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Buster'S MOCK DRAFT
RUN ON JAN 7, 2024

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  • Buster DRAFTING FOR THE
    Patriots
Draft Selections
Jayden Daniels Head Shot
PICK: 3 RND: 1 (NE)
Jayden Daniels
QB LSU
Emeka Egbuka Head Shot
PICK: 35 RND: 2 (NE)
Emeka Egbuka
WR Ohio State
Jermaine Burton Head Shot
PICK: 67 RND: 3 (NE)
Jermaine Burton
WR Alabama
Dominick Puni Head Shot
PICK: 103 RND: 4 (NE)
Dominick Puni
OT Kansas
Christian Jones Head Shot
PICK: 140 RND: 5 (NE)
Christian Jones
OT Texas
Jaylin Simpson Head Shot
PICK: 181 RND: 6 (NE)
Jaylin Simpson
CB Auburn
Roger Rosengarten Head Shot
PICK: 224 RND: 7 (NE)
Roger Rosengarten
OT Washington
Draft Grade — Patriots
Overall B-
ValueB- NeedB TradesB- FutureB-
The Patriots bet the future on Daniels. The board says B-.

The search is over. The Patriots handed the keys to Jayden Daniels, and the whole operation now runs on his development.

The Simpson pick alone nudges the whole weekend up a notch. For all the activity, edge rusher went untouched, which is hard to explain.

Good work on the whole, with edge rusher the one box left unchecked.

Pick Analysis
Pick3 Rnd1 Jayden Daniels
In pick No. 3 they get the arm they will build around. A clean fit for the roster.
Pick35 Rnd2 Emeka Egbuka
Good things come to war rooms that wait, and Emeka Egbuka at the 35th overall pick is the proof. A must-fix position, and they treated it like one.
Pick67 Rnd3 Jermaine Burton
Jermaine Burton at pick 67 is neither steal nor reach, just the going rate. They walked in needing this and walked out with it.
Pick103 Rnd4 Dominick Puni
A conviction pick on Dominick Puni at No. 103 that the board grades a round light. It fills a real need, too.
Pick140 Rnd5 Christian Jones
Christian Jones in Round 5, Pick 4 is the kind of reach that only looks good if he outplays it. It shores up a spot that genuinely needed the help.
Pick181 Rnd6 Jaylin Simpson
The board fumbled Jaylin Simpson all the way to the 181st pick, and they scooped it up. It thickens a room that could stand to be thicker.
Pick224 Rnd7 Roger Rosengarten
Roger Rosengarten at the Round 7 slot is money in the bank, a offensive lineman taken below his worth. One more legitimate question on the roster, answered.