Could Margus Hunt be a day-two option for the suddenly pick-rich Patriots?
NEPD Editor: James Christensen
The Patriots traded out of the first round of the 2013 NFL Draft, picking up a monster haul of picks from the Vikings.
What are they going to do with all those picks?
Will the Patriots pick another safety from Fresno State in the 2013 NFL Draft?
NEPD Editor: Mike Loyko
Zero hour is before us. After months and months of speculation the 2013 NFL Draft is finally here. It’s without a doubt the most exciting time of the season for most fans. No matter what happens this weekend your team is going to add players to their roster, and with each selection there’s a possibility that your team’s next star is born. It’s what makes the draft so much fun. Forget about all the “this is the worst draft in a while” non-sense.
There will be stars drafted in this year’s draft and it’s up to your team to find them. Here is my latest Patriots only projection based on what I think is likely to happen over the course of the weekend. Have at it draft fans!
Are you looking at the next Patriots wideout? (USA Today Sports Images)
NEPD Editor: James Christensen
One week from today, the 2013 NFL Draft will be in full swing. Here is one scenario of how things could play out for the New England Patriots next week.
The Patriots need to draft at least one wide receiver given their current personnel, and Oregon State’s Markus Wheaton is a potential Day 2 steal. (USA Today Sports Images)
NEPD Staff Writer: Dan Hope
The New England Patriots’ best chance to improve their roster is less than three weeks away, when the 2013 NFL Draft begins.
With only five total picks in this year’s draft and only three within the first six rounds, it is important for the Patriots to maximize their selections for both value and need, especially with their picks in Round 1-3.
Are the Patriots planning a double-dip at receiver this April? (Photo: US Presswire)
NEPD Editor: Mike Loyko
We are officially in the month of April meaning the NFL Draft is almost here. In less than four weeks we will have answers to all the questions we have been asking for five months.
The Patriots have done well in free agency to get the majority of their own players resigned and replace the ones they lost. The Patriots roster still has a few (glaring) holes that will be filled in the draft, because the free agent market is all dried up at those positions.
This is my latest projection for how the Patriots will use each of their selections in the upcoming draft.
The Patriots landed Mississippi State cornerback Johnthan Banks with the No. 29 overall selection in the 2013 NFL draft.
NEPD Staff Writer: Dan Hope
I’m neither Bill Belichick nor Nick Caserio, but the better part of last week, I represented the New England Patriots in #MockTwo, a draft simulation in which 32 Twitter users, ranging from well-known NFL writers and analysts to diehard fans representing their favorite teams, each represent an NFL team in a seven-round 2013 NFL mock draft, complete with trading and all.
Cornellius Carradine could remind Bill Belichick of Chandler Jones. (Photo: US Presswire)
NEPD Editor: Matthew Jones
New England may unfortunately enter the 2013 NFL Draft with more needs than draft picks, having traded away their fourth, fifth, and sixth-round selections in deals for Aqib Talib, Albert Haynesworth, and Chad Johnson, respectively. The Patriots could use young wide receiver talent, depth along the offensive line and defensive front seven, and starters in the defensive backfield. Read on to find out how they might choose to allocate their draft selections in order to address these areas of their roster.
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