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2020 NFL Draft: New England Patriots team preview before the draft

By Christopher Reiss

ATLANTA, GA - FEBRUARY 03: Head coach Bill Belichick of the New England Patriots looks on during Super Bowl LIII against the Los Angeles Rams at Mercedes-Benz Stadium on February 3, 2019 in Atlanta, Georgia. (Photo by Kevin C. Cox/Getty Images)
ATLANTA, GA - FEBRUARY 03: Head coach Bill Belichick of the New England Patriots looks on during Super Bowl LIII against the Los Angeles Rams at Mercedes-Benz Stadium on February 3, 2019 in Atlanta, Georgia. (Photo by Kevin C. Cox/Getty Images) /
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Jordan Love, Utah State
EAST LANSING, MI – AUGUST 31: Head coach Matt Wells of the Utah State Aggies celebrates with Jordan Love #10 after he scored a first half touchdown against the Michigan State Spartans at Spartan Stadium on August 31, 2018 in East Lansing, Michigan. (Photo by Gregory Shamus/Getty Images) /

Potential draft targets

New England just needs a quarterback and they could go back to the playoffs. The Pats have enough talent around them on defense to bring them back to the playoffs, maybe not win the division but they could definitely be in the hunt for a Wildcard spot.

The Pats are only missing a few pieces to this to make them as dangerous as they were when they had Tom Brady throwing balls for them. If they can also snag one of those tight ends in the middle rounds or even trade up to get one of them would be huge for the development of Stidham or the quarterback that they could draft.

The Patriots are really interesting team all the way around. The Pats lost their quarterback of the defense in Van Noy to free agency. They need to find a player in this draft that has the skill set that Van Noy has, Zack Baun.

Baun is a player that can play inside linebacker and rush off the edge. But if the Patriots rather go with a more of an edge rusher, I think Curtis Weaver could be a sleeper if you could snag him in the third-round. Bradlee Anae is a player that had a huge Senior Bowl that is why he moved draft boards, but if you can use a middle-round pick on Anae, do it. It will be worth it.

Top 10 Targets for the Patriots

Justin Herbert |QB| Oregon

Jordan Love |QB| Utah State

Jacob Eason |QB| Washington

Cole Kmet |TE| Norte Dame

Adam Trautman |TE| Dayton

Brycen Hopkins |TE| Purdue

Next. Tristan Wirfs possesses tantalizing potential. dark

Zack Baun |EDGE| Wisconsin

Curtis Weaver |EDGE| Boise State

Jonathan Greenard |EDGE| Florida

Bradlee Anae |EDGE| Utah

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