Patriots mock draft 2.0: Some unconventional possibilites

Draft week is finally here and there should be plenty of mock drafts to post, including this one from Mark Daniels that takes a look at some outside-the-box guys.

Of course topping the list is Shaq Thompson, a player plenty of Patriots fans have an interest in. In my opinion he’s not worth a first round pick to the Patriots because he’s not likely to ever play a legitimate linebacker role in their system. Could he be an interesting player at the “Money” position, aka a dime linebacker? Sure, but that’s a limited role and one you would draft in the third round.

Now I’ve been shocked plenty of times by the Patriots’ moves and I expect to be shocked plenty more, so I’d never write off Thompson entirely because he’s definitely an intriguing player. It’s just that in the first round I think they’ll look for a player who can impact almost every down.