The past few weeks I've been posting my New England Patriots mock drafts to FullPressCoverage.com. You can check out the New England Patriots Mock Draft Version 1.0 here and Version 2.0 here.
Also, I was on the "Locked On Patriots" Podcast this week to talk with host Mike D'Abate about the two mock drafts and how to try and get in the head of Bill Belichick and try to try to predict what the Patriots will do next week in the NFL Draft.
In the course of mocking, I ran hundreds of mock drafts (I'm a sick man) trying different strategies and seeing different trends.
Figured that I should post a few here just because someone may be interested in seeing some recent mocks that weren't published:
PFN Mock Draft 4/17/21:
33. Zaven Collins LB Tulsa
54. Eric Stokes CB Georgia
75. Amari Rodgers WR Clemson
89. Tommy Togiai DT Ohio State
90. Walker Little OT Stanford
91. Davis Mills QB Stanford
99. D’Wayne Eskridge WR Western Michigan
119. Stone Forsythe OT Florida
120. Kyle Trask QB Florida
125. Ambry Thomas CB Michigan
137. Dayo Odeyingbo EDGE Vanderbilt
139. Jaelon Darden WR North Texas
165. Jermar Jefferson RB Oregon State
168. Charles Snowden LB Virginia
169. Shakur Brown CB Michigan State
176. Trey Hill OC Georgia
I couldn't get Kellen Mond so I doubled-up on Mills and Trask with the hope that one emerges. Trading down to 33 to get Zaven Collins would be great. This mock had the PFN generating giving Mac Jones to SF at #3 and Justin Fields going #4 to Atlanta. Trey Lance went to Detroit at #7 and I thought DeVonta Smith would drop to #15 but he went one pick prior. With the top 5 QBs off the board and the big 3 wide receivers and Kyle Pitts, it was trade down time.
Three wide receivers, three cornerbacks and two QBs was a little excessive, but still got two quality CBs and offensive and defensive line help to go along with Collins.
PFN Mock Draft 4/19/21 #1:
36. Jamin Davis LB Kentucky
49. Kadarius Toney WR Florida
76. Jay Tufele DT USC
79. Kellen Mond QB Texas A&M
96. Spencer Brown OT Northern Iowa
98. D’Wayne Eskridge WR Western Michigan
121. Stone Forsythe OT Florida
167. Charles Snowden LB Virginia
196. Jaret Patterson RB Buffalo
197. Kary Vincent Jr. CB LSU
242. Jack Anderson OG Texas Tech
2022 NO 2nd
2022 NYG 3rd
2022 ARI 5th
2022 NO 5th
This is a dream draft. Trade back, get an impactful and athletic LB like Jamin Davis and grab slot WR Kadarius Toney in round two (I think he's gone by 25 in the first round). Still get Kellen Mond at QB and double up at wide receiver and on the offensive line. I was stuck on RB Jaret Patterson--not sure that he can contribute at the NFL level, but he was so dominant against inferior competition, it's fun to see what will happen.
PFN Mock Draft: 4/19/21 #2
33. Zaven Collins LB Tulsa
45. Ifeatu Melifonwu CB Syracuse
64. Elijah Moore WR Mississippi
71. Milton Williams DT Louisiana Tech
122. D'Ante Smith OT East Carolina
130. Tony Fields II LB West Virginia
137. DJ Daniel CB Georgia
150. Adetokunbo Ogundeji EDGE Notre Dame
188. Cornell Powell WR Clemson
2022 CLE 2nd
2022 PHI 4th
2022 JAX 5th
2022 DEN 7th
Added some good future picks here for 2022 and still got studs at LB, CB (or safety, Melifonwu could be a Devin McCourty replacement) and Elijah Moore with the last pick of round two (not sure how he drops there but no problem). Tier Two quarterbacks flew off the board in that gap between 71 and 122--this was a draft to mark as a learning experience,
PFN Mock Draft 4/19/21:
37. Terrace Marshall Jr. WR LSU
48. Kelvin Joseph CB Kentucky
54. Baron Browning LB Ohio State
73. Asante Samuel Jr. CB Florida State
76. Kellen Mond QB Texas A&M
96. Brady Christensen OT BYU
120. Paulson Adebo CB Stanford
121. D'Ante Smith OT East Carolina
122. Stone Forsythe OT Florida
123. Kyle Trask QB Florida
133. Jaelon Darden WR North Texas
This one was fun--I've targeted Kellen Mond as the QB for the Patriots, but Trask was sitting there and I thought, "wouldn't that just be Belichick, grab two QBs!". Three offensive tackles is a bit much, but Forsythe could be a guard at the NFL level so it wasn't too much of a reach. I liked the bookmark wide receivers. Again, trying to get as many chances in that 50 to 150 range.
4/21/21 - PFF Mock Draft:
Switched to the PFF mock draft machine to mix it up a little. Trade up for Trey Lance at #10? Nothing wrong with that. Jamin Davis at 96? Seems so unlikely. Waiting until #172 for a wide receiver probably was not smart. A ton of talent for the secondary, though.
