Christmas 7 round draft from Ian Cummings:
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He has the Pats taking:
30. Colton Hood, CB, Tennessee
62. Genesis Smith, S. Arizona
94. Eli Raridon, TE, Notre Dame
129. Domonique Orange, DT, Iowa St.
130. Clev Lubin, ESGE, Louisville
170. Jaedan Roberts, OG, Alabama
188. CJ Daniels, WR, Miami
194. Eli Heidenrich, RB/WR, Navy
204. Caden Curry, EDGE, Ohio St.
208. Joe ***nano, QB, UConn
Cummings still has SF picking at 244, which has reverted to NE.
No Yhonzae Pierre, Jelani McDonald, Kade Pieper or Jamari Johnson in this mock.
Vega Ioane goes 22, TJ Parker 25, Kenyon Sadiq 27, Kenyatta Jackson 29, Emmanuel Pregnon 36, Lee Hunter 40, Malachi Lawrence 45, Austin Siereveld 48, Monroe Freeling 60.
Not bad. Some solid players. I don't dislike the individual picks, but I would personally not go DB with the first 2 picks, or wait until pick 130 for an EDGE and 170 for an OL.
My redraft:
30. Trevor Goosby, OT, Texas (38 in Cummings' mock). Or Monroe Freeling (60), but will go Goosby here. Super athletic, capable of playing either tackle position at a high level. Campbell and Goosby would be ridiculous bookend tackles, and with Jared Wilson would give the Pats a highly athletic OL. Home run pick at 30.
62. Akheem Mesidor, EDGE, Miami (85). Torn between Mesidor and Jake Golday (65), but EDGE higher priority. Pissed that Malachi Lawrence and Kenyatta Jackson gone, they are younger and have better length and more upside than Mesidor. But all roads lead to Akheem Mesidor, who will be a beast.
94. Devin Moore, CB, Florida (97). Eli Raridon a solid pick, but I would go DB. Torn between Moore and Keionte Scott (101). Moore has great length, and Gonzalez/Davis/Moore will give the Pats great depth at outside CB.
Hoping to get Keydon Stukes later on. Jake Golday (65),
129. Justin Joly, TE, NC State (137). Giving up Raridon hurts, but Joly could be equally good, though very different in style.
130. Treydan Stukes, DB, Arizona (132). Torn between Stukes and Zakee Wheatley (169). Going with Stukes here because I passed on Keionte Scott, and Stukes can play nickle, S, and outside CB. Can't believe that I could have had Scott and Wheatley and passed. And d%#*!@t, Clev Lubin with Mesidor would be great. Tough choices.
170. Cayden Green, IOL, Missouri (172). Will plug in at RG, could eventually move to LG.
188. CJ Daniels, WR, Miami (188). Love this pick.
194. Arion Carter, LB, Tennessee (202). Missed out on Jake Golday, but Carter is very athletic. Jaishawn Barham (198) also very tempting.
204. Caden Curry, EDGE, Ohio St. (204). I'll stick with this. Love Curry's motor.
208. Deion Burks, WR, Oklahoma (228). I like Joe ***nano, but QB is s luxury, and Burks is too good to pass up here. He has elite speed and short area quickness, will immediately upgrade EC3 in the slot, and will likely replace Pop Douglas in 2027. His upside is a poor man's Zay Flowers. Makes up some for missing out on Zachariah Branch (117).
244. Chip Trayanum, RB, Toledo (246).
Not my ideal draft, but happy overall. I don't know that my picks are better than Cummings', but they are more in line with my priorities, and how I would shape the defense.