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DutchNugget'S MOCK DRAFT
RUN ON DEC 28, 2023

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Draft Selections
Joe Alt Head Shot
PICK: 4 RND: 1 (NE)
Joe Alt
OT Notre Dame
Jayden Daniels Head Shot
PICK: 9 RND: 1 (NE)
Jayden Daniels
QB LSU
Adonai Mitchell Head Shot
PICK: 34 RND: 2 (NE)
Adonai Mitchell
WR Texas
Keon Coleman Head Shot
PICK: 35 RND: 2 (NE)
Keon Coleman
WR Florida State
Javon Foster Head Shot
PICK: 37 RND: 2 (NE)
Javon Foster
OT Missouri
Trey Benson Head Shot
PICK: 66 RND: 3 (NE)
Trey Benson
RB Florida State
Zach Frazier Head Shot
PICK: 67 RND: 3 (NE)
Zach Frazier
C West Virginia
Christian Haynes Head Shot
PICK: 102 RND: 4 (NE)
Christian Haynes
OG Connecticut
Jordan Travis Head Shot
PICK: 139 RND: 5 (NE)
Jordan Travis
QB Florida State
Oronde Gadsden II Head Shot
PICK: 180 RND: 6 (NE)
Oronde Gadsden II
TE Syracuse
Hayden Hatten Head Shot
PICK: 192 RND: 6 (NE)
Hayden Hatten
WR Idaho
Jordan Toles Head Shot
PICK: 214 RND: 6 (NE)
Jordan Toles
S Morgan State
Jacob Dobbs Head Shot
PICK: 216 RND: 6 (NE)
Jacob Dobbs
LB Holy Cross
Matt Lee Head Shot
PICK: 218 RND: 6 (NE)
Matt Lee
C Miami (FL)
Zach Calzada Head Shot
PICK: 221 RND: 7 (NE)
Zach Calzada
QB Auburn
Jeremiah Walker Head Shot
PICK: 223 RND: 7 (NE)
Jeremiah Walker
CB Stephen F. Austin
Draft Picks Received
Joe Alt Head Shot
PICK: 4 RND: 1 (WSH)
Joe Alt
OT Notre Dame
Jayden Daniels Head Shot
PICK: 9 RND: 1 (TEN)
Jayden Daniels
QB LSU
Keon Coleman Head Shot
PICK: 35 RND: 2 (ARI)
Keon Coleman
WR Florida State
Javon Foster Head Shot
PICK: 37 RND: 2 (WSH)
Javon Foster
OT Missouri
Zach Frazier Head Shot
PICK: 67 RND: 3 (ARI)
Zach Frazier
C West Virginia
Hayden Hatten Head Shot
PICK: 192 RND: 6 (LAR)
Hayden Hatten
WR Idaho
Jordan Toles Head Shot
PICK: 214 RND: 6 (LAR)
Jordan Toles
S Morgan State
Jacob Dobbs Head Shot
PICK: 216 RND: 6 (LAR)
Jacob Dobbs
LB Holy Cross
Matt Lee Head Shot
PICK: 218 RND: 6 (LAR)
Matt Lee
C Miami (FL)
Zach Calzada Head Shot
PICK: 221 RND: 7 (LAR)
Zach Calzada
QB Auburn
No Pick Head Shot
PICK: RND: 2 (WSH)
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No Pick Head Shot
PICK: RND: 3 (ARI)
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No Pick Head Shot
PICK: RND: 4 (WSH)
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No Pick Head Shot
PICK: RND: 6 (WSH)
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Draft Picks Traded
Marvin Harrison Jr. Head Shot
PICK: 2 RND: 1 (ARI)
Marvin Harrison Jr.
WR Ohio State
Draft Grade — Patriots
Overall B+
ValueC NeedB TradesA+ FutureA-
The Patriots found their guy under center in Daniels: B+.

They will call it conviction in the building and a reach everywhere else: Zach Calzada, 266 picks early at No. 221.

Whatever Jayden Daniels becomes, the front office has tied its fortunes to the answer. Every deal seemed to tilt their way, which is not luck. A whole weekend of picks and edge rusher is somehow still a want.

Getting Haynes where they did is the sort of value that quietly makes a class.

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

Pick Analysis
Pick4 Rnd1 Joe Alt
In the 4th overall pick they get a plug-and-play piece up front at fair value.
Pick9 Rnd1 Jayden Daniels
In slot 9 they get the arm they will build around. A real need, handled.
Pick34 Rnd2 Adonai Mitchell
They did well to land Adonai Mitchell in No. 34, just ahead of his grade. The biggest hole on the depth chart just got a whole lot smaller.
Pick35 Rnd2 Keon Coleman
A market-rate wide receiver, with the board and the slot shaking hands on Keon Coleman. Better still, it is exactly the hole they had to fill.
Pick37 Rnd2 Javon Foster
Javon Foster at pick No. 37 jumps the queue by a touch more than is comfortable. It plugs a real leak on the depth chart.
Pick66 Rnd3 Trey Benson
They took Trey Benson at par in the Round 3 slot, which is nothing to complain about. A need, and now a little less of one.
Pick67 Rnd3 Zach Frazier
Zach Frazier at pick No. 67 is the kind of overdraft that needs everything to break right. It shores up a spot that genuinely needed the help.
Pick102 Rnd4 Christian Haynes
Value with a capital V on Christian Haynes in the Round 4 slot, a genuine coup. The roster fit checks out.
Pick139 Rnd5 Jordan Travis
They paid sticker price for Jordan Travis in the 139th pick, and that is fine. It fills a real need, too.
Pick180 Rnd6 Oronde Gadsden II
They reached a country mile for Oronde Gadsden II at pick 180, and the board is aghast. A real hole, addressed with a reasonable pick.
Pick192 Rnd6 Hayden Hatten
They reached into another round for Hayden Hatten, and the board is nowhere close to agreeing. It also answers one of the loudest questions on the roster.
Pick214 Rnd6 Jordan Toles
They talked themselves into Jordan Toles at slot 214, and the board did not agree. Top of the wish list, and they did not leave without it.
Pick216 Rnd6 Jacob Dobbs
Jacob Dobbs at the 216th overall pick is a steep price for a hunch, hard to square with any board. Not urgent, but hardly pointless.
Pick218 Rnd6 Matt Lee
A real head-scratcher, Matt Lee in No. 218 is miles ahead of his ranking. Another box on the needs board, quietly ticked.
Pick221 Rnd7 Zach Calzada
Zach Calzada in Round 7, Pick 1 is a reach so steep the board needed a second look to believe it. A sensible fit for a spot that needed help.
Pick223 Rnd7 Jeremiah Walker
A swing that ignored the value entirely, Jeremiah Walker well ahead of where he belonged. A quiet depth add at a thin-ish spot.