zm0717'S MOCK DRAFT
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zm0717'S MOCK DRAFT
RUN ON JAN 28, 2024

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  • zm0717 DRAFTING FOR THE
    Patriots
Draft Selections
Jayden Daniels Head Shot
PICK: 7 RND: 1 (NE)
Jayden Daniels
QB LSU
Keon Coleman Head Shot
PICK: 22 RND: 1 (NE)
Keon Coleman
WR Florida State
Kool-Aid McKinstry Head Shot
PICK: 34 RND: 2 (NE)
Kool-Aid McKinstry
CB Alabama
Chop Robinson Head Shot
PICK: 38 RND: 2 (NE)
Chop Robinson
DE-EDGE Penn State
Ricky Pearsall Head Shot
PICK: 68 RND: 3 (NE)
Ricky Pearsall
WR Florida
Leonard Taylor III Head Shot
PICK: 103 RND: 4 (NE)
Leonard Taylor III
DL Miami (FL)
Ty'Ron Hopper Head Shot
PICK: 139 RND: 5 (NE)
Ty'Ron Hopper
LB Missouri
Jaheim Bell Head Shot
PICK: 148 RND: 5 (NE)
Jaheim Bell
TE Florida State
LaDarius Henderson Head Shot
PICK: 160 RND: 5 (NE)
LaDarius Henderson
OT Michigan
Christian Jones Head Shot
PICK: 182 RND: 6 (NE)
Christian Jones
OT Texas
Jaylan Ford Head Shot
PICK: 184 RND: 6 (NE)
Jaylan Ford
LB Texas
Joshua Cephus Head Shot
PICK: 224 RND: 7 (NE)
Joshua Cephus
WR UTSA
Demorie Tate Head Shot
PICK: 232 RND: 7 (NE)
Demorie Tate
CB Florida State
Draft Picks Received
Jayden Daniels Head Shot
PICK: 7 RND: 1 (TEN)
Jayden Daniels
QB LSU
Keon Coleman Head Shot
PICK: 22 RND: 1 (PHI)
Keon Coleman
WR Florida State
Chop Robinson Head Shot
PICK: 38 RND: 2 (TEN)
Chop Robinson
DE-EDGE Penn State
Jaheim Bell Head Shot
PICK: 148 RND: 5 (MIN)
Jaheim Bell
TE Florida State
LaDarius Henderson Head Shot
PICK: 160 RND: 5 (MIN)
LaDarius Henderson
OT Michigan
Jaylan Ford Head Shot
PICK: 184 RND: 6 (TEN)
Jaylan Ford
LB Texas
No Pick Head Shot
PICK: RND: 5 (PHI)
NEXT YEAR (2025)
 
Draft Picks Traded
Joe Alt Head Shot
PICK: 3 RND: 1 (TEN)
Joe Alt
OT Notre Dame
No Pick Head Shot
PICK: RND: 1 (MIA)
NEXT YEAR (2025)
 
Players Gained
Head Shot
Darius Slay
CB
Players traded away
Head Shot
J.C. Jackson
CB
Head Shot
Kevin Harris
RB
Head Shot
Mac Jones
QB
Draft Grade — Patriots
Overall B
ValueB- NeedB TradesA FutureD+
The Patriots finally solved quarterback, and it carried them to a B.

The search is over. The Patriots handed the keys to Jayden Daniels, and the whole operation now runs on his development. The bottom line is a respectable B.

They are betting Tate proves the room right and everyone else wrong. If this class has a fault line, it runs straight through safety.

The Darius Slay pickup adds a known quantity to a class of unknowns. That is a cornerback worth more than the slot they spent on him, plainly.

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

Pick Analysis
Pick7 Rnd1 Jayden Daniels
In pick 7 they get a long-term answer under center. A real need, handled.
Pick22 Rnd1 Keon Coleman
In No. 22 they get a difference-maker at receiver at fair value. It fills the loudest need on the roster.
Pick34 Rnd2 Kool-Aid McKinstry
A slide stopped in the 34th overall pick, with Kool-Aid McKinstry worth more than the price. A minor itch, scratched.
Pick38 Rnd2 Chop Robinson
No drama and no debate, Chop Robinson went about where he belonged in pick No. 38. Top of the wish list, and they did not leave without it.
Pick68 Rnd3 Ricky Pearsall
By-the-book stuff, Ricky Pearsall at the Round 3 slot squarely in line with his ranking. The biggest hole on the depth chart just got a whole lot smaller.
Pick103 Rnd4 Leonard Taylor III
Leonard Taylor III in the 103rd pick is early enough to raise a brow, if not a full objection. That was the need underlined and circled, and now it is checked off.
Pick139 Rnd5 Ty'Ron Hopper
Ty'Ron Hopper at slot 139 jumps the queue by a touch more than is comfortable. It thickens a room that could stand to be thicker.
Pick148 Rnd5 Jaheim Bell
Jaheim Bell slipping to Round 5, Pick 12 is the kind of luck good rooms make for themselves. A sensible fit for a spot that needed help.
Pick160 Rnd5 LaDarius Henderson
A straight-up fair deal on LaDarius Henderson at slot 160, value and slot in agreement. It shores up a spot that genuinely needed the help.
Pick182 Rnd6 Christian Jones
They paid a round early for Christian Jones in the Round 6 slot, more than the board wanted. It plugs a real leak on the depth chart.
Pick184 Rnd6 Jaylan Ford
Jaylan Ford at pick No. 184 is money in the bank, a linebacker taken below his worth. A want more than a need, though you can never have too many.
Pick224 Rnd7 Joshua Cephus
They paid sticker price for Joshua Cephus in the 224th pick, and that is fine. Better still, it is exactly the hole they had to fill.
Pick232 Rnd7 Demorie Tate
Demorie Tate at Round 7, Pick 12 is an overdraft of the loud, memorable kind. It is more luxury than necessity; they were already set here.