Pyper'S MOCK DRAFT
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Draft Selections
Will Campbell Head Shot
PICK: 8 RND: 1 (NE)
Will Campbell
OT LSU
Nick Emmanwori Head Shot
PICK: 38 RND: 2 (NE)
Nick Emmanwori
S South Carolina
Alfred Collins Head Shot
PICK: 57 RND: 2 (NE)
Alfred Collins
DT Texas
TreVeyon Henderson Head Shot
PICK: 69 RND: 3 (NE)
TreVeyon Henderson
RB Ohio State
Chimere Dike Head Shot
PICK: 106 RND: 4 (NE)
Chimere Dike
WR Florida
Mitchell Evans Head Shot
PICK: 144 RND: 5 (NE)
Mitchell Evans
TE Notre Dame
Ben Sauls Head Shot
PICK: 163 RND: 5 (NE)
Ben Sauls
PK Pittsburgh
Tahj Brooks Head Shot
PICK: 220 RND: 7 (NE)
Tahj Brooks
RB Texas Tech
Gino Garcia Head Shot
PICK: 238 RND: 7 (NE)
Gino Garcia
PK Texas Tech
Draft Picks Received
Will Campbell Head Shot
PICK: 8 RND: 1 (CAR)
Will Campbell
OT LSU
Alfred Collins Head Shot
PICK: 57 RND: 2 (CAR)
Alfred Collins
DT Texas
Ben Sauls Head Shot
PICK: 163 RND: 5 (CAR)
Ben Sauls
PK Pittsburgh
Draft Picks Traded
Abdul Carter Head Shot
PICK: 4 RND: 1 (CAR)
Abdul Carter
DE-EDGE Penn State
Jordan Burch Head Shot
PICK: 77 RND: 3 (CAR)
Jordan Burch
DE-EDGE Oregon
Jordan Hancock Head Shot
PICK: 217 RND: 7 (CAR)
Jordan Hancock
S Ohio State
Draft Grade — Patriots
Overall B-
ValueB NeedB TradesC- FutureB-
The Patriots kept it disciplined and banked a B-.

When the story of this class is written, it opens with Gino Garcia at slot 238, a reach of 65 spots that the board flatly disagrees with.

The Brooks pick is the one they will point to when this weekend is judged. The edge rusher hole is the one line item this class does not answer.

Solid rather than spectacular, and there is nothing wrong with that.

Pick Analysis
Pick8 Rnd1 Will Campbell
In the 8th overall pick they get a cornerstone up front at fair value. A clean fit for the roster.
Pick38 Rnd2 Nick Emmanwori
They will replay Nick Emmanwori at Round 2, Pick 6 for years; that is how good the value is. A must-fix position, and they treated it like one.
Pick57 Rnd2 Alfred Collins
Alfred Collins at pick 57 is neither steal nor reach, just the going rate. It answers the question that was keeping the coaches up at night.
Pick69 Rnd3 TreVeyon Henderson
TreVeyon Henderson slipping to the Round 3 slot is the kind of luck good rooms make for themselves. A sensible fit for a spot that needed help.
Pick106 Rnd4 Chimere Dike
No drama and no debate, Chimere Dike went about where he belonged in pick No. 106. That was the need underlined and circled, and now it is checked off.
Pick144 Rnd5 Mitchell Evans
Mitchell Evans in slot 144 is exactly on the number, no argument either way. The roster fit checks out.
Pick163 Rnd5 Ben Sauls
They took Ben Sauls at par in the Round 5 slot, which is nothing to complain about. Depth on depth, at a spot that was hardly crying out.
Pick220 Rnd7 Tahj Brooks
The board fumbled Tahj Brooks all the way to pick 220, and they scooped it up. Another box on the needs board, quietly ticked.
Pick238 Rnd7 Gino Garcia
The board screamed and they did not listen, reaching into the next round for Gino Garcia. A luxury on a unit that was already in good shape.