Exploring some hot New England Patriots topics in mailbag form:
@MikeReiss where do you feel we go at #23 and #31? Evans or Vander Esch do you like better?
— Steve Femia (@NFLDraftGuru315) April 18, 2018
Steve, if linebackers Rashaan Evans and Leighton Vander Esch are still on the board at No. 23, I'd put my chips on Evans because he is probably a little safer from a medical perspective. On Friday, NFL Network draft analyst Mike Mayock said of Vander Esch: "A lot of people really like [him] as a potential top-20 player. One of his issues is going to be medical. He wears that neck brace for a reason. He's got a cervical issue, and teams around the league right now are having the conversation…
