2021 Patriots Draft:

Would Watt help the NE defensive line? Of course, But the Patriots, like Houston, are in the middle of a rebuild…

It’s that time of year to start generating Mock Drafts.  For this Mock, I am using Fanspeak’s On the Clock Mock Draft Simulator, with Steve Shoup’s player rankings and projected team needs.  I am making no trades.  Projected Compensation picks are included.

Against Ohio State, he shredded the Buckeyes’ defense, completing 36-45 passes for 464 yards with 5 TDs and 0 INTs.

Fields is an outstanding prospect and has all of the tools to be an excellent franchise QB in the NFL. However, he’s not a finished product

Freiermuth possesses a very high football I.Q., the ability to threaten the seams of the defense and be an integral part of any offense.

“Is it Brady or Belichick that was the Patriot Way”. “It’s only an issue to the people who don’t understand it.”

Shelvin dominates single blocking and has the strong anchor to absorb double teams at the point of attack, allowing the linebackers to clean up and make plays. 

his leverage, ability to stack and shed blocks, and discipline with his gap control will be enticing for teams (New England) that need run stuffers

It’s never a great thing when you head into an NFL Draft in dire need of a quarterback and given the recent history at that position, it’s definitely an inexact science.

After many fans and media members were outlining potential trade scenarios involving the Lions’ former QB Matthew Stafford, we now find out that the Patriots were never going to be part of the equation.

Getting one of these established QBs would also necessitate giving up a lot of their draft capital that they need to rebuild

the freakish 6’7, 265 pound Rousseau put up eye-popping numbers. He produced 54 tackles (34 solo), 19.5 tackles for loss, 15.5 sacks, one pass defensed, two forced fumbles, one fumble recovery.

This wraps up the Senior Bowl Practice coverage.  First off, an incredible job by the Senior Bowl staff and Jim Nagy in particular.  They allowed this group of college seniors to show their stuff. 

It’s amazing how names you’ve never heard of before suddenly emerge as legitimate players after the Senior Bowl practices.

Collins is an enormous linebacker who measures at 6’4, 260 pounds, and has excellent sideline-to-sideline speed.  He’s a prototypical Bill Belichick linebacker