NFL Draft Analyst Projects Patriots To Make First-Round Trade

The New England Patriots will make a lot of moves this offseason and head coach Bill Belichick is also expected to trade for big names. The 2022 NFL Draft will give the Patriots a few valuable options. Belichick has the No.21 overall and he has a chance to get one of the best prospects.

Chad Reuter created his four-round mock draft and offered an interesting scenario. According to him, the Patriots will contact the Kansas City Chiefs and trade their pick. Reuter doesn’t believe that the Patriots will make a pick until later in Round 1.

So, this mock draft has the Chiefs making a pick at No.21 to get Jameson Williams. The Patriots will get No.29 and a chance to get Michigan prospect Dax Hill.

“Bill Belichick loves versatile secondary players like Hill, who could play nickel, outside corner or free safety depending on how the depth chart stacks up over the next few years,” Reuter explained.

Patriots to trade for a great player

Draft analyst Lance Zierlein detailed the skill set Hill offers.

“Hybrid safety/nickel with an outstanding blend of speed, explosiveness and coverage versatility,” Zierlein wrote. “Hill is a smooth, twitchy athlete who is unencumbered in his coverage movements. He’s rangy playing over the top, has the eyes and burst to play zone, and the oily hips and length to shade bigger slots in man coverage. He can trigger quickly downhill to cut off angles in run support but his play demeanor is more run-and-cover than run-and-hit near the line. Hill has premium athletic traits, enticing coverage talent and the ability to make plays on the ball from anywhere he is aligned. He’s sure to be a coveted target for defenses trapped in pass-happy divisions.”

Belichick has a lot of options at the moment and he will probably do the best for his team. It’s a long offseason and the Patriots have plenty of time to make a decision on their draft moves. Let’s see what happens in April. Belichick may use his No.21 pick to get a better prospect. The list of possibilities is pretty long, right?