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#4 NEW ENGLAND PATRIOTS: HB Saquon Barkley (PSU)
With the success of rookie Alvin Kamara last year, the Patriots team up the speedy all-rookie back with the do-it-all Barkley to create the most dynamic backfield tandem in the NFL.
#6 (Projected Trade w/IND) NEW ENGLAND PATRIOTS: G Quenton Nelson (ND)
After striking out on offensive linemen in free agency and the Buffalo Bills publicly enamored with Nelson, the Pats ship pick #13 and #36 to the Colts for the rights to snap up the future All Pro from Notre Dame.
#8 NEW ENGLAND PATRIOTS: DB Minkah Fitzpatrick (Alabama)
The Pats cap off their day with the player highest on their board grabbing the versatile Fitzpatrick to complete their secondary.
#10 NEW YORK JETS: LB Roquan Smith (Georgia)
All the chatter about the team grabbing QB Lamar Jackson turns out to be nothing as the team grabs their LB of the future in Smith. The Jets GM is a gambler, but turning down a stud linebacker is too much for him for a project QB.
#12 BUFFALO BILLS (Projected Trade w/NFL BUF): NT Vita Vea (UW)
After a bit of panic watching Nelson slip away, the 3GML Bills pull off a trade with the NFL Bills (thank you Jermaine Kearse rule) to pick up picks #12, #22, and #53 in exchange for #7 and #39 (assuming one of the top 4 QBs remains on the board at #7). The Bills DC gets the man he wants to clog the middle of the 3-4.
#22 BUFFALO BILLS (Projected Trade w/NFL BUF): G Will Hernandez (UTEP)
Hernandez serves as a great consolation prize for the Bills after losing Nelson. The UTEP stud will bring a nastiness to the team for years to come.
