Mock draft roundup: Entering draft week, here’s who experts predict the Patriots will select

It’s finally NFL Draft week.

With just days until the first round takes place on Thursday, draft experts are preparing their final mock drafts of the season. Here’s who they’re predicting the Patriots – who hold the No. 21 overall pick and have eight total selections – will draft.

ESPN’s Todd McShay and Mel Kiper Jr.: Georgia LB Nakobe Dean (first round), Memphis C/G Dylan Parham (second round), LSU CB Cordale Flott (third round).

In a combined three-round mock, McShay and Kiper have the Patriots addressing arguably their three biggest needs with their first three picks.

Dean, whom McShay ranked as the best linebacker in the 2022 class, was a standout on Georgia’s historic defense that won the…