Pats'S MOCK DRAFT
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Pats'S MOCK DRAFT
RUN ON JAN 12, 2024

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Draft Selections
Jayden Daniels Head Shot
PICK: 3 RND: 1 (NE)
Jayden Daniels
QB LSU
Graham Barton Head Shot
PICK: 34 RND: 2 (NE)
Graham Barton
OT Duke
Johnny Wilson Head Shot
PICK: 68 RND: 3 (NE)
Johnny Wilson
WR Florida State
Cade Stover Head Shot
PICK: 103 RND: 4 (NE)
Cade Stover
TE-EDGE Ohio State
Mike Sainristil Head Shot
PICK: 139 RND: 5 (NE)
Mike Sainristil
CB Michigan
Moose Muhammad III Head Shot
PICK: 182 RND: 6 (NE)
Moose Muhammad III
WR Texas A&M
Xavier Restrepo Head Shot
PICK: 224 RND: 7 (NE)
Xavier Restrepo
WR Miami (FL)
Draft Grade — Patriots
Overall B-
ValueB- NeedB TradesB- FutureB-
The Patriots answered their biggest question with Daniels. Grade: B-.

After circling the position for what felt like forever, the Patriots committed. Jayden Daniels is the quarterback now, and the roster gets built to his timeline. It does the job without flash, and the B- reflects it.

They banked enough surplus on Muhammad III to cover a lot of smaller sins. They are betting Stover proves the room right and everyone else wrong.

The Stover pick is fine in a vacuum, less so with edge rusher, interior defensive lineman and other spots still on the board. Leaving edge rusher unaddressed is the roster risk they will have to answer for in the fall.

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

Pick Analysis
Pick3 Rnd1 Jayden Daniels
In Round 1, Pick 3 they get their quarterback of the future. A real need, handled.
Pick34 Rnd2 Graham Barton
No drama and no debate, Graham Barton went about where he belonged in the 34th pick. A real hole, addressed with a reasonable pick.
Pick68 Rnd3 Johnny Wilson
They paid sticker price for Johnny Wilson in pick No. 68, and that is fine. This was priority one on the needs board, and now it is handled.
Pick103 Rnd4 Cade Stover
The eyebrow-raiser of the weekend. They went TE-EDGE with Cade Stover while clear needs at edge rusher, interior defensive lineman and other spots sat open.
Pick139 Rnd5 Mike Sainristil
A tidy little value on Mike Sainristil in the Round 5 slot, a step better than break-even. It thickens a room that could stand to be thicker.
Pick182 Rnd6 Moose Muhammad III
Steal is underselling it; Moose Muhammad III at No. 182 is a heist with the alarm still ringing. That was the need underlined and circled, and now it is checked off.
Pick224 Rnd7 Xavier Restrepo
They took Xavier Restrepo at par in the 224th overall pick, which is nothing to complain about. The biggest hole on the depth chart just got a whole lot smaller.