Goku122'S MOCK DRAFT
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Goku122'S MOCK DRAFT
RUN ON JAN 7, 2024

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  • Goku122 DRAFTING FOR THE
    Patriots
Draft Selections
Olumuyiwa Fashanu Head Shot
PICK: 10 RND: 1 (NE)
Olumuyiwa Fashanu
OT Penn State
Ja'Tavion Sanders Head Shot
PICK: 35 RND: 2 (NE)
Ja'Tavion Sanders
TE Texas
Ja'Lynn Polk Head Shot
PICK: 67 RND: 3 (NE)
Ja'Lynn Polk
WR Washington
Sedrick Van Pran Head Shot
PICK: 103 RND: 4 (NE)
Sedrick Van Pran
C Georgia
Kaden Prather Head Shot
PICK: 140 RND: 5 (NE)
Kaden Prather
WR Maryland
Xavier Thomas Head Shot
PICK: 181 RND: 6 (NE)
Xavier Thomas
DE-EDGE Clemson
Sheridan Jones Head Shot
PICK: 224 RND: 7 (NE)
Sheridan Jones
CB Clemson
Draft Picks Received
Olumuyiwa Fashanu Head Shot
PICK: 10 RND: 1 (CHI)
Olumuyiwa Fashanu
OT Penn State
Draft Picks Traded
Drake Maye Head Shot
PICK: 3 RND: 1 (CHI)
Drake Maye
QB North Carolina
No Pick Head Shot
PICK: RND: 2 (MIA)
NEXT YEAR (2025)
 
Players Gained
Head Shot
Justin Fields
QB
Draft Grade — Patriots
Overall B
ValueB NeedB TradesA+ FutureC
Jones should have been long gone. The Patriots pounced, and earned a B.

You build a draft on nights like this. Sheridan Jones had no business being available in the 224th pick, and the Patriots did the only sane thing and turned in the card.

They robbed the room blind at the table, and it lifts the grade on its own. For all the activity, interior defensive lineman went untouched, which is hard to explain.

The Justin Fields deal gives the class an established piece to lean on. Building through the lines is a philosophy, and they stuck to it.

Add it up and it is a good, unfussy class.

Pick Analysis
Pick10 Rnd1 Olumuyiwa Fashanu
In the Round 1 slot they get protection for the quarterback. A clean fit for the roster.
Pick35 Rnd2 Ja'Tavion Sanders
A clean, defensible pick in slot 35 with a little surplus value in Ja'Tavion Sanders. It shores up a spot that genuinely needed the help.
Pick67 Rnd3 Ja'Lynn Polk
Ja'Lynn Polk in the 67th overall pick is fair value, right on his grade. A must-fix position, and they treated it like one.
Pick103 Rnd4 Sedrick Van Pran
Good price on Sedrick Van Pran in the 103rd pick, a hair ahead of his grade with no real quibbles. It patches a soft spot without any drama.
Pick140 Rnd5 Kaden Prather
Kaden Prather in pick 140 lands just on the right side of the ledger. It also answers one of the loudest questions on the roster.
Pick181 Rnd6 Xavier Thomas
Xavier Thomas at pick No. 181 is the sort of value that quietly wins a weekend. That was the need underlined and circled, and now it is checked off.
Pick224 Rnd7 Sheridan Jones
Steal is underselling it; Sheridan Jones at No. 224 is a heist with the alarm still ringing. It adds depth where they could use a little.