2014 NFL Mock Draft: TE Eric Ebron to the New England Patriots with the 29th pick

Wow! Did I some how end up on Pats Pulpit? This mock looks to favor the Patriots way too heavily for my liking.

I came in hoping to upgrade the front 7 by getting either Louis Nix, Ryan Shazier, Kony Ealy. Maybe I'd even take a flyer on a true elite playmaker on offense like tight end Austin Seferian-Jenkins from Washington; maybe one of the receivers would fall; maybe I could draft an interior offensive lineman and improve the Pats offense that way.

Nix fills the obvious hole and offers good value. Guard Xavier Su'a-Filo is another obvious choice at a position of need. Not to mention I will take Mosely next to Hightower and Mayo any day of the week. But there is a player still on the board who is impossible to ignore.

With the 29th pick in the 2014 MHR Mock Draft, the New England Patriots select...

Eric Ebron, TE, North Carolina

With the 29th pick we are going to add one of the elite prospects in this drafts and a great toy for both Josh McDaniels and Tom Brady. How does one of the top few playmakers in the draft drop to 29? Just think of the options with Rob Gronkowski and Ebron on the field at the same time. He will offer a lot of what Hernandez brought to the team (without the homicidal part), and he is a much better blocker. This is the type of talent you can not pass up at this point of the draft even if it is not the biggest need. We just drafted what could be our #1 receiver in a couple of years at #29. If he does compare at all to Vernon Davis this will help even things up a little bit in the AFC.

1. Houston Texans (ten_fiver) - Johnny Manziel, QB, Texas A&M
2. St. Louis Rams (3amigosriseagain) - Jadeveon Clowney, DE, South Carolina
3. Jacksonville Jaguars (Jon Heath) - Blake Bortles, QB, Central Florida
4. Cleveland Browns (Mad Mel) - Sammy Watkins, WR, Clemson
5. Oakland Raiders (Mancar) - Khalil Mack, OLB, Buffalo
6. Atlanta Falcons (DeBroGermany) - Greg Robinson, OT, Auburn
7. Tampa Bay Buccaneers (Old Numero 7) - Jake Matthews, OT, Texas A&M
8. Minnesota Vikings (WYOrangeCrush) - Teddy Bridgewater, QB, Louisville
9. Buffalo Bills (Arimaris) - Taylor Lewan, OT, Michigan
10. Detroit Lions (OregonBronco) - Justin Gilbert, CB, Oklahoma State
11. Tennessee Titans (C-Pain) - Mike Evans, WR, Texas A&M
12. New York Giants (DROPSWITCH) - Anthony Barr, LB, UCLA
13. St. Louis Rams (Nastyj) - Aaron Donald, DT, Pittsburgh
14. Chicago Bears (rstabenau) - Ha Ha Clinton-Dix, S, UCLA
15. Pittsburgh Steelers (christiandomis) - Darqueze Denard, CB Michigan State
16. Dallas Cowboys (ElwayFanJ) - Timmy Jernigan, DT, Florida State
17. Baltimore Ravens (mikebirty) - Calvin Pryor, S, Louisville
18. New York Jets (FlyingJet12) - Brandin Cooks, WR, Oregon State
19. Miami Dolphins (@CPru37t) - Zack Martin, T/G, Notre Dame
20. Arizona Cardinals (Braden.Montgomery) - Ryan Shazier, LB, Ohio State
21. Green Bay Packers (pmmojo) - Kelvin Benjamin, WR, Florida State
22. Philadelphia Eagles (Joseph Mahoney) - Kony Ealy, DE, Missouri
23. Kansas City Chiefs (blazezeal) - Odell Beckham Jr., WR, LSU
24. Cincinnati Bengals (Alec474) - Jason Verrett, CB, TCU
25. San Diego Chargers (boltfanindenver) - Ra'Shede Hageman, DT, Minnesota
26. Cleveland Browns (Whorfin) - Derek Carr, QB, Fresno State
27. New Orleans Saints (OrangeCrush19) - Bradley Roby, CB, Ohio State
28. Carolina Panthers (horatiohog) - Morgan Moses, OT, Virginia
29. New England Patriots (crushsg) - Eric Ebron, TE, UNC
30. San Francisco 49ers (frankencrank)
31. Denver Broncos (jmarlin8)
32. Seattle Seahawks (rclooman)