Patriots Met With The Following Players At The Senior Bowl

DT Alex Magee-Purdue
S  Louis Delmas-Western Michigan
LB Tyrone McKenzie-South Florida
LB Rey Maualuga-USC
DE Robert Ayers-Tennessee
OL Alex Mack-Cal
CB Macho Harris-Va Tech
CB Keenan Lewis-Oregon State

LB Clay Matthews-USC

LB Moise Fokou- Maryland

DT B.J. Raji-BC

S Nic Harris-Oklahoma

Mel Kiper’s Mock Draft

From ESPN:

 

 

Pick	Team	Player	Position	College
1	Detroit	Matthew Stafford	QB	Georgia
2	St. Louis	Andre Smith	OT	Alabama
3	Kansas City	Mark Sanchez	QB	USC
4	Seattle	Michael Crabtree	WR	Texas Tech
5	Cleveland	Aaron Curry	LB	Wake Forest
6	Cincinnati	Jason Smith	OT	Baylor
7	Oakland	Jeremy Maclin	WR	Missouri
8	Jacksonville	Eugene Monroe	OT	Virginia
9	Green Bay	Malcolm Jenkins	CB	Ohio St.
10	San Francisco	Aaron Maybin	DE/OLB	Penn St.
11	Buffalo	Brandon Pettigrew	TE	Oklahoma St.
12	Denver	B.J. Raji	DT	Boston College
13	Washington	Brian Orakpo	DE	Texas
14	New Orleans	Vontae Davis	CB	Illinois
15	Houston	Everette Brown	DE	Florida St.
16	San Diego	Knowshon Moreno	RB	Georgia
17	New York Jets	Percy Harvin	WR	Florida
18	Chicago	Tyson Jackson	DE	LSU
19	Tampa Bay	Josh Freeman	QB	Kansas St.
20	Detroit (from Dallas)	Rey Maualuga	LB	USC
21	Philadelphia	Chris “Beanie” Wells	RB	Ohio St.
22	Minnesota	Hakeem Nicks	WR	North Carolina
23	New England	Brian Cushing	LB	USC
24	Atlanta	Larry English	DE/OLB	No. Illinois
25	Miami	Darrius Heyward-Bey	WR	Mryland
26	Baltimore	D.J. Moore	CB	Vanderbilt
27	Indianapolis	Peria Jerry	DT	Mississippi
28	Philadelphia (from Carolina)	Michael Oher	OT	Mississippi
29	New York Giants	James Laurinaitis	LB	Ohio St.
30	Tennessee	Michael Johnson	DE	Georgia Tech
31	Arizona	LeSean McCoy	RB	Pittsburgh
32	Pittsburgh	Alex Mack	C	California

Patriots Setup Interview With My Arch-Nemesis

From STLToday:

The suitors lined up near midfield as soon as the South team had broken its huddle to end Tuesday’s Senior Bowl practice.

Kansas City, New Orleans, New England and Baltimore all were setting up interviews for that night with Rey Maualuga, star linebacker from the University of Southern California.

“You can have me whenever you want,” Maualuga told one scout.

Perfect Fit ?

From Todd McShay:

USC’s Brian Cushing is the rare prospect who will fit in any defensive scheme in the NFL. He can play inside or outside in either a 3-4 or 4-3. Very few linebackers have that ability. Where he looked best, though, was over the tight end as a strongside linebacker in the 4-3. His body type, power and aggression lend well to doing battle with opposing tight ends. For a taller linebacker, he gets low and is not a leverage liability. He showed quick hips turning and running with the tight ends. The one area in which he didn’t look quite as comfortable was in his read-and-react skills while working in zone coverage. But overall, Cushing’s wide skill set drastically reduces his draft-bust factor. If anyone here is a great fit for New England, it’s Cushing.

A Collection Of NFL Mock Drafts

From WalterFootball.com:

24. New England Patriots: Clint Sintim, DE/OLB, Virginia
Bill Belichick added a young inside linebacker to his roster last April. He may look to upgrade the exterior this time around.

The Patriots struggled to put pressure on the quarterback at times (31 sacks) and Mike Vrabel, though still dependable, will be 34 in August. Something has to be done about this.

47. New England Patriots: Victor Harris, CB, Virginia Tech
The Patriots need help at corner, and Victor Harris is a steal if they can get him down here.

