Hushpuppie13'S MOCK DRAFT
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Draft Selections
Abdul Carter Head Shot
PICK: 4 RND: 1 (NE)
Abdul Carter
DE-EDGE Penn State
Tre Harris Head Shot
PICK: 38 RND: 2 (NE)
Tre Harris
WR Ole Miss
Charles Grant Head Shot
PICK: 69 RND: 3 (NE)
Charles Grant
OT William & Mary
Azareye'h Thomas Head Shot
PICK: 77 RND: 3 (NE)
Azareye'h Thomas
CB Florida State
Tai Felton Head Shot
PICK: 106 RND: 4 (NE)
Tai Felton
WR Maryland
Cody Simon Head Shot
PICK: 144 RND: 5 (NE)
Cody Simon
LB Ohio State
Jack Nelson Head Shot
PICK: 217 RND: 7 (NE)
Jack Nelson
OT Wisconsin
Raheim Sanders Head Shot
PICK: 220 RND: 7 (NE)
Raheim Sanders
RB South Carolina
Xzavier Henderson Head Shot
PICK: 238 RND: 7 (NE)
Xzavier Henderson
WR Cincinnati
Draft Grade — Patriots
Overall B
ValueB NeedA- TradesB- FutureB-
The Patriots cashed the board's mistake on Sanders: B.

The rest of the league will want that one back. Raheim Sanders tumbling to the Patriots in the Round 7 slot is a gift they did not have to think twice about. Good, not great, and the B says as much.

The Henderson reach is the anchor dragging on the value grade. If this class has a fault line, it runs straight through interior defensive lineman. Job largely done: edge rusher settled and 4 of 8 of the wish list covered.

All told, a solid class that does its job everywhere but interior defensive lineman.

Pick Analysis
Pick4 Rnd1 Abdul Carter
In No. 4 they get a problem off the edge. Exactly the need they had to hit.
Pick38 Rnd2 Tre Harris
A reach on Tre Harris in pick No. 38; the board had better options right there. It also answers one of the loudest questions on the roster.
Pick69 Rnd3 Charles Grant
They reached into another round for Charles Grant, and the board is nowhere close to agreeing. The roster fit checks out.
Pick77 Rnd3 Azareye'h Thomas
Azareye'h Thomas at pick 77 is daylight robbery; nobody expected him to last. A minor itch, scratched.
Pick106 Rnd4 Tai Felton
Quietly one of the better values of the day, Tai Felton at Round 4, Pick 4. They walked in needing this and walked out with it.
Pick144 Rnd5 Cody Simon
Taking Cody Simon in slot 144 is close to grand larceny; a linebacker that good had no business lasting this long. A quiet depth add at a thin-ish spot.
Pick217 Rnd7 Jack Nelson
Circle this one: Jack Nelson at the 217th overall pick is a fall that decides a draft. It shores up a spot that genuinely needed the help.
Pick220 Rnd7 Raheim Sanders
They robbed the room for Raheim Sanders here, a fall nobody at the table saw coming. Another box on the needs board, quietly ticked.
Pick238 Rnd7 Xzavier Henderson
Xzavier Henderson at the Round 7 slot is the pick scouts circle, and not in a good way. It answers the question that was keeping the coaches up at night.