KM17'S MOCK DRAFT
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KM17'S MOCK DRAFT
RUN ON DEC 3, 2023

Mock 1

  • KM17 DRAFTING FOR THE
    Patriots
Draft Selections
Jared Verse Head Shot
PICK: 20 RND: 1 (NE)
Jared Verse
DE-EDGE Florida State
J.J. McCarthy Head Shot
PICK: 35 RND: 2 (NE)
J.J. McCarthy
QB Michigan
Denzel Burke Head Shot
PICK: 65 RND: 3 (NE)
Denzel Burke
CB Ohio State
Brian Thomas Jr. Head Shot
PICK: 67 RND: 3 (NE)
Brian Thomas Jr.
WR LSU
Bucky Irving Head Shot
PICK: 103 RND: 4 (NE)
Bucky Irving
RB Oregon
Connor Colby Head Shot
PICK: 138 RND: 5 (NE)
Connor Colby
OT Iowa
Darius Robinson Head Shot
PICK: 140 RND: 5 (NE)
Darius Robinson
DL-EDGE Missouri
Jaylan Ford Head Shot
PICK: 181 RND: 6 (NE)
Jaylan Ford
LB Texas
LaDarius Henderson Head Shot
PICK: 224 RND: 7 (NE)
LaDarius Henderson
OT Michigan
Draft Picks Received
Jared Verse Head Shot
PICK: 20 RND: 1 (MIN)
Jared Verse
DE-EDGE Florida State
Denzel Burke Head Shot
PICK: 65 RND: 3 (CAR)
Denzel Burke
CB Ohio State
Connor Colby Head Shot
PICK: 138 RND: 5 (CAR)
Connor Colby
OT Iowa
No Pick Head Shot
PICK: RND: 1 (MIN)
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No Pick Head Shot
PICK: RND: 2 (MIN)
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No Pick Head Shot
PICK: RND: 3 (CAR)
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No Pick Head Shot
PICK: RND: 3 (MIN)
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No Pick Head Shot
PICK: RND: 5 (CAR)
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No Pick Head Shot
PICK: RND: 6 (CAR)
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Draft Picks Traded
Joe Alt Head Shot
PICK: 3 RND: 1 (MIN)
Joe Alt
OT Notre Dame
Players Gained
Head Shot
T.J. Hockenson
TE
Draft Grade — Patriots
Overall A-
ValueB- NeedB+ TradesA+ FutureA+
Nobody dealt better than the Patriots this weekend: A-.

The Patriots treated their own grade as gospel and everyone else's as noise, spending the Round 7 slot on LaDarius Henderson a full 35 spots early. Just about everything broke right, and the A- follows.

The phones were where this weekend was really won. If this class has a fault line, it runs straight through interior defensive lineman. The T.J. Hockenson pickup adds a known quantity to a class of unknowns.

The hoard sets up next April more than it helps this September.

A strong weekend's work, and a rare one to find this little fault with.

Pick Analysis
Pick20 Rnd1 Jared Verse
In slot 20 they get a problem off the edge at fair value. The biggest hole, addressed.
Pick35 Rnd2 J.J. McCarthy
They paid sticker price for J.J. McCarthy in pick 35, and that is fine. It fills a real need, too.
Pick65 Rnd3 Denzel Burke
Good things come to war rooms that wait, and Denzel Burke at No. 65 is the proof. Not urgent, but hardly pointless.
Pick67 Rnd3 Brian Thomas Jr.
Brian Thomas Jr. in the Round 3 slot is exactly on the number, no argument either way. They walked in needing this and walked out with it.
Pick103 Rnd4 Bucky Irving
By-the-book stuff, Bucky Irving at the 103rd pick squarely in line with his ranking. A sensible fit for a spot that needed help.
Pick138 Rnd5 Connor Colby
A clean, defensible pick in the 138th overall pick with a little surplus value in Connor Colby. It patches a soft spot without any drama.
Pick140 Rnd5 Darius Robinson
No drama and no debate, Darius Robinson went about where he belonged in No. 140. That was the need underlined and circled, and now it is checked off.
Pick181 Rnd6 Jaylan Ford
They jumped the gun on Jaylan Ford, taking him earlier than his grade liked. Useful body for a position without much behind the starter.
Pick224 Rnd7 LaDarius Henderson
They left a pile of value on the table to take LaDarius Henderson this early at Round 7, Pick 4. A sensible fit that makes the depth chart a little sturdier.