zdhzd'S MOCK DRAFT
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zdhzd'S MOCK DRAFT
RUN ON DEC 31, 2023

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  • zdhzd DRAFTING FOR THE
    Patriots
Draft Selections
Jayden Daniels Head Shot
PICK: 4 RND: 1 (NE)
Jayden Daniels
QB LSU
Keon Coleman Head Shot
PICK: 34 RND: 2 (NE)
Keon Coleman
WR Florida State
T.J. Tampa Head Shot
PICK: 37 RND: 2 (NE)
T.J. Tampa
CB Iowa State
Tyler Guyton Head Shot
PICK: 66 RND: 3 (NE)
Tyler Guyton
OT Oklahoma
Matt Goncalves Head Shot
PICK: 102 RND: 4 (NE)
Matt Goncalves
OT Pittsburgh
Antwaun Powell-Ryland Head Shot
PICK: 139 RND: 5 (NE)
Antwaun Powell-Ryland
DL-EDGE Virginia Tech
Devin Neal Head Shot
PICK: 141 RND: 5 (NE)
Devin Neal
RB Kansas
Ainias Smith Head Shot
PICK: 180 RND: 6 (NE)
Ainias Smith
WR Texas A&M
De'Corian Clark Head Shot
PICK: 223 RND: 7 (NE)
De'Corian Clark
WR UTSA
Draft Picks Received
Jayden Daniels Head Shot
PICK: 4 RND: 1 (WSH)
Jayden Daniels
QB LSU
T.J. Tampa Head Shot
PICK: 37 RND: 2 (WSH)
T.J. Tampa
CB Iowa State
Devin Neal Head Shot
PICK: 141 RND: 5 (WSH)
Devin Neal
RB Kansas
No Pick Head Shot
PICK: RND: 1 (WSH)
NEXT YEAR (2025)
 
No Pick Head Shot
PICK: RND: 5 (WSH)
NEXT YEAR (2025)
 
Draft Picks Traded
Marvin Harrison Jr. Head Shot
PICK: 2 RND: 1 (WSH)
Marvin Harrison Jr.
WR Ohio State
Players Gained
Head Shot
Jacoby Brissett
QB
Draft Grade — Patriots
Overall A-
ValueB- NeedB TradesA+ FutureA
A franchise passer in Daniels headlines a A- weekend for the Patriots.

The one hole that towered over the rest is filled. The Patriots spent their marquee pick on Jayden Daniels, and for the first time in a while there is a real answer at quarterback. This is how you run a draft, and the A- reflects it.

Every deal seemed to tilt their way, which is not luck. Whatever else happened, they won the night they took Smith.

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

Bottom line, with Jayden Daniels leading the way, this is a class that should pay off fast and rarely be regretted.

Pick Analysis
Pick4 Rnd1 Jayden Daniels
In No. 4 they get the face of the franchise. A real need, handled.
Pick34 Rnd2 Keon Coleman
No drama and no debate, Keon Coleman went about where he belonged in pick 34. That was the need underlined and circled, and now it is checked off.
Pick37 Rnd2 T.J. Tampa
They paid sticker price for T.J. Tampa in slot 37, and that is fine. It thickens a room that could stand to be thicker.
Pick66 Rnd3 Tyler Guyton
Tyler Guyton in the 66th pick is fair value, right on his grade. A sensible fit for a spot that needed help.
Pick102 Rnd4 Matt Goncalves
Matt Goncalves in Round 4, Pick 2 is exactly on the number, no argument either way. A need, and now a little less of one.
Pick139 Rnd5 Antwaun Powell-Ryland
By-the-book stuff, Antwaun Powell-Ryland at pick No. 139 squarely in line with his ranking. Better still, it is exactly the hole they had to fill.
Pick141 Rnd5 Devin Neal
Devin Neal at the Round 5 slot jumps the queue by a touch more than is comfortable. The roster fit checks out.
Pick180 Rnd6 Ainias Smith
A wide receiver of that caliber at the 180th overall pick is the definition of value, full stop. This was priority one on the needs board, and now it is handled.
Pick223 Rnd7 De'Corian Clark
De'Corian Clark slid further than he should have, and pick 223 is lovely value for the wide receiver. They walked in needing this and walked out with it.