My 140 man Patriots 2020 NFL Draft Big Board

The Patriots have a lot of needs and even more uncertainty as the off season grows near. Tom Brady is gone, McCourty and Slater resigned. Gostkowski was cut.The Patriots been signing special teamers but all three phases of the game are at risk. There is plenty of depth but the team needs starters. The Patriots could go after big names or the players considered the the top athletes in this draft or coronavirus willing, they could go after the best fits in the draft based on team needs.

I have heard people wanting top tier talent. People also want legacy players such as Jacob Eason or Thaddeus Moss. While Tony Eason and Randy Moss had their moment in the sun, are their kids on the same level? One thing is for certain, Bill Belichick is going to do him. That means nobody knows anything until it happens and then even that's not a guarantee.  

The Patriots have no tight end core. Hightower is the only star linebacker. The defensive backfield is old. The middle of the defensive line is open. The offensive line needs depth to compete with Cajuste and Froholdt. The Patriots need a deep ball receiver, and nobody is kicking threes.

With that said, Here is my Patriots big board for the best fits in the 2020 draft and the draft network link. Yes, I finally ranked all 140 players. There are a lot of names people are going to be looking for, that you won't find. There were maybe 5 players not available on the site, That I wanted to add. If you want to know who they are, go back and read my earlier two blogs where I talked about 2020 offensive, defensive, and special team Prospects.

I started with Draft Network's ranking and then moved guys down if they were higher than the guy a head of them on my list. There were some last minute additions and thus they're much lower than on normal lists.Grade my board and give me some feedback, please.

To Start, here are where I ranked the Top position players on the Board:

1) Ross Blacklock IDL  from TCU

2) KJ Hamler WR from Penn St 

4) Malik Harrison LB from Ohio St

6) Jalen Hurts QB from OKU

8) Darrell Taylor Edge from Tennessee 

9) Natane Muti IOL from Fresno St

18) Julian Blackmon S from Utah

21) Lamar Jackson CB from Nebraska 

22) Albert okwuegbunam TE from Missouri 

44) Calvin Throckmorton OT from Oregon

103) Jonathan Song K from TCU

113) Art Thompkins RB from UConn

119) Spencer Nigh FB from Auburn

• 1. Ross Blacklock DT

  

• 2. K.J. Hamler WR

  

• 3. Denzel Mims WR

  

• 4. Malik Harrison LB

  

• 5. Davon Hamilton DT

  

• 6. Jalen Hurts QB

  

• 7. Tua Tagovailoa QB

  

• 8. Darrell Taylor EDGE

  

• 9. Netane Muti G

  

• 10. Lloyd Cushenberry III IOL

  

• 11. Kenny Willekes EDGE

  

• 12. Quartney Davis WR 

  TEXAS

• 13. Alton Robinson EDGE

  

• 14. Jabari Zuniga EDGE

  

• 15. Nick Coe EDGE

  

• 16. Marlon Davidson EDGE

  

• 17. K.J. Hill WR

  

• 18. Julian Blackmon S

  

• 19. Justin Strnad LB

  

• 20. Markus Bailey LB

  

• 21. Lamar Jackson CB

  

• 22. Albert Okwuegbunam TE

  

• 23. Cheyenne O'Grady TE

  

• 24. Jacob Breeland TE

  

• 25. Adam Trautman TE 

  DAYTON

• 26. Jeremy Chinn S

  SOUTH ILLINOIS 

• 27. K'Von Wallace S

  

• 28. Antoine Brooks Jr. S

  

• 29. Jonathan Garvin EDGE

  

• 30. Mohamed Barry LB

  

• 31. Shaquille Quarterman LB

  

• 32. Raequan Williams DT

  

• 33. Devin Asiasi TE

  

• 34. Colby Parkinson TE

  

• 35. Harrison Bryant TE

  FAU

• 36. Trevis Gipson EDGE

  TULSA
  

• 37. Tyler Clark DT

  

