Although the Pats had a universally-praised day one of draft picks there’s still work to be done today and tomorrow. While they only have two second-round picks remaining in the draft, I expect they’ll try to work the trade downs as much as possible to pick up some additional selections. I wouldn’t rule out a potential Brian Hoyer trade as to add some picks as well.
What positions do I see as needs still? Well I think there are a lot of defensive backs that will be available in the next two rounds who could be impact players like Brandon Boykin, DeQuan Menzie and Trumaine Johnson. There are also some running backs that might interest the Pats as well like Robert Turbin.
I also still have quite a few wide receivers that I like who are still available like Mohamed Sanu and Joe Adams.
We’ll see how it all plays out but if I had to bet, I’d go something like this.
- 48th overall: Defensive Back (with return potential perhaps)
- 62nd overall: TRADE DOWN (3rd & 4th round picks acquired)
- 3rd round: Wide Receiver (with return potential if not from previous pick)
