2016 DRAFT

[Southieinnc]

Blount is a cheap back up plan. We will have a lot of RB's to choose from in the draft - if there is 1 we like mid to late. There will be RB's available undrafted. We'll stash at least 1 on the practice squad or IR.
There is a lot of hope in Tyler Gaffney still. He'll get his chance.....

 

[BigKen]

It's nearly Thursday and the Patriots don't/Won't have a first round pick. Even if they did, it would be more like a second round pick. I probably won't watch the first day and won't tune in until the second day is at least half done. It'll be a long wait for picks 60 1nd 61. It'll also be a real stretch to think any player that has been spoken of in the media or on any draft show will have dropped that far down

Got to have faith that Dante, Matt, Josh and Bill have things figured out and they know exactly what they want to do and who they want to get.................unless of course Bill can fleece a team or two.

 

[Yankee Traveler]

I probably won't watch .

This is me.
I'll probably just log on here for updates and peanut gallery comments on Bill's choices.

 

[CreepCreep2014]

Def skipping Friday, as every NE fans should. What QB they take in RD 6?

 

[BigKen]

Def skipping Friday, as every NE fans should. What QB they take in RD 6?

Brandon Doughty 6'4" 230 lbs. Western Kentucky

 

[PatsFan2003]

This is me.
I'll probably just log on here for updates and peanut gallery comments on Bill's choices.

I jumped in a few times just to see if anything interesting had happened but between that and the Celtics debacle it was a slow night for TV.

 

[NWPATSFAN]

Def skipping Friday, as every NE fans should. What QB they take in RD 6?

Why? Even if we all boycotted watching the draft it will have zero effect on Goodell or the NFL.
I watched last night. Did flip between the Sox and Celtics while they were still on.
I'll watch again tonight.
Likely check in and out on Saturday.

Besides my BP is a little low. So it's for my own health that I watch. Sit around for hours waiting for BB to pick some player with knee problems, questionable off field issues or even better someone none of us heard of.

 

[Southieinnc]

Def skipping Friday, as every NE fans should. What QB they take in RD 6?

I skipped Friday too.
Back now. I have a lot of catching up!

 

[BigKen]

Patriots first pick in the 6th Round

Kamu Grugier-Hill, DS #13 SS, Eastern Illinois

Name: Kamu Grugier-Hill
College: Eastern Illinois Number: 32
Height: 6-2 Weight: 208
Position: SS Pos2: OLB/ST
Class/Draft Year: Sr/2016
40 Time: 4.45 40 Low: 4.40 40 High: 4.54
Projected Round: 7-FA Stock: High: 6-7th Low: HPFA
Rated number 13 out of 193 SS's 312 / 2774 TOTAL

 

[BigKen]

Team:
New England Patriots 2016 Picks
RD
2 Cyrus Jones CB Alabama

3 Joe Thuney OG North Carolina State

3 Jacoby Brissett QB North Carolina State

3 Vincent Valentine DT Nebraska

4 Malcolm Mitchell WR Georgia

6 Kamu Grugier-Hill CB Eastern Illinois

6 Elandon Roberts ILB Houston

6 Ted Karras OG Illinois

7 Devin Lucien WR Arizona State

 

[SDGuy73]

I guess we don't need a RB. We'll probably sign a undrafted FA

 

[SDGuy73]

Bills sign Glen Gronk.

 

[Southieinnc]

I guess we don't need a RB. We'll probably sign a undrafted FA

I understand next years RB class is very rich.....

 

[SDGuy73]

UDFA - DJ Foster, WR, Arizona State

 

[SDGuy73]

UDFA - CJ Johnson, DL, Ole Miss

 

[NWPATSFAN]

I understand next years RB class is very rich.....

I hope so? BB had chances to find Blount's replacement. Not sure why he didn't pull the trigger
In BB We trust

 

[SDGuy73]

Jim Thomas

✔‎@jthom1
Illinois CB V'Angelo Bentley headed to New England as undrafted free agent.

