The NFL combine is next week. The NFL draft is two months away. Too early for a seven-round mock draft? Hardly. Behold, the Herald’s first projection for how the Patriots’ new front office will draft in late April. Of note: The official draft order will not be determined until compensatory picks are awarded next month, so the selections below in rounds 4-7 account for projected compensatory picks. The Patriots are not expected to receive any compensatory picks, based on their net free agency activity last offseason.
LSU
Georgia
Yale
Ohio State
Arkansas
Washington
Florida Atlantic