59. New England Patriots: C.J. Spiller, RB, Clemson
The Patriots need running back help; Laurence Maroney is always hurt, Kevin Faulk is nothing more than a fossil right now, while LaMont Jordan and Sammy Morris are pretty mediocre. C.J. Spiller, whose stock could explode at the Combine, could be a home-run threat at running back that New England really needs.

90. New England Patriots: Nic Harris, SS, Oklahoma
Nic Harris seems like the strong safety-linebacker tweener the Patriots love to have on their roster. With retirement knocking down Rodney Harrison’s door, the Patriots would love to add someone like Harris to their roster.

Fox Sports:

24. New England Patriots — William Moore, FS, Missouri

The Patriots secondary is a big concern moving forward, especially with the uncertain future of Rodney Harrison. Moore’s playmaking ability and hard-knocks style fit nicely in New England.

GBNReport:

24. Patriots- Jermaine Gresham TE Oklahoma

ESPN:

24. Patriots- Brian Cushing OLB USC

NFL Mock Draft 2.0

Perfect Fit For Patriots ?

While discussing the NFL Draft options for the three Heisman finalists (Tim Tebow, Sam Bradford, and Colt McCoy) Chris Mortensen of ESPN said that league executives believe that due to his versatility, Tim Tebow is a perfect fit for the New England Patriots. There has been much debate over what type of quarterback Tebow would be in the NFL. Is he just a runner? Can he be an NFL quarterback? But who knows how the Patriots would play him. Maybe we could see a lot of  Wildcat formations coming from the Patriots. However, the Patriots just used a third-round pick on Kevin O’Connell last year, and with Tom Brady coming back, (who knows exactly when) they don’t exactly need to select a quarterback in round one. Although, the Patriots  could use Tebow in many different ways, perhaps playing him at the same time as Tom Brady could be an option. You’d think that defense maybe more of a concern for them. But one thing into the favor of Tebow to the Patriots, is the strong relationship that Bill Belichick and Urban Meyer have. All that being said, Tebow is still a junior and likely to return to the University of Florida.

 

 

2009 Mock NFL Draft

1.  Detroit Lions- Sam Bradford QB Oklahoma
2.  Kansas City Chiefs- Matthew Stafford QB Georgia
3.  Cincinnati Bengals- Malcolm Jenkins CB Ohio State
4.  San Francisco 49ers- Michael Crabtree WR Texas Tech
5.  Oakland Raiders- Andre Smith OT Alabama
6.  Seattle Seahawks- Chris Wells RB Ohio State
7.  St Louis Rams- Vontae Davis CB Illinois
8.  Houston Texans- Brian Orakpo DE Texas
9.  Cleveland Browns- Taylor Mays S USC
10.  Green Bay Packers- Michael Oher OT Ole Miss
11.  San Diego Chargers- Rey Maualuga LB USC
12.  New Orleans Saints- Will Moore S Missouri
13. Jacksonsville Jaguars- Aaron Curry LB Wake Forest
14. Buffalo Bills- Eugene Monroe OT Virginia
15. Denver Broncos- James Laurinaitis LB Ohio State
16. Miami Dolphins-Brian Cushing LB USC
17. Chicago Bears-Tim Tebow QB Florida
18. Indianaplois Colts-Ciron Black OT LSU
19. Minnesota Vikings-Jeremy Maclin WR Missouri
20. Detroit Lions-George Selvie DE South Florida
21. Philadelphia Eagles-Percy Harvin Florida
22. New England Patriots-Knowshon Moreno RB Georgia
23. Washington Redskins- Alex Mack C Cal
24. Atlanta Falcons- Jermaine Gresham Oklahoma
25. New York Jets- Sen’Derrick Marks DT Auburn
26. Tampa Bay Bucs- Alphonso Smith CB Wake Forest
27. Arizona Cardinals- Mike Mickens CB Cincinnati
28. Baltimore Ravens- Darrius Heyward-Bey WR Maryland
29. Pittsburgh Steelers- Eben Britton OT Arizona
30. Philadelphia Eagles-Everette Brown DE FSU
31. Tennesse Titans- Brandon Spikes LB Florida
32. New York Giants- Terrence Cody DT Alabama