The Patriots selected Sacramento State hybrid Marte Mapu with the 76th pick of the third round. Mapu was the 2022 Big Sky Defensive Player of the Year. He has played safety, nickel and linebacker in his college career. Mapu was selected to the Senior Bowl where he more than held his own. He was coached by Patriots defensive line coach DeMarcus Covington who was the defensive coordinator of the North……
Image courtesy of The Sacramento Bee Well, you don’t need to add on offense if you just hold everyone to like, 10 points or less. After going defense with first and second round picks, Bill Belichick and Matt Groh continued to surprise everyone and went defense again in the third round, taking linebacker Marie Mapu from Sacramento State 76th overall. Coming in at 6’3″, 221lbs. Daniel Jeremiah called him his……
For the second straight night, the Patriots may have gotten an elite, game-changing player in the 2023 NFL Draft. While many wanted (and assumed) the focus would be on offense, Bill Belichick has continued stacking the defense with guys who can probably come in and make an immediate impact. After taking cornerback Christian Gonzalez Thursday night, New England took Keion White, a defensive end fro Georgia Tech with their second……
The Patriots still have 11 picks in this weekend’s draft. They had 11 coming into the weekend but after trading down three spots with the Pittsburgh Steelers last night, the Patriots picked up an additional fourth round pick. That pick could be used tonight to help them move up. The Patriots have moved up in the second round five straight years and there is a good chance they trade up……
MIDDLETON – Since 2005, agent Sean Stellato has been looking for clients he feels could be family. On Thursday afternoon and into the evening, a whole bunch of that family – blood and otherwise – made the trip to Ferncroft CC in Middleton for his 9th annual SES (Stellato Enhanced Sports) golf outing and draft watch party. Along with former Patriots like Patrick Pass, Jermaine Wiggins and Max Lane, about…
The Patriots currently have two picks on Friday night, Pick 46 in the second round and Pick 76 in the third round. They do have four fourth round picks so they have some “currency” if you will if they decide to move up tonight. Patriots Director of Player Personnel Matt Groh indicated last night in his meeting with the media that the team might be willing to part with some……
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This was the ultimate Bill Belichick draft on Thursday night. It was only one night and one round, but this was about as old school as it gets when it comes to draft board manipulation. Sitting at No. 14, the Patriots moved back to No. 17 after a trade with the Steelers. Pittsburgh took Georgia’s Broderick Jones, most likely blocking the Jets from taking him. Once the 17th pick arrived,……
Cornerback was a clear need for the Patriots. We thought they might take one given the amount of talent at the position. I don’t think anyone expected the Patriots to trade down from Pick 14 to Pick 17 and still land a top ten player. Well, they did. That is because Christian Gonzalez, a projected top ten player fell to them. Gonzalez slipped for whatever reason and the Patriots were……
Normally the Patriots are looking to trade down and the fans expect them to trade down but tonight might be a little different. Tonight, the Patriots may actually trade up. That’s right, they may break with tradition and make a move up to draft a player that is high on their board. I would not expect a significant jump up, maybe four spots but the Patriots have enough draft capital……