dgrossijr'S MOCK DRAFT
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dgrossijr'S MOCK DRAFT
RUN ON JAN 15, 2024

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  • dgrossijr DRAFTING FOR THE
    Patriots
Draft Selections
Taliese Fuaga Head Shot
PICK: 11 RND: 1 (NE)
Taliese Fuaga
OT Oregon State
Adonai Mitchell Head Shot
PICK: 35 RND: 2 (NE)
Adonai Mitchell
WR Texas
Quinyon Mitchell Head Shot
PICK: 44 RND: 2 (NE)
Quinyon Mitchell
CB Toledo
Christian Haynes Head Shot
PICK: 68 RND: 3 (NE)
Christian Haynes
OG Connecticut
J. Michael Sturdivant Head Shot
PICK: 103 RND: 4 (NE)
J. Michael Sturdivant
WR UCLA
MarShawn Lloyd Head Shot
PICK: 108 RND: 4 (NE)
MarShawn Lloyd
RB USC
Nelson Ceaser Head Shot
PICK: 139 RND: 5 (NE)
Nelson Ceaser
DL-EDGE Houston
Sam Hartman Head Shot
PICK: 182 RND: 6 (NE)
Sam Hartman
QB Notre Dame
Steele Chambers Head Shot
PICK: 224 RND: 7 (NE)
Steele Chambers
LB Ohio State
Fentrell Cypress II Head Shot
PICK: 225 RND: 7 (NE)
Fentrell Cypress II
CB Florida State
Draft Picks Received
Taliese Fuaga Head Shot
PICK: 11 RND: 1 (MIN)
Taliese Fuaga
OT Oregon State
Adonai Mitchell Head Shot
PICK: 35 RND: 2 (ARI)
Adonai Mitchell
WR Texas
Quinyon Mitchell Head Shot
PICK: 44 RND: 2 (LV)
Quinyon Mitchell
CB Toledo
MarShawn Lloyd Head Shot
PICK: 108 RND: 4 (MIN)
MarShawn Lloyd
RB USC
Fentrell Cypress II Head Shot
PICK: 225 RND: 7 (ARI)
Fentrell Cypress II
CB Florida State
No Pick Head Shot
PICK: RND: 1 (MIN)
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No Pick Head Shot
PICK: RND: 3 (ARI)
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No Pick Head Shot
PICK: RND: 3 (MIN)
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No Pick Head Shot
PICK: RND: 3 (LV)
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Draft Picks Traded
Malik Nabers Head Shot
PICK: 3 RND: 1 (MIN)
Malik Nabers
WR LSU
Chris Braswell Head Shot
PICK: 34 RND: 2 (ARI)
Chris Braswell
LB-EDGE Alabama
Draft Grade — Patriots
Overall B-
ValueB- NeedB TradesD FutureA+
Good, not great, for the Patriots: B-.

Somehow the biggest item on the list survived the weekend. The Patriots never addressed interior defensive lineman, and it is the kind of gap that lingers.

The cost of the Haynes reach is exactly the players who went right after him. The dealing tilted against them, just enough to notice.

The future picks help the war chest more than the win-now roster.

A competent weekend that does not make headlines and does not need to.

Pick Analysis
Pick11 Rnd1 Taliese Fuaga
In No. 11 they get a cornerstone up front. A clean fit for the roster.
Pick35 Rnd2 Adonai Mitchell
No drama and no debate, Adonai Mitchell went about where he belonged in the 35th pick. They walked in needing this and walked out with it.
Pick44 Rnd2 Quinyon Mitchell
Nothing to complain about; Quinyon Mitchell went a shade earlier than his grade, which is fine. A minor need, but a need all the same.
Pick68 Rnd3 Christian Haynes
A reach for Christian Haynes in pick No. 68; a little patience would have been rewarded. It fills a real need, too.
Pick103 Rnd4 J. Michael Sturdivant
Fair-plus on J. Michael Sturdivant, a quiet win that adds up over a draft. Better still, it is exactly the hole they had to fill.
Pick108 Rnd4 MarShawn Lloyd
MarShawn Lloyd in pick 108 is fair value, right on his grade. It shores up a spot that genuinely needed the help.
Pick139 Rnd5 Nelson Ceaser
Nelson Ceaser at the 139th overall pick is right where the board had him, plain and simple. The one spot they could not leave alone, and did not.
Pick182 Rnd6 Sam Hartman
A clean, defensible pick in the Round 6 slot with a little surplus value in Sam Hartman. It patches a soft spot without any drama.
Pick224 Rnd7 Steele Chambers
Steele Chambers at slot 224 nudges the ledger their way without any fuss. Depth more than a fix, but depth they can use.
Pick225 Rnd7 Fentrell Cypress II
They paid sticker price for Fentrell Cypress II in the Round 7 slot, and that is fine. Nice player, but the depth chart did not need him here.