 

[SDGuy73]

Steven Scheu TE Vanderbilt to #Patriots

 

[BigKen]

2 Cyrus Jones CB Alabama - Press corner with good build and strong lower half. Plus play strength. Confident and tough. Able to reroute and maintain positioning on receivers. From off coverage waits as long as he can before opening hips to turn and run. Willing to mix it up and likes to test receivers early in the game in an attempt to intimidate them. Plays receivers physically when they try to block him and is excellent in run support. Diligent in run contain duties. Scouts say he is well liked in the locker room and has some edge. Excellent return man. Blistered coverage units with four punt return touchdowns this year. Nicknamed "Clamp Clampington".

3 Joe Thuney OG North Carolina State - All-ACC first-team selection in 2015. Doesn’t check all of the physical boxes scouts want, but his tasks get accomplished. Accurate initial engagement as run blocker, allowing him to sustain blocks longer and widen running lanes. Has played every position along the offensive line. Sharp and can process assignment changes quickly against run stunts. Sees twists and comes off of first blocks instantly to catch up with twisting rusher. Shows reactive athleticism to make quick counter step inside when needed.

3 Jacoby Brissett QB North Carolina State - Big quarterback with an NFL arm. Has the frame and lower body strength to shake off a would-be sack and extend the play. Possesses competitive spirit and football character needed to be an NFL quarterback. Has a fastball and changeup. Able to step and drive ball into tight windows with plus accuracy or put feathery soft touch on throws when needed. Plays in pro-style scheme. Has experience under center and is comfortable in boot-action pass attack. Makes good decisions reading combination routes. Generally accurate passer who excels in intermediate throws. Wolfpack offense features a menu full of challenging deep outs and field side throws, but he has the arm, timing and confidence to handle it. Makes anticipatory throws into developing windows without flinching. Able to bolt pocket and challenge defenses with his feet. Ran less in 2015, choosing to challenge defenses with his arm after extending plays outside the pocket. Has arm talent, strength and moxie to make winning plays with defenders draped on him and completed almost 60 percent of his passes when forced to throw on the move. Rose to the occasion against Florida State in 2014 and Clemson in 2015.

3 Vincent Valentine DT Nebraska - Burly calves and and thick legs that look like sacks of grain. Proper study requires viewing of 2014 tape when he was healthy. Can sit down and live in his space. Has power to thrash undersized centers right out of the picture. Able to eat up double teams and roadblock his run fit when he's on his game. Reactive quickness to turn and snap onto running backs attempting to dart past him. Finished with more career sacks than teammate Maliek Collins.

4 Malcolm Mitchell WR Georgia - Made huge jump in explosive plays and yards per catch from 2014 to 2015. Has the ability to make some plays down the field with a quarterback who will take some shots. Adequate play speed and can vary tempo of his routes. Very good hip sink to stop quickly and open up to the quarterback. Route running shows promise. Smooth with change of direction and works back to the ball. Able to make sharp cuts out of breaks and does a nice job of selling double moves. Consistently tracks and high-points downfield throws and is able to adjust to throws high, low and outside. Generally reliable hands and showed toughness in making catches where he know he was going to take a big shot.

6 Kamu Grugier-Hill CB Eastern Illinois - Explosive, quick-twitch athlete. Has superior chase speed and burst to the ball carrier. Possesses above average stop/start quickness. Combines quick feet and loose hips for plus agility. Range to ball carriers will be well above average. Instant reaction time once he diagnoses play. Finds the ball after the snap and stays locked in. Wrap up tackler who likes to body up as a finisher. Aggressive enough to stay at linebacker as a pro. Monster pro day with 38 1/2-inch vertical leap and 4.45 40. Has burst to become dangerous blitzer.

6 Elandon Roberts ILB Houston - A coach's dream. Tremendous leader on the field and off. Worked all offseason to loosen his hips and improve his flexibility. Loves to hit and has a nose for the ball. Instinctive with an uncanny ability to consistently sniff out the best path to the ball. Lives on a downhill track and makes high percentage of tackles near line of scrimmage. Chest-up, wrap-up tackler. Has heart for days. Square in his scrapes and mirrors running backs effectively.

