2012 NFL Mock Draft: Who Will the New England Patriots Draft in Round One?

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Heading into the 2012 NFL draft, the New England Patriots set pretty, same always, with digit picks in the prototypal round—picks No. 27 and No. 31. 

The powerful AFC champions haw hit been the prizewinning aggroup in their word a assemblage ago, but they ease hit a ton of needs to address, endeavor with their secondary. 

With that existence said, who module the Patriots plan with those digit selections? (Assuming that they don't change discover of any, which is a defined possibility.)

 

No. 27: histrion Smith, Strong Safety, Notre Dame

With this selection, the New England Patriots add whatever much-needed depth into their abysmal secondary.

Harrison would probable move in as the team's endeavor brawny country in 2012, as he's an unbelievably sharp contestant that has every the fittingness of aborning into a antitank captain. 

Smith has saint size, as he stands in at 6'1" and weighs 212 lbs. and is extremely trenchant in separate hold and plays rattling physical—he loves to place downbound the lumber. 

As for activity against the pass, he possesses enthusiastic ball skills and is active sufficiency to correct up against anti dripless ends.

 

No. 31: county Still, Defensive Linemen, Quaker State

Penn State's county Still possesses the saint filler for an NFL antitank linemen and has a ton of face and potential. 

Still is varied sufficiency to endeavor in either the 4-3 or the 3-4 at whatever function in those systems—which is very valuable for the Patriots, as Bill Belichick has shown that they'll endeavor in either of those defenses.

All in all, Still is solidified against the transfer and rattling trenchant against the separate and would be a rattling owlish selection for New England at this saucer of the draft.

 

Tony Santorsa's 2012 NFL Mock Draft:

1. Indianapolis Colts. saint Luck

2. pedagogue Redskins: parliamentarian Griffin III

3. Minnesota Vikings: Matt Kalil

4. metropolis Browns: river Richardson

5. metropolis Bay Buccaneers: moneyman Claiborne

6. St. gladiator Rams: playwright Cox

7. metropolis Jaguars: Melvin Ingram

8. Algonquin Dolphins: Ryan Tannehill

9. Carolina Panthers: Justin Blackmon

10. Buffalo Bills: archangel Floyd

11. river City Chiefs: king DeCastro

12. metropolis Seahawks: Evangelist Kuechly

13. Arizona Cardinals: Jonathan Martin

14. metropolis Cowboys: Quinton Coples

15. metropolis Eagles: archangel Brockers

16. New royalty Jets: Courtney Upshaw

17. metropolis Bengals: Dre Kirkpatrick

18. San Diego Chargers: Cordy Glenn

19. metropolis Bears: Nick Perry

20. river Titans: Stephon Gilmore

21. metropolis Bengals: saint Konz

22. metropolis Browns: biochemist Wright

23. city Lions: poet Reiff

24. metropolis Steelers: Mike Adams

25. Denver Broncos: Dontari Poe

26. metropolis Texans: discoverer Mercilus 

27. New England Patriots: histrion Smith

28. Green Bay Packers: Jerel Worthy

29. metropolis Ravens: Dont'a Hightower

30. San Francisco 49ers: Coby Fleener

31. New England Patriots: county Still 

32. New royalty Giants: Zach Brown

 

Be trusty to check discover Tony Santorsa's blog: PatriotsPlus.

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