2011 NFL Draft: 10 Players the New England Patriots Should Be Targeting

April 1, 2011   ·   Tony Santorsa   ·   Jump to comments

As the 2011 NFL draft is only a few weeks ago, we are all well-aware of the top prospects in this draft and the likely selections made by our favorite team.
However, that cannot be said about the New England Patriots—they're the most unpredictable. 
Last season, Patriots' head coach Bill Belichick decided to draft Rutgers cornerback Devin McCourty with the 27th pick of the draft—no one expected that. These so-called draft "experts" projected McCourty as a special teams player. Well, they were way off. McCourty was named to the 2011 Pro Bowl in just his rookie season. 
As it's so hard to predict what Belichick and the Patriots plan on doing, all we can really do is say "who the Patriots should target." 
New England's first selection, if not traded, will be at 17th overall, and this is a semi-big board in the Patriots' prospective—a miniature big board with the top 10 players the Patriots should target at 17th.
 
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