Project Pats'S MOCK DRAFT
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Project Pats'S MOCK DRAFT
RUN ON DEC 13, 2023

New Offense / Mike Evans

  • Project Pats DRAFTING FOR THE
    Patriots
Draft Selections
Michael Penix Jr. Head Shot
PICK: 10 RND: 1 (NE)
Michael Penix Jr.
QB Washington
JC Latham Head Shot
PICK: 26 RND: 1 (NE)
JC Latham
OT Alabama
Sedrick Van Pran Head Shot
PICK: 74 RND: 3 (NE)
Sedrick Van Pran
C Georgia
D.J. James Head Shot
PICK: 89 RND: 3 (NE)
D.J. James
CB Auburn
Christian Haynes Head Shot
PICK: 103 RND: 4 (NE)
Christian Haynes
OG Connecticut
Troy Fautanu Head Shot
PICK: 140 RND: 5 (NE)
Troy Fautanu
OT Washington
De'Corian Clark Head Shot
PICK: 188 RND: 6 (NE)
De'Corian Clark
WR UTSA
Caden Prieskorn Head Shot
PICK: 224 RND: 7 (NE)
Caden Prieskorn
TE Mississippi
Draft Picks Received
Michael Penix Jr. Head Shot
PICK: 10 RND: 1 (TB)
Michael Penix Jr.
QB Washington
JC Latham Head Shot
PICK: 26 RND: 1 (DAL)
JC Latham
OT Alabama
Sedrick Van Pran Head Shot
PICK: 74 RND: 3 (TB)
Sedrick Van Pran
C Georgia
D.J. James Head Shot
PICK: 89 RND: 3 (DAL)
D.J. James
CB Auburn
De'Corian Clark Head Shot
PICK: 188 RND: 6 (TB)
De'Corian Clark
WR UTSA
No Pick Head Shot
PICK: RND: 1 (TB)
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No Pick Head Shot
PICK: RND: 2 (TB)
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No Pick Head Shot
PICK: RND: 3 (TB)
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No Pick Head Shot
PICK: RND: 4 (TB)
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No Pick Head Shot
PICK: RND: 5 (DET)
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No Pick Head Shot
PICK: RND: 7 (TB)
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Draft Picks Traded
Brock Bowers Head Shot
PICK: 3 RND: 1 (TB)
Brock Bowers
TE Georgia
Keon Coleman Head Shot
PICK: 35 RND: 2 (TB)
Keon Coleman
WR Florida State
Malachi Corley Head Shot
PICK: 67 RND: 3 (DAL)
Malachi Corley
WR Western Kentucky
Devin Neal Head Shot
PICK: 181 RND: 6 (DET)
Devin Neal
RB Kansas
No Pick Head Shot
PICK: RND: 3 (MIA)
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Players Gained
Head Shot
Teddy Bridgewater
QB
Head Shot
Mike Evans
WR
Head Shot
Ali Marpet
OG
Draft Grade — Patriots
Overall A
ValueB NeedB TradesA+ FutureA+
The Patriots drew a line under the quarterback search with Penix Jr.: A.

The Patriots spent the pick that matters most on Michael Penix Jr., and a roster that has been waiting on a passer can start to take shape. Little to argue with here, and the A says so.

They robbed the room blind at the table, and it lifts the grade on its own. Fautanu falling to them is the kind of break a good board is built to catch. That edge rusher hole did not close this weekend, and it was the biggest one on the wall.

Wide receiver is handled and the depth chart looks a good deal healthier for it.

In the end it comes back to Michael Penix Jr., and a haul good enough to build on right away.

Pick Analysis
Pick10 Rnd1 Michael Penix Jr.
No edge and no loss on Michael Penix Jr. in slot 10; it is a wash and a sensible one. A real hole, addressed with a reasonable pick.
Pick26 Rnd1 JC Latham
JC Latham at the 26th pick is money in the bank, a offensive lineman taken below his worth. It shores up a spot that genuinely needed the help.
Pick74 Rnd3 Sedrick Van Pran
Sedrick Van Pran is a better player than pick No. 74 suggests; smart patience, rewarded. It patches a soft spot without any drama.
Pick89 Rnd3 D.J. James
Value with a capital V on D.J. James in the Round 3 slot, a genuine coup. It thickens a room that could stand to be thicker.
Pick103 Rnd4 Christian Haynes
Christian Haynes at pick 103 is the sort of value that quietly wins a weekend. One more legitimate question on the roster, answered.
Pick140 Rnd5 Troy Fautanu
The board fumbled Troy Fautanu all the way to No. 140, and they scooped it up. It plugs a real leak on the depth chart.
Pick188 Rnd6 De'Corian Clark
De'Corian Clark in Round 6, Pick 13 is the kind of fall that makes a whole class. The one spot they could not leave alone, and did not.
Pick224 Rnd7 Caden Prieskorn
A slide stopped in the 224th overall pick, with Caden Prieskorn worth more than the price. A sensible fit for a spot that needed help.