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zaproctor'S MOCK DRAFT
RUN ON FEB 2, 2024

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  • zaproctor DRAFTING FOR THE
    Patriots
Draft Selections
Joe Alt Head Shot
PICK: 3 RND: 1 (NE)
Joe Alt
OT Notre Dame
J.J. McCarthy Head Shot
PICK: 34 RND: 2 (NE)
J.J. McCarthy
QB Michigan
Troy Franklin Head Shot
PICK: 35 RND: 2 (NE)
Troy Franklin
WR Oregon
Khyree Jackson Head Shot
PICK: 103 RND: 4 (NE)
Khyree Jackson
CB Oregon
Tommy Eichenberg Head Shot
PICK: 139 RND: 5 (NE)
Tommy Eichenberg
LB Ohio State
Max Melton Head Shot
PICK: 140 RND: 5 (NE)
Max Melton
CB Rutgers
Braelon Allen Head Shot
PICK: 156 RND: 5 (NE)
Braelon Allen
RB Wisconsin
Ty'Ron Hopper Head Shot
PICK: 157 RND: 5 (NE)
Ty'Ron Hopper
LB Missouri
Draft Picks Received
Troy Franklin Head Shot
PICK: 35 RND: 2 (ARI)
Troy Franklin
WR Oregon
Max Melton Head Shot
PICK: 140 RND: 5 (ARI)
Max Melton
CB Rutgers
Braelon Allen Head Shot
PICK: 156 RND: 5 (LAR)
Braelon Allen
RB Wisconsin
Ty'Ron Hopper Head Shot
PICK: 157 RND: 5 (LAR)
Ty'Ron Hopper
LB Missouri
No Pick Head Shot
PICK: RND: 4 (LAR)
NEXT YEAR (2025)
 
Draft Picks Traded
Kamari Lassiter Head Shot
PICK: 68 RND: 3 (ARI)
Kamari Lassiter
CB Georgia
Trey Knox Head Shot
PICK: 182 RND: 6 (ARI)
Trey Knox
TE South Carolina
Khari Coleman Head Shot
PICK: 224 RND: 7 (LAR)
Khari Coleman
OLB-EDGE Mississippi
Darius Muasau Head Shot
PICK: 232 RND: 7 (ARI)
Darius Muasau
LB UCLA
No Pick Head Shot
PICK: RND: 3 (MIA)
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Players traded away
Head Shot
JuJu Smith-Schuster
WR
Head Shot
Riley Reiff
OT
Draft Grade — Patriots
Overall C
ValueB NeedB TradesF FutureC+
The steal of the weekend belongs to the Patriots and Melton: C.

The value of the weekend has a name and a slot: Max Melton, pick 140, roughly 29 picks past where he belonged.

They lost the exchange badly enough to drag the whole class down. They will regret leaving edge rusher for another day if the season turns on it. Reaching for McCarthy left real value on the table behind him.

It nets out as a middle-of-the-pack haul that neither helps nor hurts much.

Pick Analysis
Pick3 Rnd1 Joe Alt
In No. 3 they get protection for the quarterback. A clean fit for the roster.
Pick34 Rnd2 J.J. McCarthy
They went early on J.J. McCarthy in slot 34, and the value did not follow. A real hole, addressed with a reasonable pick.
Pick35 Rnd2 Troy Franklin
Troy Franklin at the Round 2 slot is money in the bank, a wide receiver taken below his worth. They walked in needing this and walked out with it.
Pick103 Rnd4 Khyree Jackson
A market-rate cornerback, with the board and the slot shaking hands on Khyree Jackson. A quiet depth add at a thin-ish spot.
Pick139 Rnd5 Tommy Eichenberg
Tommy Eichenberg slipping to the 139th overall pick is the kind of luck good rooms make for themselves. A minor itch, scratched.
Pick140 Rnd5 Max Melton
Circle this one: Max Melton at pick 140 is a fall that decides a draft. Depth on depth, at a spot that was hardly crying out.
Pick156 Rnd5 Braelon Allen
Braelon Allen in the 156th pick is fair value, right on his grade. It shores up a spot that genuinely needed the help.
Pick157 Rnd5 Ty'Ron Hopper
A clean, defensible pick in pick No. 157 with a little surplus value in Ty'Ron Hopper. A want more than a need, though you can never have too many.