• 38. Jaron Bryant S-CB

  

• 39. Levonta Taylor CB

  

• 40. Reggie Robinson II CB

  

• 41. Joe Reed WR

  

• 42. Mykal Walker LB

  

• 43. Benito Jones DT

  OLE MISS

• 44. Calvin Throckmorton UTILITY OL 

  

• 45. Hakeem Adeniji OT

  

• 46. Cesar Ruiz C

  

• 47. Jonah Jackson C

  

• 48. Elijah Riley CB

  

• 49. Reggie Floyd S

  

• 50. Tyler Huntley QB

  

• 51. Justin Herbert QB

  

• 52. Bryce Perkins QB

  

• 53. Tyrie Cleveland WR ST

  

• 54. Omar Bayless WR

  

• 55. Gabriel Davis WR

  

• 56. Devin Duvernay WR

  

• 57. Isaiah Wright WR

  

• 58. Darnell Mooney WR

  

• 59. Marquez Callaway WR

  

• 60. Kendrick Rogers WR

  TEXAS A&M

• 61. Van Jefferson WR ST

  

• 62. Tino Ellis CB

  

• 63. Mike Panasiuk DT

  

• 64. Oluwole Betiku Jr. EDGE

  

• 65. Jonathan Greenard EDGE

  

• 66. Cole McDonald QB

  

• 67. Jake Luton QB

  

• 68. Josiah Coatney DT

  OLE MISS

• 69. Malcolm Perry QB RB WR KR PR

  NAVY

• 70. Kevin McGill CB

  

• 71. Darrion Daniels DT

  

• 72. McTelvin Agim DT

  

• 73. Bravvion Roy DT

  

• 74. Christopher Fredrick CB

  

• 75. Kamren Curl CB

  

• 76. Dane Jackson CB

  

• 77. Branden Bowen OT

  

• 78. Yasir Durant IOL

  

• 79. Mekhi Becton OT

  

• 80. Brian Cole S

  

• 81. Nigel Warrior S

  

• 82. Tanner Muse S

  

• 83. Jaylinn Hawkins S

  

• 84. Blake Ferguson S

  

• 85. Steven Wirtel S

  

• 86. Tommy Kraemer IOL

  

• 87. Darryl Williams IOL

  

• 88. Keith Corbin WR

  

• 89. Giovanni Ricci TE

  

• 90. Ahmad Wagner TE

  

• 91. Kohl Levao OT

  

• 92. Scott Frantz OT

  

• 93. Terence Steele OT

  TEXAS TECH

• 94. Alex Givens OT

  OLE MISS

• 95. Matt Hennessy IOL

  

• 96. Caleb Kelly EDGE

  

• 97. Cameron Brown LB

  

• 98. Francis Bernard LB

  

• 99. Logan Wilson LB

  

• 100. Marcel Spears Jr. LB

  

• 101. Caleb Kelly LB

  

• 102.

  Alvin Jr. Davis CB

  

• 103. Jonathan Song K

  

• 104. Rodrigo Blankenship K

  

• 105. Samuel Sloman K

  

• 106. Josh Love QB

  

• 107.Jordan Love QB

  

• 108. Jared Pinkney TE

  

• 109. Josiah Deguara TE

  

• 110. Brycen Hopkins TE

  

• 111. Hunter Bryant TE

  

• 112. Thaddeus Moss TE

  

• 113. Art Thompkins RB

  

• 114. Dre Brown RB

  

• 115. Maurice Thomas RB

  MIAMI OHIO

• 116. Gerold Bright RB

  

• 117. Sewo Olonilua RB

  

• 118. Pete Guerriero RB

  

• 119. Spencer Nigh FB

  

• 120. Dayton Furuta FB LB

  

• 121. Kelvin Smith H-Back

  

• 122. A.J. Dillon FB

  

• 123. Richie Worship FB

  

• 124. Tony Jones Jr. RB

  

