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5 players the Patriots might draft after the first round

One of the common issues with NFL Draft coverage is generally revealed after the first 15 picks are made each year. For all of the attention paid to position rankings and mock drafts, an overwhelming majority of the focus is devoted almost exclusively to the top few picks.

Beyond that — especially beyond the first round — a comparatively small amount of time is put into featuring additional prospects or predicting what teams might do, even if picks on days two and three of the draft inevitably carry enormous importance for each franchise.

Regarding Patriots mock drafts, there has actually been some level of examining non first-round picks, perhaps given Bill Belichick’s ability to find impact players from late round picks (or undrafted players).