New England Patriots
2004 Draft

Round 1 (#21): Vince Wilfork, DT, Miami
Round 1 (#32): Ben Watson, TE, Georgia
Round 2 (#63): Marquise Hill, DE, LSU
Round 3 (#95): Guss Scott, SS, Florida
Round 4 (#113): Dexter Reid, FS, North Carolina
Round 4 (#128): Cedric Cobbs, RB, Arkansas
Round 5 (#164): P.K. Sam, WR, Florida State
Round 7 (#233): Christian Morton, CB, Illinois

Draft King Analysis

This was a solid draft by the Patriots. Their main need going into the week before the draft was solidifying their RB situation, and they did that by trading a second-round pick for Bengals RB Corey Dillon. Cedric Cobbs in Round 4 provides insurance beyond Dillon in that category.

With Vince Wilfork at the #21 spot, the Patriots addressed a need that I felt many pundits had overlooked: the potential for teams to run on the Pats with the loss of Ted Washington to free agency. I'm not quite sure what the move says about last year's first round pick DT Ty Warren, but any way you slice it, Wilfork was a nice snag for New England.

Marquise Hill at #63 was another excellent selection. The only glaringly odd move in the draft was New England taking Ben Watson at #32. Watson did great on his Wonderlic test, and he should be a good pro... but with Ben Troupe on the board, I figure that the Pats would've been better served to go with Troupe or with a cornerback. The fact that New England didn't take a CB until Round 7 should be rather reassuring for CB Ty Law, who had been rumored as a potential cap casualty.

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