• 125. DeeJay Dallas RB

  

• 126. Salvon Ahmed RB

  

• 127. Kyahva Tezino LB

  

• 128. Asmar Bilal LB

  

• 129. Easop Winston WR

  

• 130. Stephen Sullivan TE

  

• 131. Kash Daniel LB

  

• 132. Michael Pinckney LB

  

• 133. Stanford Samuels III CB

  

• 134. James Wiggins S

  

• 135. Khaleke Hudson S

  

• 136. Michael Divinity Jr. EDGE

  

• 137. Patrick Nelson S

  SMU

• 138. Blake Lynch WR

  

• 139. Rex Sunahara S

  

• 140. Jake Koehnke K - AIR FORCE

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Patriots best fits at Utility positions.

These names I have had of possible draft picks. NFL free agents are more time consuming for special teamers and utility players. Here are the 2020 draft Prospects and Best fits for the Patriots. These  three positions will most likely be 7th round undrafted signings. Thus I am not going to take time to write a full report of each player.

Half Back - Special Teamers:

Tra Minter South Alabama

Art Thompkins UConn

Jason Huntley New Mexico St

Dre Brown Illinois

Maurice Thomas Miami Ohio

Gerold Bright Utah ST

AJ Hines Duquesne

Tracy James Abilene Christian

Sewo Olonilua TCU

Fullbacks:

Spencer Nigh Auburn

Dayton Furuta Hawaii

Kelvin Smith North Texas

Kicker:

Johnathan Song TCU

Rodrigo Blankenship Georgia

Jake Koehnke Air Force

Sam Sloman Miami Ohio

If signed these guys would be camp battles and projected practice squad players. While I think Bolden, Burkhead, Devlin, Johnson, and Gostkowski could lose their jobs to these players. The importance of acquiring them is rather low when the Patriots have needs at tight end, defensive line, linebacker, and Quarterback, that are all more pressing.

10 Top fits at tight end in the 2020 draft for the Patriots.

The one thing the Patriots needed in both the 2018 and 2019 season were pass catching tight ends. Belichick waited on Gronkowski, who retired. Then signed both Seferian Jenkins and Watson one bailed and the other was barely useful. Ryan Izzo started to emerge as the number one in 2019 before a concussion ruined his season. While we as fans expect a free agent signing, here are the 10 best fits in the 2020 NFL draft.

Albert Okwuegunam

6'5" 260 LBS

Missouri 

Intelligent, Athletic and versatile, Still developing his route tree but has speed to separate. Is going to exploit seam routes with his size and ability to track the ball. Catches through in traffic and through contact with strong, natural hands. Has ability to win 50/50, jump balls, and make circus catches with a large radius. Hard to say if he's a more dangerous target in the red zone or in the endzone from the goalie. An inline blocker with room for development and can play move tight end or H-Back role. Has some injury history, and questions about his ability to run underneath. Projected Day 2 developmental prospect. 27 games, 98 catches for 1187, with 23 touchdowns and a 12.1 average.

Cheyenne O'Grady 

6'4" 258 LBS

Arkansas 

Smart, agile and versatility, aligning both inline, move, and H-Back tight end. Decent blocker with room for improvement. Good route runner with soft hands, who catches in traffic. Doesn't drop the ball and has a large catch radius. Finds ways to get open and doesn't go down easy, picking up hard yards after the catch. Good ball tracking, wins jump and contested balls. Basketball court playstyle. Injury history and off field conerns including a DUI push him back to a projected day 3 developmental Prospect. In 27 games, 87 catches for 967 yards. 11.6 average with 12 touchdowns. 

Jacob Breeland

6'5" 252 LBS

Oregon

Fast, deep guy. Athletic with a catch radius, who will win jump and 50/50 Balls. Catches in traffic. Doesn't go down easy and picks up extra yards. Solid inline or H-Back blocker, who's a dangerous receiver from the backfield. Versatile enough to get open going across the middle from the move position. Instinctive, knowing when to break off a route. Big bodied end zone and red zone threat. Concerns with Injury history. Projected a day 3 developmental Prospect. 30 games, 74 catches for 1225 yards, averaging 16.6 with 13 touchdowns.

