Wac'S MOCK DRAFT
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Wac'S MOCK DRAFT
RUN ON DEC 12, 2023

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  • Wac DRAFTING FOR THE
    Patriots
Draft Selections
Chop Robinson Head Shot
PICK: 18 RND: 1 (NE)
Chop Robinson
DE-EDGE Penn State
J.J. McCarthy Head Shot
PICK: 35 RND: 2 (NE)
J.J. McCarthy
QB Michigan
Jordan Morgan Head Shot
PICK: 42 RND: 2 (NE)
Jordan Morgan
OT Arizona
Quinyon Mitchell Head Shot
PICK: 74 RND: 3 (NE)
Quinyon Mitchell
CB Toledo
Dominick Puni Head Shot
PICK: 103 RND: 4 (NE)
Dominick Puni
OT Kansas
Roman Wilson Head Shot
PICK: 118 RND: 4 (NE)
Roman Wilson
WR Michigan
Darius Robinson Head Shot
PICK: 140 RND: 5 (NE)
Darius Robinson
DL-EDGE Missouri
Will Shipley Head Shot
PICK: 172 RND: 5 (NE)
Will Shipley
RB Clemson
Oronde Gadsden II Head Shot
PICK: 181 RND: 6 (NE)
Oronde Gadsden II
TE Syracuse
Ainias Smith Head Shot
PICK: 188 RND: 6 (NE)
Ainias Smith
WR Texas A&M
Draft Picks Received
Chop Robinson Head Shot
PICK: 18 RND: 1 (BUF)
Chop Robinson
DE-EDGE Penn State
Jordan Morgan Head Shot
PICK: 42 RND: 2 (TB)
Jordan Morgan
OT Arizona
Quinyon Mitchell Head Shot
PICK: 74 RND: 3 (TB)
Quinyon Mitchell
CB Toledo
Roman Wilson Head Shot
PICK: 118 RND: 4 (BUF)
Roman Wilson
WR Michigan
Will Shipley Head Shot
PICK: 172 RND: 5 (PHI)
Will Shipley
RB Clemson
Ainias Smith Head Shot
PICK: 188 RND: 6 (TB)
Ainias Smith
WR Texas A&M
No Pick Head Shot
PICK: RND: 1 (BUF)
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No Pick Head Shot
PICK: RND: 1 (CAR)
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No Pick Head Shot
PICK: RND: 1 (TB)
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No Pick Head Shot
PICK: RND: 3 (PHI)
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No Pick Head Shot
PICK: RND: 5 (CAR)
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No Pick Head Shot
PICK: RND: 6 (PHI)
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Draft Picks Traded
Joe Alt Head Shot
PICK: 3 RND: 1 (TB)
Joe Alt
OT Notre Dame
Ja'Lynn Polk Head Shot
PICK: 67 RND: 3 (CAR)
Ja'Lynn Polk
WR Washington
Players Gained
Head Shot
Ian Thomas
TE
Draft Grade — Patriots
Overall B
ValueB NeedB+ TradesD FutureA+
The Patriots let Smith fall and pounced. Final grade: B.

The best pick of the weekend was also the simplest. The Patriots watched Ainias Smith slide 19 picks past his grade and did not hesitate. Nothing here to lose sleep over; call it a B.

If this class has a fault line, it runs straight through interior defensive lineman. They were the ones paying the moving tax this weekend.

Stockpiling next year's capital is patient, if unglamorous, asset work.

In sum, a sturdy weekend with one asterisk, the interior defensive lineman spot they never got to.

Pick Analysis
Pick18 Rnd1 Chop Robinson
In pick No. 18 they get juice off the edge. The biggest hole, addressed.
Pick35 Rnd2 J.J. McCarthy
No drama and no debate, J.J. McCarthy went about where he belonged in the 35th pick. It shores up a spot that genuinely needed the help.
Pick42 Rnd2 Jordan Morgan
Jordan Morgan in Round 2, Pick 10 is fair value, right on his grade. A sensible fit for a spot that needed help.
Pick74 Rnd3 Quinyon Mitchell
A market-rate cornerback, with the board and the slot shaking hands on Quinyon Mitchell. Depth more than a fix, but depth they can use.
Pick103 Rnd4 Dominick Puni
A reasonable price with a little left over, Dominick Puni in the Round 4 slot. It patches a soft spot without any drama.
Pick118 Rnd4 Roman Wilson
Roman Wilson at pick 118 nudges the ledger their way without any fuss. Better still, it is exactly the hole they had to fill.
Pick140 Rnd5 Darius Robinson
Darius Robinson at the 140th overall pick is neither steal nor reach, just the going rate. They walked in needing this and walked out with it.
Pick172 Rnd5 Will Shipley
They let Will Shipley come to them and pounced at No. 172. A real hole, addressed with a reasonable pick.
Pick181 Rnd6 Oronde Gadsden II
Oronde Gadsden II in No. 181 is exactly on the number, no argument either way. It fills a real need, too.
Pick188 Rnd6 Ainias Smith
They barely believed it either: Ainias Smith still on the board at slot 188. The one spot they could not leave alone, and did not.