Dpilon1973'S MOCK DRAFT
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Draft Selections
Travis Hunter Head Shot
PICK: 4 RND: 1 (NE)
Travis Hunter
CB Colorado
Wyatt Milum Head Shot
PICK: 38 RND: 2 (NE)
Wyatt Milum
OT West Virginia
Tate Ratledge Head Shot
PICK: 69 RND: 3 (NE)
Tate Ratledge
OG Georgia
Jalen Royals Head Shot
PICK: 77 RND: 3 (NE)
Jalen Royals
WR Utah State
Walter Nolen Head Shot
PICK: 104 RND: 4 (NE)
Walter Nolen
DT Ole Miss
Ashton Jeanty Head Shot
PICK: 143 RND: 5 (NE)
Ashton Jeanty
RB Boise State
Lander Barton Head Shot
PICK: 217 RND: 7 (NE)
Lander Barton
LB Utah
Dylan Fairchild Head Shot
PICK: 220 RND: 7 (NE)
Dylan Fairchild
OG Georgia
Chase Lundt Head Shot
PICK: 238 RND: 7 (NE)
Chase Lundt
OT UConn
Draft Grade — Patriots
Overall B
ValueA- NeedB- TradesB- FutureB-
The Patriots let Fairchild fall into their laps, and walked away with a B.

You build a draft on nights like this. Dylan Fairchild had no business being available in slot 220, and the Patriots did the only sane thing and turned in the card. It does the job without flash, and the B reflects it.

The edge rusher hole is the one line item this class does not answer. Job largely done: wide receiver settled and 4 of 8 of the wish list covered. The back end got a real overhaul.

In sum, a sturdy weekend with one asterisk, the edge rusher spot they never got to.

Pick Analysis
Pick4 Rnd1 Travis Hunter
In the 4th pick they get a ballhawk on the outside. More want than need.
Pick38 Rnd2 Wyatt Milum
Wyatt Milum at No. 38 is daylight robbery; nobody expected him to last. It fills a real need, too.
Pick69 Rnd3 Tate Ratledge
Tate Ratledge at pick No. 69 is the steal of the weekend, a first-round talent at a bargain-bin price. It plugs a real leak on the depth chart.
Pick77 Rnd3 Jalen Royals
The board had Jalen Royals higher than slot 77, and the wide receiver fell to them anyway. It answers the question that was keeping the coaches up at night.
Pick104 Rnd4 Walter Nolen
Walter Nolen in Round 4, Pick 3 is the kind of fall that makes a whole class. They walked in needing this and walked out with it.
Pick143 Rnd5 Ashton Jeanty
They robbed the room for Ashton Jeanty here, a fall nobody at the table saw coming. A sensible fit for a spot that needed help.
Pick217 Rnd7 Lander Barton
They barely believed it either: Lander Barton still on the board at the Round 7 slot. It thickens a room that could stand to be thicker.
Pick220 Rnd7 Dylan Fairchild
Dylan Fairchild at pick 220 is a first-round grade at a bargain-bin price, no notes. Another box on the needs board, quietly ticked.
Pick238 Rnd7 Chase Lundt
A offensive lineman of that caliber at pick 238 is the definition of value, full stop. A sensible fit that makes the depth chart a little sturdier.