AD-licious'S MOCK DRAFT
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AD-licious'S MOCK DRAFT
RUN ON JAN 11, 2024

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  • AD-licious DRAFTING FOR THE
    Patriots
Draft Selections
Olumuyiwa Fashanu Head Shot
PICK: 8 RND: 1 (NE)
Olumuyiwa Fashanu
OT Penn State
Keon Coleman Head Shot
PICK: 21 RND: 1 (NE)
Keon Coleman
WR Florida State
Kingsley Suamataia Head Shot
PICK: 34 RND: 2 (NE)
Kingsley Suamataia
OT BYU
Quinn Ewers Head Shot
PICK: 68 RND: 3 (NE)
Quinn Ewers
QB Texas
Cade Stover Head Shot
PICK: 103 RND: 4 (NE)
Cade Stover
TE-EDGE Ohio State
Jaylin Simpson Head Shot
PICK: 140 RND: 5 (NE)
Jaylin Simpson
CB Auburn
Carson Steele Head Shot
PICK: 224 RND: 7 (NE)
Carson Steele
RB UCLA
Jarquez Hunter Head Shot
PICK: 248 RND: 7 (NE)
Jarquez Hunter
RB Auburn
Draft Picks Received
Olumuyiwa Fashanu Head Shot
PICK: 8 RND: 1 (ATL)
Olumuyiwa Fashanu
OT Penn State
Keon Coleman Head Shot
PICK: 21 RND: 1 (ARI)
Keon Coleman
WR Florida State
Jaylin Simpson Head Shot
PICK: 140 RND: 5 (ARI)
Jaylin Simpson
CB Auburn
Jarquez Hunter Head Shot
PICK: 248 RND: 7 (ATL)
Jarquez Hunter
RB Auburn
No Pick Head Shot
PICK: RND: 1 (ATL)
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No Pick Head Shot
PICK: RND: 3 (ATL)
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No Pick Head Shot
PICK: RND: 4 (NYG)
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No Pick Head Shot
PICK: RND: 4 (TEN)
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No Pick Head Shot
PICK: RND: 6 (NYG)
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No Pick Head Shot
PICK: RND: 7 (IND)
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No Pick Head Shot
PICK: RND: 7 (NYG)
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No Pick Head Shot
PICK: RND: 7 (LAC)
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Draft Picks Traded
Joe Alt Head Shot
PICK: 3 RND: 1 (ARI)
Joe Alt
OT Notre Dame
Nelson Ceaser Head Shot
PICK: 139 RND: 5 (TEN)
Nelson Ceaser
DL-EDGE Houston
Gabe Hall Head Shot
PICK: 182 RND: 6 (LAC)
Gabe Hall
DL Baylor
Draft Grade — Patriots
Overall B
ValueC+ NeedB TradesC+ FutureA+
A respectable, level-headed haul for the Patriots: B.

Some picks age like wine; Carson Steele at No. 224 will need to, sitting 30 spots clear of his grade.

That edge rusher hole did not close this weekend, and it was the biggest one on the wall. It is not that Stover is a bad player; it is that the Patriots had louder needs to answer first. The hoard sets up next April more than it helps this September.

They went 4 of 8 on their needs, which is most of what a draft is for.

All told, a draft that does its job without fuss, and there is real value in that.

Pick Analysis
Pick8 Rnd1 Olumuyiwa Fashanu
In pick 8 they get a cornerstone up front. A real need, handled.
Pick21 Rnd1 Keon Coleman
In the 21st overall pick they get a matchup problem out wide at fair value. The biggest hole, addressed.
Pick34 Rnd2 Kingsley Suamataia
Kingsley Suamataia at No. 34 is the kind of overdraft that needs everything to break right. It plugs a real leak on the depth chart.
Pick68 Rnd3 Quinn Ewers
They paid sticker price for Quinn Ewers in slot 68, and that is fine. It patches a soft spot without any drama.
Pick103 Rnd4 Cade Stover
Hard to square with the roster. With positions of obvious need still on the board, Cade Stover adds a TE-EDGE and leaves edge rusher, interior defensive lineman and other spots untouched.
Pick140 Rnd5 Jaylin Simpson
By-the-book stuff, Jaylin Simpson at the 140th pick squarely in line with his ranking. Useful body for a position without much behind the starter.
Pick224 Rnd7 Carson Steele
A wild overpay on Carson Steele in pick No. 224, the sort that defines a class for the wrong reasons. The roster fit checks out.
Pick248 Rnd7 Jarquez Hunter
They reached a country mile for Jarquez Hunter at Round 7, Pick 28, and the board is aghast. A sensible fit for a spot that needed help.