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Rob'S MOCK DRAFT
RUN ON JAN 8, 2024

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  • Rob DRAFTING FOR THE
    Patriots
Draft Selections
Jayden Daniels Head Shot
PICK: 7 RND: 1 (NE)
Jayden Daniels
QB LSU
Xavier Legette Head Shot
PICK: 34 RND: 2 (NE)
Xavier Legette
WR South Carolina
Isaiah Davis Head Shot
PICK: 238 RND: 7 (NE)
Isaiah Davis
RB South Dakota State
Draft Picks Received
Jayden Daniels Head Shot
PICK: 7 RND: 1 (TEN)
Jayden Daniels
QB LSU
Isaiah Davis Head Shot
PICK: 238 RND: 7 (CIN)
Isaiah Davis
RB South Dakota State
No Pick Head Shot
PICK: RND: 7 (CIN)
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Draft Picks Traded
Joe Alt Head Shot
PICK: 3 RND: 1 (TEN)
Joe Alt
OT Notre Dame
Chris Braswell Head Shot
PICK: 68 RND: 3 (IND)
Chris Braswell
LB-EDGE Alabama
Jahdae Barron Head Shot
PICK: 103 RND: 4 (IND)
Jahdae Barron
S Texas
Mike Sainristil Head Shot
PICK: 139 RND: 5 (WSH)
Mike Sainristil
CB Michigan
Trey Knox Head Shot
PICK: 182 RND: 6 (MIN)
Trey Knox
TE South Carolina
Dominic Lovett Head Shot
PICK: 224 RND: 7 (CIN)
Dominic Lovett
WR Georgia
No Pick Head Shot
PICK: RND: 6 (MIA)
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No Pick Head Shot
PICK: RND: 7 (MIA)
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Players Gained
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Andrew Booth Jr.
CB
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Sam Cosmi
OG
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Landon Dickerson
OG
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Derrick Henry
RB
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Bernhard Raimann
OT
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Nolan Smith
LB
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Justin Tucker
PK
Players traded away
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Atonio Mafi
OG
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Cole Strange
OG
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JuJu Smith-Schuster
WR
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Tyquan Thornton
WR
Draft Grade — Patriots
Overall B+
ValueB- NeedB+ TradesA+ FutureB-
A franchise passer in Daniels headlines a B+ weekend for the Patriots.

Start where it matters. The Patriots took Jayden Daniels to run the offense for the next decade, and every other decision this weekend bends around that one. They moved the roster forward and banked a B+ for it.

They robbed the room blind at the table, and it lifts the grade on its own. The edge rusher spot stays a question, and it was the one they most needed an answer at. That Davis pick is the receipt they will wave around later.

The veteran additions, Derrick Henry chief among them, give the class a floor the rookies alone would not.

In sum, a sturdy weekend with one asterisk, the edge rusher spot they never got to.

Pick Analysis
Pick7 Rnd1 Jayden Daniels
In the 7th pick they get the arm they will build around. A real need, handled.
Pick34 Rnd2 Xavier Legette
The board had cheaper options than Xavier Legette at pick No. 34, and it noticed. It answers the question that was keeping the coaches up at night.
Pick238 Rnd7 Isaiah Davis
Steal is underselling it; Isaiah Davis at Round 7, Pick 18 is a heist with the alarm still ringing. It patches a soft spot without any drama.