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DutchNugget'S MOCK DRAFT
RUN ON JAN 4, 2024

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  • DutchNugget DRAFTING FOR THE
    Patriots
Draft Selections
Michael Penix Jr. Head Shot
PICK: 9 RND: 1 (NE)
Michael Penix Jr.
QB Washington
Rome Odunze Head Shot
PICK: 11 RND: 1 (NE)
Rome Odunze
WR Washington
JC Latham Head Shot
PICK: 14 RND: 1 (NE)
JC Latham
OT Alabama
Jer'Zhan Newton Head Shot
PICK: 26 RND: 1 (NE)
Jer'Zhan Newton
DL Illinois
Cooper Beebe Head Shot
PICK: 35 RND: 2 (NE)
Cooper Beebe
OG Kansas State
Javon Foster Head Shot
PICK: 41 RND: 2 (NE)
Javon Foster
OT Missouri
Jack Sawyer Head Shot
PICK: 67 RND: 3 (NE)
Jack Sawyer
DE-EDGE Ohio State
Dominick Puni Head Shot
PICK: 103 RND: 4 (NE)
Dominick Puni
OT Kansas
Cade Stover Head Shot
PICK: 104 RND: 4 (NE)
Cade Stover
TE Ohio State
Ainias Smith Head Shot
PICK: 140 RND: 5 (NE)
Ainias Smith
WR Texas A&M
Hayden Hatten Head Shot
PICK: 181 RND: 6 (NE)
Hayden Hatten
WR Idaho
Jacob Dobbs Head Shot
PICK: 224 RND: 7 (NE)
Jacob Dobbs
LB Holy Cross
Jaden Shirden Head Shot
PICK: 256 RND: 7 (NE)
Jaden Shirden
RB Monmouth
Draft Picks Received
Michael Penix Jr. Head Shot
PICK: 9 RND: 1 (ATL)
Michael Penix Jr.
QB Washington
Rome Odunze Head Shot
PICK: 11 RND: 1 (LV)
Rome Odunze
WR Washington
JC Latham Head Shot
PICK: 14 RND: 1 (DEN)
JC Latham
OT Alabama
Jer'Zhan Newton Head Shot
PICK: 26 RND: 1 (PHI)
Jer'Zhan Newton
DL Illinois
Javon Foster Head Shot
PICK: 41 RND: 2 (ATL)
Javon Foster
OT Missouri
Cade Stover Head Shot
PICK: 104 RND: 4 (ARI)
Cade Stover
TE Ohio State
Jaden Shirden Head Shot
PICK: 256 RND: 7 (NYJ)
Jaden Shirden
RB Monmouth
No Pick Head Shot
PICK: RND: 4 (LV)
NEXT YEAR (2025)
 
Draft Picks Traded
Malik Nabers Head Shot
PICK: 3 RND: 1 (LV)
Malik Nabers
WR LSU
No Pick Head Shot
PICK: RND: 3 (MIA)
NEXT YEAR (2025)
 
No Pick Head Shot
PICK: RND: 4 (MIA)
NEXT YEAR (2025)
 
Players Gained
Head Shot
Zion Johnson
OG
Head Shot
Jamaree Salyer
OT
Players traded away
Head Shot
Christian Gonzalez
CB
Head Shot
Cole Strange
OG
Head Shot
Demario Douglas
WR
Head Shot
DeVante Parker
WR
Head Shot
Ian Book
QB
Head Shot
Ja'Whaun Bentley
LB
Head Shot
Josh Uche
EDGE
Head Shot
Kyle Dugger
S
Head Shot
Mac Jones
QB
Head Shot
Matt Corral
QB
Head Shot
Matthew Judon
EDGE
Head Shot
Mike Onwenu
OG
Draft Grade — Patriots
Overall D-
ValueC+ NeedB TradesF FutureC+
The Patriots left with their quarterback, and a D- to match.

The Patriots treated their own grade as gospel and everyone else's as noise, spending slot 224 on Jacob Dobbs a full 182 spots early.

The trade table is where this weekend went wrong. The whole projection now runs through Michael Penix Jr.; hit there and everything else looks smarter. If this class has a fault line, it runs straight through safety.

Bottom line, they will need several of these picks to beat their grades just to break even, and safety is still a hole.

Pick Analysis
Pick9 Rnd1 Michael Penix Jr.
No edge and no loss on Michael Penix Jr. in No. 9; it is a wash and a sensible one. It shores up a spot that genuinely needed the help.
Pick11 Rnd1 Rome Odunze
In slot 11 they get a true top target. It fills the loudest need on the roster.
Pick14 Rnd1 JC Latham
In the 14th overall pick they get a building block for the line at fair value. A clean fit for the roster.
Pick26 Rnd1 Jer'Zhan Newton
In the Round 1 slot they get a disruptive interior force, and a steal at that. The biggest hole, addressed.
Pick35 Rnd2 Cooper Beebe
A real head-scratcher, Cooper Beebe in the 35th pick is miles ahead of his ranking. It plugs a real leak on the depth chart.
Pick41 Rnd2 Javon Foster
The board had cheaper options than Javon Foster at pick 41, and it noticed. A sensible fit for a spot that needed help.
Pick67 Rnd3 Jack Sawyer
They paid a round early for Jack Sawyer in Round 3, Pick 3, more than the board wanted. Better still, it is exactly the hole they had to fill.
Pick103 Rnd4 Dominick Puni
Dominick Puni in No. 103 is a bargain the rest of the room will envy. The roster fit checks out.
Pick104 Rnd4 Cade Stover
This one needs a full-page explanation: Cade Stover in the 104th pick, miles early. A real hole, addressed with a reasonable pick.
Pick140 Rnd5 Ainias Smith
Ainias Smith in pick No. 140 is a bet on their own eyes over everyone else's grade. The biggest hole on the depth chart just got a whole lot smaller.
Pick181 Rnd6 Hayden Hatten
A swing that ignored the value entirely, Hayden Hatten well ahead of where he belonged. That was the need underlined and circled, and now it is checked off.
Pick224 Rnd7 Jacob Dobbs
They left a pile of value on the table to take Jacob Dobbs this early at the Round 7 slot. A minor need, but a need all the same.
Pick256 Rnd7 Jaden Shirden
They reached a country mile for Jaden Shirden at pick 256, and the board is aghast. A need, and now a little less of one.