Jay Diesel'S MOCK DRAFT
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Jay Diesel'S MOCK DRAFT
RUN ON JAN 19, 2024

2024 Patriots Rebuild

  • Jay Diesel DRAFTING FOR THE
    Patriots
Draft Selections
Marvin Harrison Jr. Head Shot
PICK: 3 RND: 1 (NE)
Marvin Harrison Jr.
WR Ohio State
Jordan Morgan Head Shot
PICK: 68 RND: 3 (NE)
Jordan Morgan
OT Arizona
Blake Fisher Head Shot
PICK: 103 RND: 4 (NE)
Blake Fisher
OT Notre Dame
Tykee Smith Head Shot
PICK: 139 RND: 5 (NE)
Tykee Smith
S Georgia
Chau Smith-Wade Head Shot
PICK: 182 RND: 6 (NE)
Chau Smith-Wade
CB Washington State
Dominic Lovett Head Shot
PICK: 224 RND: 7 (NE)
Dominic Lovett
WR Georgia
Draft Picks Traded
Troy Fautanu Head Shot
PICK: 34 RND: 2 (CHI)
Troy Fautanu
OT Washington
Players Gained
Head Shot
Justin Fields
QB
Draft Grade — Patriots
Overall B+
ValueB+ NeedB+ TradesA+ FutureB-
The Patriots robbed the room for Morgan. Final grade: B+.

You build a draft on nights like this. Jordan Morgan had no business being available in the 68th overall pick, and the Patriots did the only sane thing and turned in the card. Call it a sensible B+, earned the boring way.

The phones were where this weekend was really won. For all the activity, edge rusher went untouched, which is hard to explain.

All told, a solid class that does its job everywhere but edge rusher.

Pick Analysis
Pick3 Rnd1 Marvin Harrison Jr.
In pick 3 they get a difference-maker at receiver. It fills the loudest need on the roster.
Pick68 Rnd3 Jordan Morgan
Jordan Morgan in the 68th pick is a gift, value that borders on unfair. It patches a soft spot without any drama.
Pick103 Rnd4 Blake Fisher
Blake Fisher at the 103rd overall pick is neither steal nor reach, just the going rate. Another box on the needs board, quietly ticked.
Pick139 Rnd5 Tykee Smith
You do not let a safety like Tykee Smith reach slot 139 and blink. They did not. They walked in needing this and walked out with it.
Pick182 Rnd6 Chau Smith-Wade
The board had Chau Smith-Wade higher than pick No. 182, and the cornerback fell to them anyway. Not urgent, but hardly pointless.
Pick224 Rnd7 Dominic Lovett
Somehow Dominic Lovett was still sitting there in the Round 7 slot, and they pounced on premier wide receiver value. That was the need underlined and circled, and now it is checked off.