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PoppaShart'S MOCK DRAFT
RUN ON JAN 24, 2024

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  • PoppaShart DRAFTING FOR THE
    Patriots
Draft Selections
Taliese Fuaga Head Shot
PICK: 16 RND: 1 (NE)
Taliese Fuaga
OT Oregon State
T'Vondre Sweat Head Shot
PICK: 68 RND: 3 (NE)
T'Vondre Sweat
DL Texas
Jeremiah Trotter Jr. Head Shot
PICK: 69 RND: 3 (NE)
Jeremiah Trotter Jr.
LB Clemson
Payton Wilson Head Shot
PICK: 78 RND: 3 (NE)
Payton Wilson
LB North Carolina State
Blake Fisher Head Shot
PICK: 103 RND: 4 (NE)
Blake Fisher
OT Notre Dame
Marcus Rosemy-Jacksaint Head Shot
PICK: 127 RND: 4 (NE)
Marcus Rosemy-Jacksaint...
WR Georgia
Isaiah Adams Head Shot
PICK: 136 RND: 4 (NE)
Isaiah Adams
OT Illinois
Ben Sinnott Head Shot
PICK: 139 RND: 5 (NE)
Ben Sinnott
TE Kansas State
Jaylan Ford Head Shot
PICK: 174 RND: 5 (NE)
Jaylan Ford
LB Texas
Isaiah Williams Head Shot
PICK: 182 RND: 6 (NE)
Isaiah Williams
WR Illinois
Isaiah Davis Head Shot
PICK: 186 RND: 6 (NE)
Isaiah Davis
RB South Dakota State
Sam Hartman Head Shot
PICK: 224 RND: 7 (NE)
Sam Hartman
QB Notre Dame
Joshua Cephus Head Shot
PICK: 233 RND: 7 (NE)
Joshua Cephus
WR UTSA
Carson Steele Head Shot
PICK: 241 RND: 7 (NE)
Carson Steele
RB UCLA
Draft Picks Received
Taliese Fuaga Head Shot
PICK: 16 RND: 1 (SEA)
Taliese Fuaga
OT Oregon State
Jeremiah Trotter Jr. Head Shot
PICK: 69 RND: 3 (LAC)
Jeremiah Trotter Jr.
LB Clemson
Payton Wilson Head Shot
PICK: 78 RND: 3 (SEA)
Payton Wilson
LB North Carolina State
Marcus Rosemy-Jacksaint Head Shot
PICK: 127 RND: 4 (CHI)
Marcus Rosemy-Jacksaint...
WR Georgia
Isaiah Adams Head Shot
PICK: 136 RND: 4 (NO)
Isaiah Adams
OT Illinois
Jaylan Ford Head Shot
PICK: 174 RND: 5 (DAL)
Jaylan Ford
LB Texas
Isaiah Davis Head Shot
PICK: 186 RND: 6 (CHI)
Isaiah Davis
RB South Dakota State
Joshua Cephus Head Shot
PICK: 233 RND: 7 (DEN)
Joshua Cephus
WR UTSA
Carson Steele Head Shot
PICK: 241 RND: 7 (DEN)
Carson Steele
RB UCLA
No Pick Head Shot
PICK: RND: 1 (SEA)
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No Pick Head Shot
PICK: RND: 2 (LAC)
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No Pick Head Shot
PICK: RND: 4 (SEA)
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No Pick Head Shot
PICK: RND: 6 (DAL)
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No Pick Head Shot
PICK: RND: 6 (SEA)
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No Pick Head Shot
PICK: RND: 7 (DAL)
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No Pick Head Shot
PICK: RND: 7 (LAC)
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Draft Picks Traded
Caleb Williams Head Shot
PICK: 3 RND: 1 (LAC)
Caleb Williams
QB USC
Xavier Worthy Head Shot
PICK: 34 RND: 2 (NO)
Xavier Worthy
WR Texas
Players Gained
Head Shot
Derek Carr
QB
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Gerald Everett
TE
Head Shot
Cooper Rush
QB
Players traded away
Head Shot
Mac Jones
QB
Head Shot
Trent Brown
OT
Draft Grade — Patriots
Overall A-
ValueB- NeedB TradesA+ FutureA+
The Patriots worked the phones like thieves and earned a A-.

The trade table was a mismatch, and the Patriots were on the right end of it, hauling in a fortune in surplus value.

They punted on edge rusher, and it is the miss that keeps the grade honest. Rosemy-Jacksaint has a lot of ground to make up just to look fairly priced.

Spending an early pick on linebacker with edge rusher and safety open is the decision the grade keeps circling back to. The Hartman pick alone nudges the whole weekend up a notch.

Add it up and few war rooms did better this weekend, Taliese Fuaga and all.

Pick Analysis
Pick16 Rnd1 Taliese Fuaga
In pick 16 they get a plug-and-play piece up front. A real need, handled.
Pick68 Rnd3 T'Vondre Sweat
Value with a capital V on T'Vondre Sweat in the Round 3 slot, a genuine coup. Better still, it is exactly the hole they had to fill.
Pick69 Rnd3 Jeremiah Trotter Jr.
Jeremiah Trotter Jr. in slot 69 is a bargain the rest of the room will envy. A minor itch, scratched.
Pick78 Rnd3 Payton Wilson
Of all the spots to shop, they chose linebacker. Payton Wilson in Round 3, Pick 14 leaves edge rusher and safety for later.
Pick103 Rnd4 Blake Fisher
Fair-plus on Blake Fisher, a quiet win that adds up over a draft. It shores up a spot that genuinely needed the help.
Pick127 Rnd4 Marcus Rosemy-Jacksaint
A reach for Marcus Rosemy-Jacksaint in the 127th pick; a little patience would have been rewarded. A glaring weakness, addressed head on.
Pick136 Rnd4 Isaiah Adams
Isaiah Adams slipping to the 136th overall pick is the kind of luck good rooms make for themselves. A sensible fit for a spot that needed help.
Pick139 Rnd5 Ben Sinnott
They paid sticker price for Ben Sinnott in No. 139, and that is fine. Another box on the needs board, quietly ticked.
Pick174 Rnd5 Jaylan Ford
Jaylan Ford at the 174th pick is right where the board had him, plain and simple. Depth on depth, at a spot that was hardly crying out.
Pick182 Rnd6 Isaiah Williams
Isaiah Williams in pick No. 182 is the kind of reach that only looks good if he outplays it. It answers the question that was keeping the coaches up at night.
Pick186 Rnd6 Isaiah Davis
A tidy little value on Isaiah Davis in Round 6, Pick 11, a step better than break-even. It patches a soft spot without any drama.
Pick224 Rnd7 Sam Hartman
Sam Hartman slid further than he should have, and pick 224 is lovely value for the quarterback. A sensible fit that makes the depth chart a little sturdier.
Pick233 Rnd7 Joshua Cephus
Joshua Cephus in the 233rd overall pick is fine work, a shade of surplus and no downside. They walked in needing this and walked out with it.
Pick241 Rnd7 Carson Steele
They paid a round early for Carson Steele in the Round 7 slot, more than the board wanted. A need, and now a little less of one.