JD Min'S MOCK DRAFT
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JD Min'S MOCK DRAFT
RUN ON JAN 20, 2024

2024 Patriots Rebuild

  • JD Min DRAFTING FOR THE
    Patriots
Draft Selections
Amarius Mims Head Shot
PICK: 28 RND: 1 (NE)
Amarius Mims
OT Georgia
Ja'Lynn Polk Head Shot
PICK: 60 RND: 2 (NE)
Ja'Lynn Polk
WR Washington
Jalen McMillan Head Shot
PICK: 91 RND: 3 (NE)
Jalen McMillan
WR Washington
Bucky Irving Head Shot
PICK: 103 RND: 4 (NE)
Bucky Irving
RB Oregon
Zak Zinter Head Shot
PICK: 106 RND: 4 (NE)
Zak Zinter
OG Michigan
Chau Smith-Wade Head Shot
PICK: 182 RND: 6 (NE)
Chau Smith-Wade
CB Washington State
Dominic Lovett Head Shot
PICK: 224 RND: 7 (NE)
Dominic Lovett
WR Georgia
Draft Picks Received
Amarius Mims Head Shot
PICK: 28 RND: 1 (KC)
Amarius Mims
OT Georgia
Ja'Lynn Polk Head Shot
PICK: 60 RND: 2 (KC)
Ja'Lynn Polk
WR Washington
Jalen McMillan Head Shot
PICK: 91 RND: 3 (KC)
Jalen McMillan
WR Washington
Zak Zinter Head Shot
PICK: 106 RND: 4 (TEN)
Zak Zinter
OG Michigan
No Pick Head Shot
PICK: RND: 1 (KC)
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No Pick Head Shot
PICK: RND: 2 (KC)
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Draft Picks Traded
Malik Nabers Head Shot
PICK: 3 RND: 1 (KC)
Malik Nabers
WR LSU
Tyler Nubin Head Shot
PICK: 34 RND: 2 (CHI)
Tyler Nubin
S Minnesota
Brenden Rice Head Shot
PICK: 68 RND: 3 (DEN)
Brenden Rice
WR USC
Johnny Dixon Head Shot
PICK: 139 RND: 5 (TEN)
Johnny Dixon
CB Penn State
Players Gained
Head Shot
Justin Fields
QB
Head Shot
Jerry Jeudy
WR
Head Shot
Travis Kelce
TE
Players traded away
Head Shot
Demario Douglas
WR
Head Shot
Mac Jones
QB
Draft Grade — Patriots
Overall A-
ValueB NeedB TradesA+ FutureA+
The Patriots cashed the board's mistake on Lovett: A-.

The Patriots ran the phones like sharks, prying loose value on deal after deal until the ledger was lopsided.

However the rest shakes out, Lovett at that price is a win they earned. The edge rusher hole is the one line item this class does not answer. The Patriots clearly valued win-now help, adding bodies who have done it before.

It is a haul that will look even better come September.

Pick Analysis
Pick28 Rnd1 Amarius Mims
In slot 28 they get a blindside protector. A clean fit for the roster.
Pick60 Rnd2 Ja'Lynn Polk
They took Ja'Lynn Polk at par in the Round 2 slot, which is nothing to complain about. This was priority one on the needs board, and now it is handled.
Pick91 Rnd3 Jalen McMillan
Jalen McMillan at pick 91 is a sound buy, the sort that quietly helps a class. It answers the question that was keeping the coaches up at night.
Pick103 Rnd4 Bucky Irving
Nothing to complain about; Bucky Irving went a shade earlier than his grade, which is fine. It fills a real need, too.
Pick106 Rnd4 Zak Zinter
Zak Zinter in the 106th overall pick is fine work, a shade of surplus and no downside. It patches a soft spot without any drama.
Pick182 Rnd6 Chau Smith-Wade
Chau Smith-Wade slipping to Round 6, Pick 7 is the kind of luck good rooms make for themselves. It thickens a room that could stand to be thicker.
Pick224 Rnd7 Dominic Lovett
They barely believed it either: Dominic Lovett still on the board at pick No. 224. They walked in needing this and walked out with it.