STONEWALL'S MOCK DRAFT

STONEWALL'S MOCK DRAFT
RUN ON JAN 20, 2024

Draft 5

  • STONEWALL DRAFTING FOR THE
    Patriots
Draft Selections
Marvin Harrison Jr. Head Shot
PICK: 7 RND: 1 (NE)
Marvin Harrison Jr.
WR Ohio State
Taliese Fuaga Head Shot
PICK: 34 RND: 2 (NE)
Taliese Fuaga
OT Oregon State
Kalen King Head Shot
PICK: 68 RND: 3 (NE)
Kalen King
CB Penn State
Ben Sinnott Head Shot
PICK: 103 RND: 4 (NE)
Ben Sinnott
TE Kansas State
Tommy Eichenberg Head Shot
PICK: 139 RND: 5 (NE)
Tommy Eichenberg
LB Ohio State
Malik Washington Head Shot
PICK: 182 RND: 6 (NE)
Malik Washington
WR Virginia
Jabbar Muhammad Head Shot
PICK: 224 RND: 7 (NE)
Jabbar Muhammad
CB Washington
Draft Picks Received
Marvin Harrison Jr. Head Shot
PICK: 7 RND: 1 (TEN)
Marvin Harrison Jr.
WR Ohio State
Draft Picks Traded
Joe Alt Head Shot
PICK: 3 RND: 1 (TEN)
Joe Alt
OT Notre Dame
Players Gained
Head Shot
Peter Skoronski
OT
Draft Grade — Patriots
Overall B+
ValueB+ NeedB+ TradesA+ FutureB-
A masterclass at the trade table lands the Patriots a B+.

The Patriots treated their own grade as gospel and everyone else's as noise, spending No. 103 on Ben Sinnott a full 41 spots early.

Every deal seemed to tilt their way, which is not luck. On value alone, King makes the weekend a net positive.

That edge rusher hole did not close this weekend, and it was the biggest one on the wall.

Good work on the whole, with edge rusher the one box left unchecked.

Pick Analysis
Pick7 Rnd1 Marvin Harrison Jr.
A tidy little value on Marvin Harrison Jr. in Round 1, Pick 7, a step better than break-even. This was priority one on the needs board, and now it is handled.
Pick34 Rnd2 Taliese Fuaga
A slide stopped in the 34th overall pick, with Taliese Fuaga worth more than the price. It patches a soft spot without any drama.
Pick68 Rnd3 Kalen King
Steal is underselling it; Kalen King at No. 68 is a heist with the alarm still ringing. A minor need, but a need all the same.
Pick103 Rnd4 Ben Sinnott
They talked themselves into Ben Sinnott at pick No. 103, and the board did not agree. It plugs a real leak on the depth chart.
Pick139 Rnd5 Tommy Eichenberg
Fair-plus on Tommy Eichenberg, a quiet win that adds up over a draft. It adds depth where they could use a little.
Pick182 Rnd6 Malik Washington
Malik Washington in the 182nd pick should not have been possible, and that is the whole point. That was the need underlined and circled, and now it is checked off.
Pick224 Rnd7 Jabbar Muhammad
Jabbar Muhammad in the 224th pick is a gift, value that borders on unfair. Pure best-available; the position was not exactly begging.