jgkelley35'S MOCK DRAFT
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jgkelley35'S MOCK DRAFT
RUN ON DEC 28, 2024

Strange Draft

  • jgkelley35 DRAFTING FOR THE
    Patriots
Draft Selections
Travis Hunter Head Shot
PICK: 27 RND: 1 (NE)
Travis Hunter
CB Colorado
Ashton Jeanty Head Shot
PICK: 38 RND: 2 (NE)
Ashton Jeanty
RB Boise State
Cameron Williams Head Shot
PICK: 44 RND: 2 (NE)
Cameron Williams
OT Texas
Jalon Walker Head Shot
PICK: 69 RND: 3 (NE)
Jalon Walker
LB Georgia
Jayden Higgins Head Shot
PICK: 83 RND: 3 (NE)
Jayden Higgins
WR Iowa State
Colston Loveland Head Shot
PICK: 105 RND: 4 (NE)
Colston Loveland
TE Michigan
Wyatt Milum Head Shot
PICK: 128 RND: 4 (NE)
Wyatt Milum
OT West Virginia
Harold Fannin Jr. Head Shot
PICK: 140 RND: 5 (NE)
Harold Fannin Jr.
TE Bowling Green
Xavier Restrepo Head Shot
PICK: 219 RND: 7 (NE)
Xavier Restrepo
WR Miami
Kyle Kennard Head Shot
PICK: 222 RND: 7 (NE)
Kyle Kennard
DE-EDGE South Carolina
Zy Alexander Head Shot
PICK: 237 RND: 7 (NE)
Zy Alexander
CB LSU
Draft Picks Received
Travis Hunter Head Shot
PICK: 27 RND: 1 (GB)
Travis Hunter
CB Colorado
Cameron Williams Head Shot
PICK: 44 RND: 2 (IND)
Cameron Williams
OT Texas
Wyatt Milum Head Shot
PICK: 128 RND: 4 (GB)
Wyatt Milum
OT West Virginia
No Pick Head Shot
PICK: RND: 1 (GB)
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No Pick Head Shot
PICK: RND: 1 (IND)
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No Pick Head Shot
PICK: RND: 4 (GB)
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No Pick Head Shot
PICK: RND: 6 (GB)
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Draft Picks Traded
James Pearce Jr. Head Shot
PICK: 2 RND: 1 (IND)
James Pearce Jr.
DE-EDGE Tennessee
Players Gained
Head Shot
Eric Stokes
CB
Draft Grade — Patriots
Overall B-
ValueA+ NeedB- TradesF FutureA+
The Patriots cashed the board's mistake on Alexander: B-.

Thirty-one other rooms let Zy Alexander slide, and the Patriots were the ones holding the card at the 237th overall pick. Highway robbery. Good, not great, and the B- says as much.

They handed away value on the phones that the picks cannot earn back. That interior defensive lineman hole did not close this weekend, and it was the biggest one on the wall.

Adding Eric Stokes by trade rounds out the weekend beyond the rookies.

In sum, a sturdy weekend with one asterisk, the interior defensive lineman spot they never got to.

Pick Analysis
Pick27 Rnd1 Travis Hunter
In No. 27 they get a lockdown presence outside at a price that makes it sweeter. Need was not the driver here.
Pick38 Rnd2 Ashton Jeanty
They robbed the room for Ashton Jeanty here, a fall nobody at the table saw coming. One more legitimate question on the roster, answered.
Pick44 Rnd2 Cameron Williams
Cameron Williams in slot 44 is a bargain the rest of the room will envy. The roster fit checks out.
Pick69 Rnd3 Jalon Walker
Jalon Walker at pick 69 is daylight robbery; nobody expected him to last. A quiet depth add at a thin-ish spot.
Pick83 Rnd3 Jayden Higgins
Jayden Higgins at the 83rd pick is a sensible buy, a touch better than market for the wide receiver. A glaring weakness, addressed head on.
Pick105 Rnd4 Colston Loveland
Colston Loveland in Round 4, Pick 4 is a gift, value that borders on unfair. It fills a real need, too.
Pick128 Rnd4 Wyatt Milum
Circle this one: Wyatt Milum at pick No. 128 is a fall that decides a draft. A sensible fit for a spot that needed help.
Pick140 Rnd5 Harold Fannin Jr.
Somehow Harold Fannin Jr. was still sitting there in the Round 5 slot, and they pounced on premier tight end value. It patches a soft spot without any drama.
Pick219 Rnd7 Xavier Restrepo
You do not let a wide receiver like Xavier Restrepo reach the 219th overall pick and blink. They did not. Top of the wish list, and they did not leave without it.
Pick222 Rnd7 Kyle Kennard
Kyle Kennard at the 222nd pick is a first-round grade at a bargain-bin price, no notes. The one spot they could not leave alone, and did not.
Pick237 Rnd7 Zy Alexander
A cornerback of that caliber at the Round 7 slot is the definition of value, full stop. They doubled down on a strength rather than a need.