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Broper'S MOCK DRAFT
RUN ON NOV 26, 2023

Pats QB1

  • Broper DRAFTING FOR THE
    Patriots
Draft Selections
Bo Nix Head Shot
PICK: 3 RND: 1 (NE)
Bo Nix
QB Oregon
Rome Odunze Head Shot
PICK: 35 RND: 2 (NE)
Rome Odunze
WR Washington
Javon Foster Head Shot
PICK: 67 RND: 3 (NE)
Javon Foster
OT Missouri
Quinyon Mitchell Head Shot
PICK: 103 RND: 4 (NE)
Quinyon Mitchell
CB Toledo
Connor Colby Head Shot
PICK: 140 RND: 5 (NE)
Connor Colby
OT Iowa
Ty'Ron Hopper Head Shot
PICK: 181 RND: 6 (NE)
Ty'Ron Hopper
LB Missouri
Moose Muhammad III Head Shot
PICK: 224 RND: 7 (NE)
Moose Muhammad III
WR Texas A&M
Draft Grade — Patriots
Overall B
ValueB+ NeedB TradesB- FutureB-
The Patriots answered their biggest question with Nix. Grade: B.

The best pick of the weekend was also the simplest. The Patriots watched Moose Muhammad III slide 59 picks past his grade and did not hesitate. No fireworks, but a solid B.

They have staked the next five years on Bo Nix, which is the only story that really matters here. That edge rusher hole did not close this weekend, and it was the biggest one on the wall.

Bottom line, more hits than misses and a roster nudged the right way.

Pick Analysis
Pick3 Rnd1 Bo Nix
In No. 3 they get a franchise quarterback. A clean fit for the roster.
Pick35 Rnd2 Rome Odunze
Circle this one: Rome Odunze at the 35th pick is a fall that decides a draft. Top of the wish list, and they did not leave without it.
Pick67 Rnd3 Javon Foster
They will replay Javon Foster at Round 3, Pick 3 for years; that is how good the value is. It shores up a spot that genuinely needed the help.
Pick103 Rnd4 Quinyon Mitchell
A quiet steal in the Round 4 slot: Quinyon Mitchell for less than the market said. A quiet depth add at a thin-ish spot.
Pick140 Rnd5 Connor Colby
Value with a capital V on Connor Colby in the 140th pick, a genuine coup. A sensible fit for a spot that needed help.
Pick181 Rnd6 Ty'Ron Hopper
Ty'Ron Hopper in No. 181 should not have been possible, and that is the whole point. It thickens a room that could stand to be thicker.
Pick224 Rnd7 Moose Muhammad III
Moose Muhammad III in pick 224 is a gift, value that borders on unfair. Better still, it is exactly the hole they had to fill.