Musket Fire

The New England Patriots are selecting as high as they’ve been in decades in the 2021 NFL Draft, and while we know what you’re thinking, we’re just going to come out and say it: as far as our mock draft is concerned, there will be no trades. Thank you for your patience and understanding. Could Bill Belichick once again parlay Pick No. 15 into more picks further down the line, as he’s wont to do, and select a D-II star with New England’s first pick at, say, 42? Sure. That could easily happen.