Balls'S MOCK DRAFT
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Balls'S MOCK DRAFT
RUN ON DEC 19, 2023

Balls

  • Balls DRAFTING FOR THE
    Patriots
Draft Selections
Dallas Turner Head Shot
PICK: 28 RND: 1 (NE)
Dallas Turner
LB-EDGE Alabama
Troy Franklin Head Shot
PICK: 35 RND: 2 (NE)
Troy Franklin
WR Oregon
J.J. McCarthy Head Shot
PICK: 46 RND: 2 (NE)
J.J. McCarthy
QB Michigan
Cooper DeJean Head Shot
PICK: 60 RND: 2 (NE)
Cooper DeJean
CB Iowa
Seth McLaughlin Head Shot
PICK: 96 RND: 3 (NE)
Seth McLaughlin
C Alabama
James Williams Head Shot
PICK: 140 RND: 5 (NE)
James Williams
S Miami (FL)
Ainias Smith Head Shot
PICK: 181 RND: 6 (NE)
Ainias Smith
WR Texas A&M
Curtis Jacobs Head Shot
PICK: 224 RND: 7 (NE)
Curtis Jacobs
LB Penn State
Draft Picks Received
Dallas Turner Head Shot
PICK: 28 RND: 1 (JAX)
Dallas Turner
LB-EDGE Alabama
J.J. McCarthy Head Shot
PICK: 46 RND: 2 (LV)
J.J. McCarthy
QB Michigan
Cooper DeJean Head Shot
PICK: 60 RND: 2 (JAX)
Cooper DeJean
CB Iowa
Seth McLaughlin Head Shot
PICK: 96 RND: 3 (JAX)
Seth McLaughlin
C Alabama
No Pick Head Shot
PICK: RND: 1 (JAX)
NEXT YEAR (2025)
 
No Pick Head Shot
PICK: RND: 2 (JAX)
NEXT YEAR (2025)
 
Draft Picks Traded
Laiatu Latu Head Shot
PICK: 3 RND: 1 (JAX)
Laiatu Latu
DL-EDGE UCLA
Ja'Lynn Polk Head Shot
PICK: 67 RND: 3 (LV)
Ja'Lynn Polk
WR Washington
Braelon Allen Head Shot
PICK: 103 RND: 4 (LV)
Braelon Allen
RB Wisconsin
Players Gained
Head Shot
Anton Harrison
OT
Players traded away
Head Shot
Matthew Judon
EDGE
Draft Grade — Patriots
Overall A-
ValueB- NeedB+ TradesA+ FutureA+
The Patriots fleeced the room on the phones and earned a A-.

Give the war room a raise for the dealing alone. The Patriots came out ahead on every exchange that mattered, and it was not close.

The McLaughlin reach is the anchor dragging on the value grade. The interior defensive lineman hole is the one line item this class does not answer.

Landing Smith that late papers over a lot of smaller sins.

Add it up and few war rooms did better this weekend, Dallas Turner and all.

Pick Analysis
Pick28 Rnd1 Dallas Turner
In the 28th overall pick they get juice off the edge at fair value. Exactly the need they had to hit.
Pick35 Rnd2 Troy Franklin
Troy Franklin at the Round 2 slot is right where the board had him, plain and simple. Better still, it is exactly the hole they had to fill.
Pick46 Rnd2 J.J. McCarthy
J.J. McCarthy in pick No. 46 is exactly on the number, no argument either way. A sensible fit for a spot that needed help.
Pick60 Rnd2 Cooper DeJean
By-the-book stuff, Cooper DeJean at slot 60 squarely in line with his ranking. Not urgent, but hardly pointless.
Pick96 Rnd3 Seth McLaughlin
Seth McLaughlin at pick 96 is an overdraft of the loud, memorable kind. The roster fit checks out.
Pick140 Rnd5 James Williams
A tidy bit of business in Round 5, Pick 4, where James Williams graded well above the range. Top of the wish list, and they did not leave without it.
Pick181 Rnd6 Ainias Smith
Good things come to war rooms that wait, and Ainias Smith at the 181st pick is the proof. It also answers one of the loudest questions on the roster.
Pick224 Rnd7 Curtis Jacobs
Curtis Jacobs at No. 224 is money in the bank, a linebacker taken below his worth. A minor need, but a need all the same.