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JDMin'S MOCK DRAFT
RUN ON JAN 28, 2024

2024 Patriots Rebuild

  • JDMin DRAFTING FOR THE
    Patriots
Draft Selections
Olumuyiwa Fashanu Head Shot
PICK: 6 RND: 1 (NE)
Olumuyiwa Fashanu
OT Penn State
Brian Thomas Jr. Head Shot
PICK: 47 RND: 2 (NE)
Brian Thomas Jr.
WR LSU
Ja'Lynn Polk Head Shot
PICK: 68 RND: 3 (NE)
Ja'Lynn Polk
WR Washington
Zak Zinter Head Shot
PICK: 103 RND: 4 (NE)
Zak Zinter
OG Michigan
Khyree Jackson Head Shot
PICK: 139 RND: 5 (NE)
Khyree Jackson
CB Oregon
Roger Rosengarten Head Shot
PICK: 182 RND: 6 (NE)
Roger Rosengarten
OT Washington
Rasheen Ali Head Shot
PICK: 224 RND: 7 (NE)
Rasheen Ali
RB Marshall
Daequan Hardy Head Shot
PICK: 232 RND: 7 (NE)
Daequan Hardy
CB Penn State
Draft Picks Received
Olumuyiwa Fashanu Head Shot
PICK: 6 RND: 1 (NYG)
Olumuyiwa Fashanu
OT Penn State
Brian Thomas Jr. Head Shot
PICK: 47 RND: 2 (NYG)
Brian Thomas Jr.
WR LSU
No Pick Head Shot
PICK: RND: 1 (NYG)
NEXT YEAR (2025)
 
No Pick Head Shot
PICK: RND: 7 (NYG)
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Draft Picks Traded
Joe Alt Head Shot
PICK: 3 RND: 1 (NYG)
Joe Alt
OT Notre Dame
Calen Bullock Head Shot
PICK: 34 RND: 2 (CHI)
Calen Bullock
S USC
Players Gained
Head Shot
Justin Fields
QB
Draft Grade — Patriots
Overall A-
ValueB NeedB TradesA+ FutureA
Grand theft in the 224th pick: the Patriots steal Ali and grade out a A-.

When a board-topper like Rasheen Ali slides to pick 224, you do not overthink it, and the Patriots did not.

They won the margins on every swap, and it adds up fast. That edge rusher hole did not close this weekend, and it was the biggest one on the wall. Adding Justin Fields by trade rounds out the weekend beyond the rookies.

It is a bet on later, and a defensible one for a team playing the long game.

The kind of weekend a front office frames and hangs on the wall.

Pick Analysis
Pick6 Rnd1 Olumuyiwa Fashanu
No drama and no debate, Olumuyiwa Fashanu went about where he belonged in the Round 1 slot. A real hole, addressed with a reasonable pick.
Pick47 Rnd2 Brian Thomas Jr.
Somehow Brian Thomas Jr. was still sitting there in pick No. 47, and they pounced on premier wide receiver value. It answers the question that was keeping the coaches up at night.
Pick68 Rnd3 Ja'Lynn Polk
A quiet steal in the 68th overall pick: Ja'Lynn Polk for less than the market said. This was priority one on the needs board, and now it is handled.
Pick103 Rnd4 Zak Zinter
They read the board right and Zak Zinter was the payoff at the 103rd pick. A sensible fit that makes the depth chart a little sturdier.
Pick139 Rnd5 Khyree Jackson
A top-tier cornerback at a bargain, Khyree Jackson in slot 139, plain and simple. Not urgent, but hardly pointless.
Pick182 Rnd6 Roger Rosengarten
Good things come to war rooms that wait, and Roger Rosengarten at pick 182 is the proof. It plugs a real leak on the depth chart.
Pick224 Rnd7 Rasheen Ali
They will replay Rasheen Ali at No. 224 for years; that is how good the value is. It fills a real need, too.
Pick232 Rnd7 Daequan Hardy
They let Daequan Hardy come to them and pounced at Round 7, Pick 12. Insurance at a position that did not really ask for it.