Adam Trautman

6'5" 255 LBS

Dayton

Trautman is a big, athletic tight end. Decent as an Inline blocker. Wins contested and 50/50 balls. Can play the H-Back, inline, or move role. Large route tree, will stretch the field or across the field. Fast and agile for a tight end. Picks up yards after the catch. Converted quarterback and basketball player. Concerns about his football smarts, and rawness at the position. Projected a day 3 developmental player. In 44 games caught 178 passes for 2295 yards. Averaging 12.9 with 31 touchdowns. 1 kick returner for 8 yards 

Devin Asiasi

6'3" 260 LBS

UCLA

Fast and athletic inline blocker. Runs good routes and sells the play action. Can stretch the field. Line up as the H-back or move tight end. Can catch in traffic and showed he can be clutch. Has a good catch radius which allows him to pick up yards after the catch. A raw project like former Patriot tight end Mike Williams. Concern about his weight. Will he get a good word from Belichick's friend, coach Chip Kelly? Projected day 3 developmental player. 16 games with 52 catches for 789 yards. Averaging 15.2 with 6 touchdowns.

Matthew Wilkerson

6'6" 270 LBS

Edward Walter's

College Ironman playing both tight and defensive end. Small school unknown. Quick, athletic with decent speed. Good hands and catches in traffic. Can stretch the field. Runs a lot of outs, posts, and streaks. Will get 50/50 balls. Can line up inline or as the move tight end. Decent at setting an edge and getting in the back field as a defender. Will occasionally drop into coverage. Not a lot of tape on this projected developmental udfa sleeper. In 2019 caught 19 for 293 and 4.

Colby Parkinson

6'7" 252 LBS

Stanford

Fast, Smart and Versatile. Good blocking skills. Athletic for his size. Decent route running ability, gets separation and tracks the ball down. Good hands with a large radius.  Will get 50/50 and jump balls. Redzone and goaline threat. Uses his size to pick up yards after the catch. Can play H-Back, Inline, or Move tight end. Projected day 3 developmental player who could use to add a little weight. In 31 games,  caught 81 balls for 1171 yards, averaging 13.5 and 12 touchdowns. Completed 1 pass for 8 yards and a Touchdown. 

Harrison Bryant 

6'5" 243 LBS

FAU

Quick and fast move or H-back tight end. Decent route tree. Undersized inline blocker. Good catch radius with small hands but gets separation. Good ball tracking and will win 50/50 balls. A little light for his frame, and has an injury history. Needs development but is being compared to Kittle. Projected as a early day 3 pick. 41 games, Caught 148 passes for 2137, with 14.4 avg and 16 touchdowns. 1 kick returner for 5 yards.

Giovanni Ricci

6'4" 240 LBS

West Michigan

Raw H-Back or move tight end. Good acceleration and speed. Thee redzone threat. Good route runner and decent run blocker for a receiver convert. Good hands, Athletic and agile. Good at getting yards after the catch and can stretch the field. Needs work on his pass blocking. Projected a day 3 developmental player. Compared to Trey Burton. 32 games. 98 catches for 1114 yards, 11.4 avg and 11 touchdowns. 

Ahmed Wagner

6'7" 240 LBS

Western Kentucky 

Move tight end, Former basketball player and receiver convert. Quick and fast for a tight end. Gets jump balls and makes circus catches. Has a large catch radius but needs to gain some weight. Redzone target. Causes defensive penalties. Raw with blocking, and questions about his route tree. Projected as a day 7th round - undrafted free agent developmental project. Drew 12 defensive penalties on 42 targets. Caught 15 for 254, with a 16.9 yard average and 2 TDs.