Photo by Julio Aguilar/Getty Images The Patriots have five picks today. They have the following picks: Round 4 – No. 103 Round 4 – No. 110 Round 6 – No. 180 Round 6 – No. 193 Round 7 – No. 231 The Patriots have two of the first ten picks of the day. Both are premium picks that they could use to address other needs like running back, defensive back…
The Patriots drafted Penn State offensive tackle Caedan Wallace in the third round of the NFL Draft on Friday night. Wallace started 40 games at right tackle for the Nittany Lions during his college career. At 6-4 7/8 315, Wallace has good size and length. He is a fundamentally sound pass blocker. He kick sets quick and can cut the edge off for speed rushers. He has long arms and…
The New England Patriots drafted Washington wide receiver Ja’Lynn Polk 37th overall in the second round on Friday night. Polk, the #9 prospect in our New England Patriots Top 50 Patriots Prospects will be a jack of trades if you will in offensive coordinator Alex Van Pelt’s offense. He can play the X, F and Z receiver spots and play them effectively. Being able to align in all three spots…
Day two of the NFL Draft kicks off at 7 pm tonight. Here are some prospects to watch for the Patriots in rounds two and three. Patrick Paul, OT, Houston: Paul has started 44 games in his career at Houston. He has the requisite length necessary to play left tackle (6-7 331). Taking him at 34 might be a little high but if the Patriots trade down, he would be…
Both Eliot Wolf and Jerod Mayo made it clear last night that there is no timetable for when newly drafted Drake Maye will be the team’s starting quarterback. Listening to the two, it sounds like there is no expectation of Maye playing early. When Mayo was asked when Maye might be ready to start, Mayo actually referenced former coach Bill Belichick when talking about the process of developing players. “I…
FOXBOROUGH – Around 12:15 on Friday on a perfect day to take a stroll around Patriots’ Place, one fan sat on a bench with a ‘Welcome Drake’ sign. By the time Maye, Jonathan and Robert Kraft walked out of the home team tunnel and onto the field for his introductory press conference and official jersey photo op, about 20-30 fans lined the gate outside the stadium cheering and whistling. A…
Image courtesy of Drake Maye’s Instagram Patriots fans rejoice! The Patriots got their man as they drafted North Carolina quarterback Drake Maye third overall in the first round of the NFL Draft. The pick changes the trajectory of a franchise seemingly going backwards in recent years. Maye was mocked to the Patriots by several local and national experts so it was expected he was going to be the pick. It…
FOXBOROUGH – Weeks ago. That’s how long the Patriots have known they’re taking Drake Maye at No. 3. Eliot Wolf and Jerod Mayo met with the media minutes after selecting the big UNC quarterback and ultimately, the next face of the franchise – for three years at least. While fans and media members wrestled with the future of the highest pick the Patriots have had since 1993, those inside the…
Image courtesy of ESPN. Tonight will be the first big step in this new era of New England Patriots football. The Patriots need to come out of the first round with not only their franchise quarterback of the future, but also another player they could pair up with him as well. Whether it is a tackle or a wide receiver. They should look into trading back into the first round….
Mike Reiss is arguably the most plugged-in media member this area has had since Will McDonough. So, it’s no surprise that Reiss had three interesting little nuggets of reporting on Thursday morning just hours before the biggest draft for the Patriots since 1993. The nugget about No. 34 is interesting since that pick has been linked quite a bit to a possible trade for Tee Higgins. But, if New England…