6 Ted Karras OG Illinois - Four-year starter at right guard. Uses brute upper body strength to get defenders turned and sealed. Drops a hammer on down blocks to knock running lanes open. Effective power in small spaces. Adequate hand placement, but generally keeps them inside. Gritty demeanor on the field. Quality pass sets with a heavy-handed punch. Rare football lineage as the seventh member of the Karras family to play in the Big Ten. Intensity on game day is legendary. Penalized just twice over the last two seasons. Decent body control.

7 Devin Lucien WR Arizona State -
Lucien may have the best hands in the draft. He dropped just five passes over the past two seasons, despite QB play that made most receptions a challenge. Even “accurate” passes were all over the place from a ball-location standpoint, forcing Lucien to make impressive catches on relatively routine receptions.
In addition to being reliable with his hands, Lucien is capable of the spectacular catch, something which is again brought out by his poor QB play over the last season or two.
He has good run-after-the-catch ability, gained 365 of his yards after the catch this season, breaking nine tackles with the ball in his hands. Lucien will bounce off would-be tacklers at times in a way somebody of his size (6-foot, 195 pounds), probably shouldn’t be able to.
With good route-running and the ability to separate, he is a player that does most things well without doing any one thing spectacularly (with the possible exception of his hands).
Lucien was very effective on shorter routes, catching all 10 slants for 101 yards and a score in 2015, and 12-of-16 hitch routes for 160 yards and three scores.

 

[BigKen]

Arizona State running back/wide receiver D.J. Foster signed with the Patriots, he tweeted.

Foster played running back in his first three seasons at Arizona State before moving to wide receiver. He finished his college career with 444 rushing attempts for 2,355 yards and 18 touchdowns and 222 catches for 2,458 yards with 14 touchdowns.

He ran a 4.46-second 40-yard dash with a 6.75-second 3-cone drill and 4.07-second short shuttle during the pre-draft process.

Vanderbilt tight end Steven Scheu also signed with the Patriots, he tweeted. He had 83 receptions for 933 yards with seven touchdowns in his four years in the SEC. The 6-foot-4, 253-pound tight end ran a 4.75-second 40-yard dash with a 1.65-second 10-yard split, 7.14-second 3-cone drill, 4.35-second short shuttle, 33-inch vertical leap, 9-foot, 8-inch broad jump and 23 bench press reps of 225 pounds at his pro day last month.

Ole Miss linebacker C.J. Johnson signed with the Patriots, he tweeted. The Patriots met with Johnson at the NFL Scouting Combine.

Florida Atlantic cornerback Cre’Von Leblanc also signed with the Patriots, his school tweeted. He had 43 tackles, four interceptions and 11 passes defended in 2015.

Auburn cornerback Jonathan Jones indicated he signed with the Patriots, via Twitter. Jones ran a 4.33-second 40-yard dash with a 1.47-second 10-yard split, 7.25-second 3-cone, 4.25-second short shuttle, 36-inch vertical leap, 10-foot, 3-inch broad jump and 19 bench press reps of 225 pounds at the NFL Scouting Combine. The 5-foot-9, 186-pound cornerback had seven interceptions and 24 passes defended in college.

Mississippi State wide receiver/tight end De’Runnya Wilson indicated he signed with the Patriots, via Twitter. Wilson, who’s 6-foot-5, 224 pounds, ran a 4.82-second 40-yard dash during the pre-draft process with a 7.21-second 3-cone, 4.52-second short shuttle, 28.5-inch vertical leap, 9-foot, 5-inch broad jump and put up 13 bench press reps of 225 pounds. He caught 59 passes for 905 yards with 10 touchdowns in 2015.

The Patriots also signed Ole Miss defensive tackle Woodrow Hamilton. He recorded 30 tackles with one sack in 2015.

Illinois cornerback V’Angelo Bentley signed with the Patriots, according to Jim Thomas of the St. Louis Post-Dispatch. He returned 86 kicks for 1,860 yards with one touchdown and 50 punts for 550 yards with one touchdown in four seasons at Illinois. He also had two interceptions.

Texas A&M safety Devonta Burns tweeted he’s joining the Patriots.

Auburn linebackers Kris Frost and Justin Garrett have accepted rookie mini-camp invitations with the Patriots, according to AL.com’s James Crepea. Duke running back Shaquille Powell also received a rookie mini-camp invite, according to ESPN’s Mike Reiss.