: 1 (PHI)
Avieon Terrell
CB Clemson
Antonio Williams Head Shot
PICK: 57 RND: 2 (CIN)
Antonio Williams
WR Clemson
CJ Allen Head Shot
PICK: 62 RND: 2 (PHI)
CJ Allen
LB Georgia
Eli Stowers Head Shot
PICK: 68 RND: 3 (PHI)
Eli Stowers
TE Vanderbilt
Monroe Freeling Head Shot
PICK: 99 RND: 3 (PHI)
Monroe Freeling
OT Georgia
Darius Taylor Head Shot
PICK: 125 RND: 4 (CIN)
Darius Taylor
RB Minnesota
Bryce Foster Head Shot
PICK: 165 RND: 5 (LAR)
Bryce Foster
C Kansas
Jordan White Head Shot
PICK: 171 RND: 5 (BUF)
Jordan White
OG Vanderbilt
Noah Thomas Head Shot
PICK: 198 RND: 6 (LAR)
Noah Thomas
WR Texas A&M
Conner Weigman Head Shot
PICK: 203 RND: 6 (CIN)
Conner Weigman
QB Houston
Keaten Wade Head Shot
PICK: 213 RND: 6 (LAR)
Keaten Wade
DE-EDGE Kentucky
Hykeem Williams Head Shot
PICK: 222 RND: 7 (BUF)
Hykeem Williams
WR Florida State
Solomon Tuliaupupu Head Shot
PICK: 233 RND: 7 (HOU)
Solomon Tuliaupupu
DE-EDGE USC
Keeshawn Silver Head Shot
PICK: 243 RND: 7 (PHI)
Keeshawn Silver
DL USC
No Pick Head Shot
PICK: RND: 1 (PHI)
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No Pick Head Shot
PICK: RND: 3 (CIN)
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No Pick Head Shot
PICK: RND: 5 (MIA)
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No Pick Head Shot
PICK: RND: 6 (HOU)
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No Pick Head Shot
PICK: RND: 6 (PHI)
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No Pick Head Shot
PICK: RND: 6 (LAR)
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No Pick Head Shot
PICK: RND: 7 (HOU)
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Draft Picks Traded
Spencer Fano Head Shot
PICK: 12 RND: 1 (LAR)
Spencer Fano
OT Utah
Christen Miller Head Shot
PICK: 44 RND: 2 (CIN)
Christen Miller
DL Georgia
David Bailey Head Shot
PICK: 76 RND: 3 (PHI)
David Bailey
LB-EDGE Stanford
Elliot Washington II Head Shot
PICK: 190 RND: 6 (PHI)
Elliot Washington II
CB Penn State
No Pick Head Shot
PICK: RND: 1 (ARI)
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No Pick Head Shot
PICK: RND: 2 (ARI)
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No Pick Head Shot
PICK: RND: 3 (ARI)
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No Pick Head Shot
PICK: RND: 4 (ARI)
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Players Gained
Head Shot
Kendric Pryor
WR
Head Shot
Josh Wallace
CB
Players traded away
Head Shot
S
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Jabrill Peppers
S
Head Shot
Jahlani Tavai
LB
Head Shot
S
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Milton Williams
DT
Draft Grade — Patriots
Overall D
ValueB- NeedB TradesF FutureC
The Patriots got the worse of every deal, and it shows in the D.

The Patriots treated their own grade as gospel and everyone else's as noise, spending the 243rd pick on Keeshawn Silver a full 140 spots early. Put together, it is a D.

The dealing is the wound this class cannot quite close. Getting Weigman where they did is the sort of value that quietly makes a class. On the needs board they went 8 of 8, with edge rusher the one that mattered most.

The weekend tilted hard toward the defense.

Bottom line, they will need several of these picks to beat their grades just to break even.

Pick Analysis
Pick20 Rnd1 Keldric Faulk
In pick 20 they get a quarterback's worst nightmare, and a steal at that. The biggest hole, addressed.
Pick30 Rnd1 Avieon Terrell
In the 30th pick they get a potential shutdown corner. Need was not the driver here.
Pick57 Rnd2 Antonio Williams
Antonio Williams at slot 57 is a first-round grade at a bargain-bin price, no notes. Top of the wish list, and they did not leave without it.
Pick62 Rnd2 CJ Allen
You do not let a linebacker like CJ Allen reach pick No. 62 and blink. They did not. A minor need, but a need all the same.
Pick68 Rnd3 Eli Stowers
Eli Stowers is a better player than the 68th overall pick suggests; smart patience, rewarded. One more legitimate question on the roster, answered.
Pick99 Rnd3 Monroe Freeling
They took Monroe Freeling at par in No. 99, which is nothing to complain about. It shores up a spot that genuinely needed the help.
Pick112 Rnd4 Kalil Alexander
Kalil Alexander in Round 4, Pick 10 is a bet on their own eyes over everyone else's grade. The biggest hole on the depth chart just got a whole lot smaller.
Pick125 Rnd4 Darius Taylor
No drama and no debate, Darius Taylor went about where he belonged in pick No. 125. A sensible fit for a spot that needed help.
Pick129 Rnd4 Rod Moore
A clean, defensible pick in slot 129 with a little surplus value in Rod Moore. It answers the question that was keeping the coaches up at night.
Pick151 Rnd5 Lee Hunter
A straight-up fair deal on Lee Hunter at No. 151, value and slot in agreement. A glaring weakness, addressed head on.
Pick165 Rnd5 Bryce Foster
They paid up for Bryce Foster at pick 165 when waiting would have done the job. A real hole, addressed with a reasonable pick.
Pick171 Rnd5 Jordan White
Jordan White at the Round 5 slot is the kind of overdraft that needs everything to break right. A sensible fit that makes the depth chart a little sturdier.
Pick198 Rnd6 Noah Thomas
Noah Thomas in the 198th overall pick is a reach so steep the board needed a second look to believe it. They walked in needing this and walked out with it.
Pick203 Rnd6 Conner Weigman
They barely believed it either: Conner Weigman still on the board at the 203rd pick. The roster fit checks out.
Pick213 Rnd6 Keaten Wade
A real head-scratcher, Keaten Wade in Round 6, Pick 37 is miles ahead of his ranking. It also answers one of the loudest questions on the roster.
Pick218 Rnd7 James Williams
They went early on James Williams in pick 218, and the value did not follow. It is more luxury than necessity; they were already set here.
Pick222 Rnd7 Hykeem Williams
Hykeem Williams at No. 222 is daylight robbery; nobody expected him to last. A must-fix position, and they treated it like one.
Pick225 Rnd7 Dylan Edwards
They talked themselves into Dylan Edwards at pick No. 225, and the board did not agree. It fills a real need, too.
Pick233 Rnd7 Solomon Tuliaupupu
This one needs a full-page explanation: Solomon Tuliaupupu in slot 233, miles early. Better still, it is exactly the hole they had to fill.
Pick243 Rnd7 Keeshawn Silver
Keeshawn Silver at the Round 7 slot is the pick scouts circle, and not in a good way. That was the need underlined and circled, and now it is checked off.