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Rob'S MOCK DRAFT
RUN ON DEC 22, 2023

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  • Rob DRAFTING FOR THE
    Patriots
Draft Selections
JC Latham Head Shot
PICK: 16 RND: 1 (NE)
JC Latham
OT Alabama
J.J. McCarthy Head Shot
PICK: 34 RND: 2 (NE)
J.J. McCarthy
QB Michigan
Brian Thomas Jr. Head Shot
PICK: 48 RND: 2 (NE)
Brian Thomas Jr.
WR LSU
Malachi Corley Head Shot
PICK: 66 RND: 3 (NE)
Malachi Corley
WR Western Kentucky
Byron Murphy II Head Shot
PICK: 80 RND: 3 (NE)
Byron Murphy II
DL Texas
Roman Wilson Head Shot
PICK: 113 RND: 4 (NE)
Roman Wilson
WR Michigan
Kamal Hadden Head Shot
PICK: 139 RND: 5 (NE)
Kamal Hadden
CB Tennessee
Bryson Nesbit Head Shot
PICK: 223 RND: 7 (NE)
Bryson Nesbit
TE North Carolina
Draft Picks Received
JC Latham Head Shot
PICK: 16 RND: 1 (PIT)
JC Latham
OT Alabama
Brian Thomas Jr. Head Shot
PICK: 48 RND: 2 (PIT)
Brian Thomas Jr.
WR LSU
Byron Murphy II Head Shot
PICK: 80 RND: 3 (PIT)
Byron Murphy II
DL Texas
Roman Wilson Head Shot
PICK: 113 RND: 4 (JAX)
Roman Wilson
WR Michigan
Draft Picks Traded
Marvin Harrison Jr. Head Shot
PICK: 2 RND: 1 (PIT)
Marvin Harrison Jr.
WR Ohio State
Kiran Amegadjie Head Shot
PICK: 102 RND: 4 (JAX)
Kiran Amegadjie
OT Yale
Jo'Quavious Marks Head Shot
PICK: 180 RND: 6 (MIN)
Jo'Quavious Marks
RB Mississippi State
Players Gained
Head Shot
Andrew Booth Jr.
CB
Head Shot
Landon Dickerson
OG
Head Shot
Creed Humphrey
C
Head Shot
Bernhard Raimann
OT
Players traded away
Head Shot
Cole Strange
OG
Draft Grade — Patriots
Overall B
ValueC+ NeedB TradesA+ FutureB-
The Patriots won the weekend at the trade table. Grade: B.

They will call it conviction in the building and a reach everywhere else: Kamal Hadden, 97 picks early at the 139th overall pick. It nets out to a B, which feels about right.

The phones were where this weekend was really won. They covered a lot of ground and still skipped edge rusher, which is a strange place to end up.

Murphy II at that cost is the sort of edge that compounds over a roster.

A tidy weekend of work that should hold up just fine.

Pick Analysis
Pick16 Rnd1 JC Latham
In the Round 1 slot they get a plug-and-play piece up front at fair value. A clean fit for the roster.
Pick34 Rnd2 J.J. McCarthy
A reach on J.J. McCarthy in pick 34; the board had better options right there. It fills a real need, too.
Pick48 Rnd2 Brian Thomas Jr.
A market-rate wide receiver, with the board and the slot shaking hands on Brian Thomas Jr.. This was priority one on the needs board, and now it is handled.
Pick66 Rnd3 Malachi Corley
No drama and no debate, Malachi Corley went about where he belonged in the 66th overall pick. A glaring weakness, addressed head on.
Pick80 Rnd3 Byron Murphy II
Byron Murphy II slipping to Round 3, Pick 16 is the kind of luck good rooms make for themselves. A must-fix position, and they treated it like one.
Pick113 Rnd4 Roman Wilson
Roman Wilson at slot 113 nudges the ledger their way without any fuss. That was the need underlined and circled, and now it is checked off.
Pick139 Rnd5 Kamal Hadden
Kamal Hadden at pick No. 139 is the kind of overdraft that needs everything to break right. It thickens a room that could stand to be thicker.
Pick223 Rnd7 Bryson Nesbit
Value said wait; Bryson Nesbit in slot 223 says they were not listening. It patches a soft spot without any drama.