LeoPaschalidis'S MOCK DRAFT
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LeoPaschalidis'S MOCK DRAFT
RUN ON DEC 1, 2023

Patriots Ideal Draft V2

  • LeoPaschalidis DRAFTING FOR THE
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Draft Selections
Jayden Daniels Head Shot
PICK: 3 RND: 1 (NE)
Jayden Daniels
QB LSU
Adonai Mitchell Head Shot
PICK: 35 RND: 2 (NE)
Adonai Mitchell
WR Texas
Amarius Mims Head Shot
PICK: 67 RND: 3 (NE)
Amarius Mims
OT Georgia
Jason Marshall Jr. Head Shot
PICK: 108 RND: 4 (NE)
Jason Marshall Jr.
CB Florida
Adisa Isaac Head Shot
PICK: 114 RND: 4 (NE)
Adisa Isaac
DE-EDGE Penn State
Draft Picks Received
Jason Marshall Jr. Head Shot
PICK: 108 RND: 4 (ATL)
Jason Marshall Jr.
CB Florida
Adisa Isaac Head Shot
PICK: 114 RND: 4 (LV)
Adisa Isaac
DE-EDGE Penn State
No Pick Head Shot
PICK: 151 RND: 5 (LV)
TO PICK
 
No Pick Head Shot
PICK: 192 RND: 6 (LV)
TO PICK
 
No Pick Head Shot
PICK: RND: 4 (LV)
NEXT YEAR (2025)
 
No Pick Head Shot
PICK: RND: 6 (LV)
NEXT YEAR (2025)
 
Draft Picks Traded
Danny Stutsman Head Shot
PICK: 103 RND: 4 (LV)
Danny Stutsman
LB Oklahoma
Players traded away
Head Shot
JuJu Smith-Schuster
WR
Head Shot
Mac Jones
QB
Draft Grade — Patriots
Overall C-
ValueC NeedB+ TradesF FutureB-
Daniels is the plan now, and the Patriots grade out a C-.

The Patriots spent the pick that matters most on Jayden Daniels, and a roster that has been waiting on a passer can start to take shape. Some smart calls, some head-scratchers, and a C- in the wash.

The cost of the Mitchell reach is exactly the players who went right after him. They handed away value on the phones that the picks cannot earn back.

The interior defensive lineman spot stays a question, and it was the one they most needed an answer at.

In the end, a coin-flip class: fine today, with a wide range of outcomes ahead.

Pick Analysis
Pick3 Rnd1 Jayden Daniels
In the 3rd pick they get the arm they will build around at fair value. A real need, handled.
Pick35 Rnd2 Adonai Mitchell
A real head-scratcher, Adonai Mitchell in pick 35 is miles ahead of his ranking. Top of the wish list, and they did not leave without it.
Pick67 Rnd3 Amarius Mims
Amarius Mims in the Round 3 slot is the kind of reach that only looks good if he outplays it. It plugs a real leak on the depth chart.
Pick108 Rnd4 Jason Marshall Jr.
By-the-book stuff, Jason Marshall Jr. at Round 4, Pick 8 squarely in line with his ranking. It thickens a room that could stand to be thicker.
Pick114 Rnd4 Adisa Isaac
Adisa Isaac at the 114th overall pick is right where the board had him, plain and simple. That was the need underlined and circled, and now it is checked off.