Jared Veldheer, OT - Hillsdale
Pick made by Richard Hill:
Veldheer is a player with tremendous upside. With Veldheer coming out of a division II school, teams have little knowledge if his skill set will translate to the NFL level due to the lack of top caliber competition. That said, Veldheer is a monster who could play opposite of Sebastian Vollmer for years to come.
Why Veldheer:
The Patriots starting LT Matt Light is in the last year of his contract. His play has dropped off considerably and should be delegated to a back-up role, much like Nick Kaczur (who got bumped to back up RT when Vollmer stepped up). Taking Veldheer would allow the Patriots to groom him early in the season and not throw him into NFL speed from the get-go.
Why not someone else:
The only other player I was considering at this position was LSU WR Brandon LaFell, but I believe the Patriots can get #2 or #3 quality WRs later in the draft. The Patriots tend to draft OTs early so I thought taking Veldheer would both follow the Patriots MO and allow us to grab a big WR later in this draft. Also, next year is known to have some of the best WRs in years, so saving a top pick for a top WR until next year might be the best course of action.
Veldheer's Scouting Report from Mocking the Draft
First/Second Round picks for the Patriots: Jared Odrick, Brandon Spikes, Koa Misi
The Bengals, and FineClub, are on the clock...
First Round:
Pos | Team | Player | Pos | School | Drafter |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
1 | St. Louis | Jimmy Clausen | QB | Notre Dame | TouchdownColts |
2 | Detroit | Russell Okung | OT | Oklahoma St. | coltsfan723 |
3 | Tampa Bay | Ndamukong Suh | DT | Nebraska | TheAngelsColts |
4 | Washington | Sam Bradford | QB | Oklahoma | Colts Homer |
5 | Kansas City | Eric Berry | S | Tennessee | sanders_fan89 |
6 | Seattle | Gerald McCoy | DT | Oklahoma | shake n bake |
7 | Cleveland | Earl Thomas | S | Texas | 2ndBlueGeneration |
8 | Oakland | Bruce Campbell | OT | Maryland | LovinBlue |
9 | Buffalo | Bryan Bulaga | OT | Iowa | Cassieper |
10 | Jacksonville | Rolando McClain | LB | Alabama | peytonsthebest |
11 | Denver | Derrick Morgan | DE | Georgia Tech | JPBarnett |
12 | Miami | Dez Bryant | WR | Oklahoma St. | fpacheco |
13 | San Francisco | Joe Haden | CB | Florida | BlueVol03 |
14 | Seattle | Charles Brown | OT | USC | shake n bake |
15 | N.Y. Giants | C.J. Spiller | RB | Clemson | gizzardfanny |
16 | Tennessee | Jason Pierre-Paul | DE | South Florida | Addai Another Day |
17 | San Francisco | Mike Iupati | G | Idaho | BlueVol03 |
18 | Pittsburgh | Kyle Wilson | CB | Boise St. | LV Steelers Fan |
19 | Atlanta | Brandon Graham | DE | Michigan | fiftycal2004 |
20 | Houston | Dan Williams | DT | Tennessee | Aerostar193 |
21 | Cincinnati | Sean Weatherspoon | OLB | Missouri | FineClub |
22 | New England | Jared Odrick | DE | Penn State | skywalker |
23 | Green Bay | Trent Williams | OT | Oklahoma | bracketismyboy |
24 | Philadelphia | Jerry Hughes | OLB | TCU | TehRhino |
25 | Baltimore | Jermaine Gresham | TE | Oklahoma | SupermanWearsBobSander'sPJs |
26 | Arizona | Sergio Kindle | DE/OLB | Texas | NYKings |
27 | Dallas | Anthony Davis | OT | Rutgers | SupermanWearsBobSander'sPJs |
28 | San Diego | Ryan Mathews | RB | Fresno State | chad72 |
29 | N.Y. Jets | Golden Tate | WR | Notre Dame | diagenesis |
30 | Minnesota | Maurkice Pouncey | G/C | Florida | DClark#44 |
31 | Indianapolis | Devin McCourty | CB | Rutgers | mgrex03 |
32 | New Orleans | Carlos Dunlap | DE | Florida | palco |
Second Round:
Pos | Team | Player | Pos | School | Drafter |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
33 | St. Louis | Ricky Sapp | DE | Clemson | TouchdownColts |
34 | Detroit | Jahvid Best | RB | California | coltsfan723 |
35 | Tampa Bay | Everson Griffen | DE | USC | TheAngelsColts |
36 | Kansas City | Terrence Cody | DT | Alabama | sanders_fan89 |
37 | Philadelphia | Taylor Mays | S | USC | TehRhino |
38 | Cleveland | Jonathan Dwyer | RB | Georgia Tech | 2ndBlueGeneration |
39 | Oakland | Tyson Alualu | DT | California | LovinBlue |
40 | San Diego | Rob Gronkowski | TE | Arizona | chad72 |
41 | Buffalo | Eric Norwood | OLB | South Carolina | Cassieper |
42 | Tampa Bay | Damian Williams | WR | USC | TheAngelsColts |
43 | Miami | Nate Allen | FS | South Florida | fpacheco |
44 | New England | Brandon Spikes | LB | Florida | skywalker |
45 | Denver | Brian Price | DT | UCLA | JPBarnett |
46 | N.Y. Giants | Daryl Washington | LB | TCU | gizzardfanny |
47 | New England | Koa Misi | LB | Utah | skywalker |
48 | Carolina | Corey Wootton | DE | Northwestern | Bullard47 |
49 | San Francisco | Mardy Gilyard | WR | Cincinnati | BlueVol03 |
50 | Kansas City | Rodger Saffold | OT | Indiana | sanders_fan89 |
51 | Houston | Kareem Jackson | CB | Alabama | Aerostar193 |
52 | Pittsburgh | Arrelious Benn | WR | Illinois | LV Steelers Fan |
53 | New England | Jared Veldheer | OT | Hillsdale | skywalker |
54 | Cincinnati | FineClub | |||
55 | Philadelphia | TehRhino | |||
56 | Green Bay | bracketismyboy | |||
57 | Baltimore | SupermanWearsBobSander'sPJs | |||
58 | Arizona | NYKings | |||
59 | Dallas | jules62 | |||
60 | Seattle | shake n bake | |||
61 | N.Y. Jets | diagenesis | |||
62 | Minnesota | Dclark#44 | |||
63 | Indianapolis | mgrex03 | |||
64 | New Orleans | palco |