Jerod Mayo (Tennessee) #10 To The Patriots

New England Patriots
#10 Overall (Acquired from New Orleans)
Jerod Mayo (ILB/OLB) Tennessee

Knowing the Patriots they must have had Mayo higher than Rivers on their board. When they traded out of #7 they knew that Sedrick Ellis was going there which meant the Bengals would take Keith Rivers. Or the Patriots played it a little too cute for once. That won't stop Berman from blowing the whole organization on national TV. I like Mayo but his seems like a bit of a reach. Although the Word on the Web is that Mayo (along with Derrick Harvey) was the object of a Detroit Lions man-crush. They'll be taking an OT or RB now. The Patriots only pressing need was at CB but they might re-sign Ty Law and they don't place a ton of value in the CB position within their system. Their next biggest need was a versatile, YOUNG linebacker. Mayo was the best one on the board, but I'm not sure he was the highest rated overall player available on the Patriots draft board at that point.