NoBel'S MOCK DRAFT
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NoBel'S MOCK DRAFT
RUN ON DEC 8, 2023

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  • NoBel DRAFTING FOR THE
    Patriots
Draft Selections
Caleb Williams Head Shot
PICK: 3 RND: 1 (NE)
Caleb Williams
QB USC
Keon Coleman Head Shot
PICK: 35 RND: 2 (NE)
Keon Coleman
WR Florida State
Denzel Burke Head Shot
PICK: 67 RND: 3 (NE)
Denzel Burke
CB Ohio State
Payton Wilson Head Shot
PICK: 103 RND: 4 (NE)
Payton Wilson
LB North Carolina State
Jalen McMillan Head Shot
PICK: 140 RND: 5 (NE)
Jalen McMillan
WR Washington
Ray Davis Head Shot
PICK: 181 RND: 6 (NE)
Ray Davis
RB Kentucky
Ainias Smith Head Shot
PICK: 224 RND: 7 (NE)
Ainias Smith
WR Texas A&M
Draft Grade — Patriots
Overall B
ValueB NeedB TradesB- FutureB-
Williams is the Patriots' new face under center. Grade: B.

The Patriots spent the pick that matters most on Caleb Williams, and a roster that has been waiting on a passer can start to take shape. Call it a sensible B, earned the boring way.

If one pick saves this weekend, it is Smith. That edge rusher hole did not close this weekend, and it was the biggest one on the wall. On the needs board they went 3 of 8, with wide receiver the one that mattered most.

Almost all the early capital went to that side of the ball.

In sum, a sturdy weekend with one asterisk, the edge rusher spot they never got to.

Pick Analysis
Pick3 Rnd1 Caleb Williams
In pick No. 3 they get their quarterback of the future. A real need, handled.
Pick35 Rnd2 Keon Coleman
A straight-up fair deal on Keon Coleman at No. 35, value and slot in agreement. The biggest hole on the depth chart just got a whole lot smaller.
Pick67 Rnd3 Denzel Burke
Denzel Burke at Round 3, Pick 3 is the sort of value that quietly wins a weekend. It thickens a room that could stand to be thicker.
Pick103 Rnd4 Payton Wilson
By-the-book stuff, Payton Wilson at the 103rd pick squarely in line with his ranking. Useful body for a position without much behind the starter.
Pick140 Rnd5 Jalen McMillan
A wide receiver of that caliber at pick 140 is the definition of value, full stop. Top of the wish list, and they did not leave without it.
Pick181 Rnd6 Ray Davis
A top-tier running back at a bargain, Ray Davis in slot 181, plain and simple. It fills a real need, too.
Pick224 Rnd7 Ainias Smith
They robbed the room for Ainias Smith here, a fall nobody at the table saw coming. A must-fix position, and they treated it like one.