The NFL Scouting Combine is over, and do you know what that means? It’s mock draft season.

Here’s our first crack at a Patriots mock draft after identifying fits based on combine measurables. We did four of these last year, and we correctly identified two draft picks (Deatrich Wise and Conor McDermott) and an undrafted free agent signing (Harvey Langi), and the Patriots only selected four players. So, based on that, there’s a slightly better than 75-percent chance one of the below six players winds up on the Patriots.

Without further ado:

Round 1, 31st Overall Pick: LB Leighton Vander Esch, Boise State

The Patriots need a three-down linebacker, and Vander Esch, whose name might be an amalgamation of “Gossip Girl” characters and actors, fits the bill.

He’s 6-foot-4, 256 pounds and aced the combine with a 4.65-second 40-yard dash, 39.5-inch vertical leap, 10-foot, 4-inch broad jump, 6.88-second 3-cone and 4.15-second short shuttle.

He specialized as a run defender in 2017, but he also was highly capable both as a pass rusher and in coverage.