FanSided NFL Mock Draft: New England Patriots Select Jace Amaro
By Ernie Padaon
Dec 30, 2013; San Diego, CA, USA; Texas Tech Red Raiders tight end Jace Amaro (22) carries the ball against the Arizona State Sun Devils during the 2013 Holiday Bowl at Qualcomm Stadium. Mandatory Credit: Kirby Lee-USA TODAY Sports
We are running through our FanSided NFL Mock draft at the moment. This is where the editors around the network make the selections for their teams. We will be publishing the entire mock when it is complete on this site and will post each selection individually as they come in as well.
Here are the selections that have already been made by our FanSided editors:
| 1. Houston Texans | Jadeveon Clowney, DE, South Carolina |
| 2. St. Louis Rams (from Washington Redskins) | Khalil Mack, LB, Buffalo |
| 3. Jacksonville Jaguars | Teddy Bridgewater, QB, Louisville |
| 4. Cleveland Browns | Derek Carr, QB Fresno State |
| 5. Oakland Raiders | Sammy Watkins, WR, Clemson |
| 6. Atlanta Falcons | Jake Matthews, OT, Texas A&M |
| 7. Tampa Bay Buccaneers | Johnny Manziel, QB, Texas A&M |
| 8. Minnesota Vikings | Blake Bortles, QB, UCF |
| 9. Buffalo Bills | Mike Evans, WR, Texas A&M |
| 10. Detroit Lions | Greg Robinson, OT, Auburn |
| 11. Tennessee Titans | Anthony Barr, LB, UCLA |
| 12. New York Giants | Eric Ebron, TE, North Carolina |
| 13. St. Louis Rams | Aaron Donald, DT, Pitt |
| 14. Chicago Bears | Calvin Pryor, S, Louisville |
| 15. Pittsburgh Steelers | Justin Gilbert, CB, Oklahoma State |
| 16. Dallas Cowboys | Taylor Lewan, OT, Michigan |
| 17. Baltimore Ravens | Zack Martin, OT, Notre Dame |
| 18. New York Jets | Brandin Cooks, WR, Oregon State |
| 19. Miami Dolphins | C.J. Mosley, LB, Alabama |
| 20. Arizona Cardinals | Ryan Shazier, LB, Ohio State |
| 21. Green Bay Packers | Kyle Fuller, CB, Virginia Tech |
| 22. Philadelphia Eagles | Dee Ford, DE, Auburn |
| 23. Kansas City Chiefs | Ha Ha Clinton-Dix, S, Alabama |
| 24. Cincinnati Bengals | Darqueze Dennard, CB, Michigan St |
| 25. San Diego Chargers | Odell Beckham Jr, WR, LSU |
| 26. Cleveland Browns (from Indianapolis Colts) | Xavier Su’a-Filo, G UCLA |
| 27. New Orleans Saints | Bradley Roby, CB, Ohio State |
| 28. Carolina Panthers | Marqise Lee, WR, USC |
With the 29th pick in the NFL Draft, the New England Patriots select…
Jace Amaro, TE, Texas Tech
Selection made by Cyrus Geller, Musket Fire
Here is the analysis on the selection:
The Patriots have no one other than Rob Gronkowski to take advantage of mismatches in the middle of the defense, which is why Amaro is the pick here. He has the talent to become one of the best young matchup nightmares in the NFL, and when you pair him with Gronk, I think we may see New England return to the dominant passing attack that we know they are capablae of. In addition to this, Gronk is coming off of ACL surgery, making his presence on the field no guarantee. Amaro would be a good insurance plan for big number 87.