My Very Amateur Prospect List

After realizing years ago that the Pats are very unpredictable on draft day, I gave up trying to pinpoint a selection for them. However, I did notice some trends about the qualities they look for in both draft prospects and free agents too. In no particular order, I think that the Pats really value guys who have special teams ability, love football, do their job, play 60 minutes, have a good knowledge of the game, block well, set the edge, and tackle well among several other things. Outside of football itself, the Pats love Rutgers, Florida, Alabama, Military academies, 'lunch pail guys', random safeties, and grabbing the GOAT in the 6th. Of course, there's so much more than meets the eye, and like I said, they are impossible to predict. However, I decided to pick out 6 likely positions to be drafted, and picked out 5 guys each that best fit the profile/several of the traits I listed. I based my selections off of the bios I read on NFL.com and went with my gut for a few of them. I included safety because we always seem to draft one, and the asterisks indicate players I liked in particular or matched a lot of traits. Also, these are all guys projected to go 3rd or later (the safeties were all projected about 6th or lower). So without further ado, here is my brief list of prospects that I spent very little time researching (lol).

Defensive Line Demarcus Walker FSU Tarell Basham Ohio * Noble Nwachukwu WVU Keionta Davis Tennsesse Chattanooga Dylan Bradley Southern Miss

Linebacker Carl Lawson Auburn Kendell Beckwith LSU Austin Calitro Villanova Calvin Munson San Diego St. * Steven Taylor Houston

Tight End Jeremy Sprinkle Arkansas Jake Butt Michigan Darrel Daniels Washington * George Kittle Iowa Brandon Barnes Alabama St.

Cornerback Shaquill Griffin UCF * Will Likely Maryland Jamal Agnew San Diego Ryan Lewis Pitt Justin Thomas Georgia Tech

Offensive Tackle Jonathan McLaughlin VA tech Daniel Brunskill San Diego St. Avery Gennesy Texas A&M Roderick Johnson FSU Erik Austell Charleston Southern *

Safety Orion Stewart Baylor * Jordan Sterns OK St. Malik Golden Penn St. Rudy Ford Auburn Xavier Woods Louisiana Tech