New England Patriots links 4/28/22 - 2022 NFL Draft: Tonight’s the night, Pats are gonna be alright.

TEAM TALK

• Patriots 2022 Mock Draft Tracker.
• Patriots Unfiltered’s 2022 draft forecast: Quick-hitters on the 2022 draft with picks, predictions and more.
• Alexandra Francisco tells us how Patriots license plates help send underprivileged students to college.
• Patriots All Access: Draft Preview. (19 min. video)
• Scott Zolak goes one-on-one with Bill Belichick on the eve of the 2022 NFL Draft. (3 min. video)
• Draft Throwback: Matthew Slater. (>1 min. video)
• Robert Kraft visits Drew Bledsoe’s Doubleback winery. (5 min. video)
• Patriots draft prospect review: Best fits for New England and final thoughts. (14 min.)
• Patriots Playbook: Previewing the 2022 NFL Draft: The biggest needs and best fits for New England; Guests Andrew Callahan and Nicole Yang. (2 hours)

LOCAL LINKS

• Alex Barth tells us what time the Patriots will be on the clock during the NFL Draft tonight.
• CBS Boston’s Patriots 2022 NFL draft preview: Picks, needs and potential first-rounders.
• CBS Boston gives us an updated look at the Patriots’ draft picks in 2022.
• Karen Guregian believes the Patriots need to get back into the habit of stacking one good draft after another. Falling back into the draft dungeon isn’t an option.
• Tom E. Curran leaned on a formula to rank all 22 of Belichick’s drafts in New England to date.
• Mike Reiss shares shares six Patriots-based thoughts entering the 2022 NFL Draft.
• Cole Thompson (Patriots Country) Patriots draft big board: Who/when should New England target?
• Mike Kadlick looks at positional need vs. “best available” and who the Patriots will take with their first pick.
• Mike D’Abate (Patriots Country) Who let the Bulldogs out? Patriots ‘intrigued’ by Georgia LBs in draft.
• Tom E. Curran won’t be surprised if the Patriots target speedy linebackers in the draft.
• Alex Barth passes along a report the Patriots had a pre-draft meeting with versatile Wake Forest offensive lineman Zach Tom.
• Ian Logue (PatsFans) Nevada WR Romeo Doubs, who the Patriots met with, had impressive numbers in shortened COVID season.
• Sean T. McGuire wonders if the Patriots could opt for dark horse option given the concerns with top LB prospects.
• Phil Perry profiles prototypical Patriots: Best fits in this draft class at defensive tackle.
• Andy Hart previews potential Patriots: Northern Iowa T Trevor Penning.
• Mike D’Abate (Patriots Country) Patriots reportedly re-signing veteran defensive tackle Carl Davis.
• Evan Lazar’s Patriots Mailbag: Who is on the shortlist for the Patriots in the first round of the draft?
• Zack Cox relays how Bill Belichick explained the Patriots’ recent ‘blockbuster’ pre-draft trade with Houston. ‘It gives us kind of a two-for-one situation there.’
• Logan Mullen relays Matt Ryan on why he is ‘thankful in a small way’ for infamous 28-3 game and how he has managed to spin a small part of that collapse into a positive. /Whatever works, dude.
• Andrew Callahan’s Patriots 7-round mock draft: Bill Belichick restocks defense, builds around Mac Jones.
• Phil Perry’s seven-round mock draft: Patriots pull off two trades, take Utah LB Devin Lloyd at 21.
• Sara Marshall (GilletteGazette) Patriots 7-round mock draft (no trades). Pats pick Clemson CB Andrew Booth Jr.
• Zack Cox offers his 7th and final Patriots mock draft: First-round corner headlines final projection.
• Mark Morse (PatsFans) 2022 NFL Draft: 1st round projection. Pats pick Washington CB Trent McDuffie.
• Locked On Patriots podcast: Mike D’Abate and Clare Cooper talk Patriots draft. (46 min. video)
• Patriots Talk podcast: Tom Curran and Phil Perry break down what the Patriots should do in the first three rounds of the draft and whether New England will try to trade up. (35 min.)

NATIONAL NEWS

• Jacob Camenker (Sporting News) Start times, TV schedule for Day 1, Day 2 & Day 3 of the NFL Draft.
• Albert Breer (SI) 2022 NFL draft: The latest on player grades, trades, corner projections; More.
• Jonathan Jones (CBS Sports) NFL insider notebook: Panthers keeping QB options open, don’t expect move during draft; Jags split on top pick
• Joel Corry (CBS Sports) Agent’s Take: A guide to fifth-year option decisions for 2019 first-round picks: The window is closing May 3.
• Vinnie Iyer (Sporting News) NFL Draft prospects: Final big board of top 200 players overall, position rankings.
• Danny Kelly (The Ringer) Ranking the top 100 players in the 2022 NFL draft.
• Charles Robinson (Yahoo! Sports) Why this year’s NFL draft is going to be the ‘least predictable of all time.’
• Bill Bender (Sporting News) The 8 safest NFL Draft picks in 2022, from Kyle Hamilton to Jordan Davis.
• Jacob Camenker (Sporting News) NFL Draft sleepers: 11 potential steals in 2022.
• Jacob Camenker (Sporting News) The best FCS & small-school players you should know in 2022.
• Josh Alper (ProFootballTalk) Patriots re-sign DT Carl Davis.
• Gregg Rosenthal (NFL.com) Top 101 NFL free agents of 2022. 24 players remain on the market.
• Tyler Greenawalt (Yahoo! Sports) NFL teams are paying up more than ever for established receivers. Is it worth it?
• Andrew Marchand (NY Post) Sean Payton nearing deal to join Fox as NFL studio analyst.
• Bill Bender (Sporting News) All-time NFL quarterback draft: Ranking the best QBs taken with picks 1-32.
• Kevin Hanson (SI) 2022 NFL Mock Draft 6.0: Final projection on draft day morning. Pats pick Utah LB Devin LLoyd.
• Daniel Jeremiah (NFL.com) 2022 NFL mock draft 4.0. Pats pick BC IOL Zion Johnson at 21.
• Eric Edholm (Yahoo! Sports) Final NFL mock draft: QBs wait longer than expected in atypical Round 1. Pats pick Northern Iowa OT Trevor Penning at 21.
• Peter Schrager (NFL.com) 2022 NFL mock draft 3.0. Pats pick Georgia LB Quay Walker at 21.
• Doug Farrar (TouchdownWire) 3-round ‘What I would do’ mock draft. Pats pick Ohio State WR Chris Olave at 21.