4/21/21 PFN #4
15. Trey Lance QB North Dakota State
46. Terrace Marshall Jr. WR LSU
96. Marlon Tuipulotu DT USC
125. Ambry Thomas CB Michigan
130. Marquez Stevenson WR Houston
139. Adrian Ealy OT Oklahoma
168. Garret Wallow LB TCU
170. Amen Ogbongbemiga LB Oklahoma State
177. Kylin Hill RB Mississippi State
188. Benjamin St-Juste CB Minnesota
Trey Lance dropping to #15? That's insane. Only grabbed one WR, but once I drafted Lance I was in a coma of happiness. Two cornerbacks, two linebackers and defensive tackle at least should help on defense. I really liked grabbing Kylin Hill at 177. Hurt himself battling with new head coach Mike Leach and ending up only playing three games, but he is the perfect third-down back to develop behind James White as he has excellent receiving skills.
4/21/21 PFN #5:
32. Zaven Collins LB Tulsa
53. Eric Stokes CB Georgia
64. Kellen Mond QB Texas A&M
85. Rondale Moore WR Purdue
95. D’Wayne Eskridge WR Western Michigan
105. Deonte Brown OG Alabama
112. Tutu Atwell WR Louisville
137. Keith Taylor CB Washington
Again, traded back multiple times and still got Collins at #32. Mond at #64 seems high, but all three second tier quarterbacks were in the 80s/90s two weeks ago and now are going in the 50s/60s. Three wide receivers is a bit excessive, but with Edelman gone, Harry possibly a draft day trade, it could be feasible.
Deonte Brown at 105. He's a beast. No way he should be there beyond the second round. I seem to be gravitating to Stokes and Taylor at CB. They're good size and man-press guys. Neither has shown great ball skills/interceptions, so that is what is dropping them down.
4/21/21 = PFF MOCK DRAFT RESULTS
Trade Received 17, 80, 121, R6 2022 for 15, 96, 139
Trade Received 19, 74, 163, R5 2022 for 17, 80, 177
Trade Received 21, 127, R7 2022 for 19, 163
Trade Received 23, 66, 107, 186, 226, R7 2022 for 21, 74, 127, 197, 242
Trade Received 25, 45, 65, 106, 170, R6 2022 for 23, 46, 66, 107, 188
Trade Received 27, 58, 210, R7 2022 for 25, 106, 226
Trade Received 29, 92, 178, R7 2022 for 27, 120, 210
Trade Received 31, 144, 175, R6 2022 for 29, 170, 186
31 - Elijah Moore WR • Mississippi
45 - Walker Little T • Stanford
58 - Davis Mills QB • Stanford
65 - Jamin Davis LB • Kentucky
92 - Kelvin Joseph CB • Kentucky
121 - Jamar Johnson S • Indiana
Trade Received 123, 150, R7 2022 for 122, 178
125 - Milton Williams DI • Louisiana Tech
Trade Received 125, 168, R6 2022 for 123, 175
144 - Kendrick Green G • Illinois
150 - Josh Palmer WR • Tennessee
Trade Received 170, 207 for 168
Trade Received 172, R7 2022 for 170
174 - Stone Forsythe T • Florida
Trade Received 174, R6 2022 for 172
207 - Khalil Herbert HB • Virginia Tech
Overall - New England Patriots: A-
I think I broke the PFF Draft Trade algorithm. 8 different trade downs to get from 15 to 31. What a joke! That said, I love the results. Picking up a 5th, five 6ths, and seven 7th round picks is insane. What the heck would anyone do with all those late round picks?
PFN - 4/22/21
54. Kadarius Toney - WR Florida
55. Kellen Mond - QB Texas A&M
64. Jay Tufele - DT USC
70. Liam Eichenberg - OT Notre Dame
78. Amari Rodgers - WR Clemson
89. Tyson Campbell - CB Georgia
103. Dylan Moses - LB Alabama
110. Deonte Brown - OG Alabama
122. Hamilcar Rashed Jr. - EDGE Oregon State
139. Jaelon Darden - WR North Texas
2022 IND 2nd
2022 IND 3rd
2022 CLE 4th
2022 MIN 7th
Had to take a trade-back break after the madness of the PFF mock draft. Still snagged a bunch of future draft picks, but still ended up with 10 picks, all in the 50 to 150 zone. Three slot receivers! This was a fun one.
PFN - 4/22/21 #2
19. Rashod Bateman - WR Minnesota
48. Wyatt Davis - OG Ohio State
51. Eric Stokes - CB Georgia
79. Kellen Mond - QB Texas A&M
122. Chazz Surratt - LB North Carolina
133. Kenneth Gainwell - RB Memphis
140. Osa Odighizuwa - DT UCLA
141. Monty Rice - LB Georgia
145. Anthony Schwartz - WR Auburn
177. Zech McPhearson - CB Texas Tech
2022 ARI 5th
2022 NO 6th
2022 LAR 7th
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