Eliot Wolf reveals Patriots’ war room debate before crucial Day 2 pick

FOXBORO Sometime before the Patriots drafted Ohio State running back TreVeyon Henderson early in Friday s second round their war room was split Related Articles Patriots provide scouting reports on Day NFL Draft picks New Patriots WR Kyle Williams explains electric championship Patriots select Geogia center Jared Wilson th overall Patriots draft Washington State WR Kyle Williams th overall Why Patriots shocked their second-round pick RB TreVeyon Henderson Certain members of the squad s braintrust a group that included executive vice president of participant personnel Eliot Wolf head coach Mike Vrabel vice president of athlete personnel Ryan Cowden and director of athlete personnel Matt Groh among others demanded Henderson A few sought another prospect The debate according to Wolf was ultimately rendered moot by one of the five selections made before the Patriots drafted Henderson at th overall Those selections were as follows UCLA linebacker Carson Schwesinger Browns Iowa State wide receiver Jayden Higgins Texans South Carolina safety Nick Emmanwori Seahawks Ohio State running back Quinshon Judkins Browns and Arizona offensive lineman Jonah Savaiinaea Dolphins Considering the Patriots spent their first four picks on offense it s likely the debate came down to Henderson versus one of Higgins Judkins or Savaiinaea The Patriots later selected Washington State wide receiver Kyle Williams and Georgia center Jared Wilson in the third round to build their depth at those positions Despite having their options cut in half at No where they also received exchange offers but ultimately elected to draft Henderson Wolf ultimately saw the debate as a positive improvement for a not long ago reorganized front office I think it was a really good step in the right direction just for us working together and our relationship as you know co-workers and because we have to have productive disagreements for this to work Like we can t just agree on everything Wolf explained We can t just acquiesce to each other on something So I think it was really productive from that standpoint The NFL Draft will resume Saturday at noon The Patriots have six picks starting at No overall in the fourth round Wolf announced the band plans to address the defensive side of the ball with certain of its selections in the final rounds of the draft which will conclude Saturday evening