Welcome to first and 10, a roundup of all the (mostly) Patriots-related news you need to start your day:
--Been a week or so since we've done a mock draft update, and so with the draft now less than a month away, we thought we'd take a spin around the Interwebs to check out what the national pundits think the Patriots will do if they end up sticking at No. 31. (NOTE: These are either mocks we didn't have before or ones that have been updated since we ran our last mock draft tracker.)
Mel Kiper, ESPN: Mike Hughes, CB, UCF
Todd McShay, ESPN: Lorenzo Carter, OLB, Georgia
Bucky Brooks, NFL Media: Connor Williams, OL, Texas
Charles Davis, NFL Media: Kolton Miller, OT, UCLA
Peter Schrager, NFL Media: Jerome Baker, OLB, Ohio State
Lance Zierlein, NFL Media: Justin Reid, S, Stanford
Walter Football: Kolton Miller, OT, UCLA
Dan Kadar, SB Nation: Kolton Miller, OT, UCLA
Chris Trapasso, CBS Sports: Mike Hughes, CB, UCF
Will Brinson, CBS Sports: Maurice Hurst, DT, Michigan
Pete Prsico, CBS Sports: Kolton Miller, OT, UCLA
Paul Kasabian, Bleacher Report: Jaire Alexander, CB, Louisville
Friday Pro Day schedule: BYU, TCU, Western Kentucky (home of possible mid-round quarterback target Mike White), Yale. (For what it's worth, the biggest Pats' name spotted on the Pro Day trail on Thursday was personnel guru Nick Caserio, who was at Louisville.)
Now, on to the links...
1. Greg has a quick notebook chock full of information he gleaned from the owners' meetings this past week. If you're a Patriots' fan, you have to carve out time to read this.
2. Mike Reiss breaks down the comings and goings for the Patriots a couple of weeks into free agency.
3. Phil Perry of NBC Sports Boston takes a shot at a mock of his own.
4. Am I the only one who thinks that Bill Belichick is watching this Le'Veon Bell drama closely? I mean, I know about the potential for all the off-field headaches. But remembering how Belichick responded to a question about Bell before a game in 2016 -- "Oh my God" -- makes me wonder a bit.
5. Our buddy Oliver Thomas says that at this point on the calendar, no school is better represented on the Patriots roster than Iowa.
Extra Point: Bill Belichick has been hanging out with Celtics' coach Brad Stevens.
What has @celtics Coach Brad Stevens learned from @Patriots Coach Bill Belichick...? Check it out here:
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