Pats Pulpit · Apr 4, 2018
2018 NFL draft: Let's do a post-Brandin Cooks trade mock draft
With the blockbuster trade not even... checks watch... 24 hours old, it’s time to turn the focus towards the draft ramifications of the move. The Patriots traded wide receiver Brandin Cooks and their fourth-round pick for the Rams first-round pick (23rd overall) and a sixth-rounder.
The immediate reaction to the trade is in one of three veins of thought: 1.) This was an asset-for-asset trade and the Patriots will be content to pick at 23 and 31. 2.) The Patriots want to package these picks for a QB in the draft. 3.) The Patriots want to package these picks for Odell Beckham. Scenario #3 doesn’t impact the draft in a simulate-able way, so let’s focus on scenarios 1 and 2.
