JPrice11'S MOCK DRAFT
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JPrice11'S MOCK DRAFT
RUN ON FEB 8, 2024

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  • JPrice11 DRAFTING FOR THE
    Patriots
Draft Selections
Olumuyiwa Fashanu Head Shot
PICK: 7 RND: 1 (NE)
Olumuyiwa Fashanu
OT Penn State
J.J. McCarthy Head Shot
PICK: 34 RND: 2 (NE)
J.J. McCarthy
QB Michigan
Adonai Mitchell Head Shot
PICK: 38 RND: 2 (NE)
Adonai Mitchell
WR Texas
Ricky Pearsall Head Shot
PICK: 71 RND: 3 (NE)
Ricky Pearsall
WR Florida
Jaden Hicks Head Shot
PICK: 103 RND: 4 (NE)
Jaden Hicks
S Washington State
DJ James Head Shot
PICK: 122 RND: 4 (NE)
DJ James
CB Auburn
Ben Sinnott Head Shot
PICK: 140 RND: 5 (NE)
Ben Sinnott
TE Kansas State
Curtis Jacobs Head Shot
PICK: 182 RND: 6 (NE)
Curtis Jacobs
LB Penn State
Rasheen Ali Head Shot
PICK: 184 RND: 6 (NE)
Rasheen Ali
RB Marshall
Jeremy Flax Head Shot
PICK: 224 RND: 7 (NE)
Jeremy Flax
OT Kentucky
Joshua Cephus Head Shot
PICK: 232 RND: 7 (NE)
Joshua Cephus
WR UTSA
Draft Picks Received
Olumuyiwa Fashanu Head Shot
PICK: 7 RND: 1 (TEN)
Olumuyiwa Fashanu
OT Penn State
Adonai Mitchell Head Shot
PICK: 38 RND: 2 (TEN)
Adonai Mitchell
WR Texas
Ricky Pearsall Head Shot
PICK: 71 RND: 3 (ARI)
Ricky Pearsall
WR Florida
DJ James Head Shot
PICK: 122 RND: 4 (CHI)
DJ James
CB Auburn
Ben Sinnott Head Shot
PICK: 140 RND: 5 (ARI)
Ben Sinnott
TE Kansas State
Rasheen Ali Head Shot
PICK: 184 RND: 6 (TEN)
Rasheen Ali
RB Marshall
No Pick Head Shot
PICK: RND: 1 (TEN)
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No Pick Head Shot
PICK: RND: 5 (CHI)
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No Pick Head Shot
PICK: RND: 6 (ARI)
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Draft Picks Traded
Joe Alt Head Shot
PICK: 3 RND: 1 (TEN)
Joe Alt
OT Notre Dame
Payton Wilson Head Shot
PICK: 68 RND: 3 (ARI)
Payton Wilson
LB North Carolina State
Cedric Gray Head Shot
PICK: 139 RND: 5 (JAX)
Cedric Gray
LB North Carolina
Players traded away
Head Shot
JuJu Smith-Schuster
WR
Draft Grade — Patriots
Overall C+
ValueB- NeedB TradesF FutureA
The Patriots got the worse of every deal, and it shows in the C+.

Every swap seemed to tilt away from the Patriots, and the value they bled adds up to real damage. Some smart calls, some head-scratchers, and a C+ in the wash.

For all the activity, edge rusher went untouched, which is hard to explain. The Ali reach is the anchor dragging on the value grade.

If Olumuyiwa Fashanu and a couple of the gambles land, hindsight will be kinder than this grade.

Pick Analysis
Pick7 Rnd1 Olumuyiwa Fashanu
In slot 7 they get a cornerstone up front. A real need, handled.
Pick34 Rnd2 J.J. McCarthy
They liked J.J. McCarthy enough to skip the value, taking him in No. 34. A sensible fit for a spot that needed help.
Pick38 Rnd2 Adonai Mitchell
Adonai Mitchell in the 38th pick is fine work, a shade of surplus and no downside. The one spot they could not leave alone, and did not.
Pick71 Rnd3 Ricky Pearsall
They paid sticker price for Ricky Pearsall in Round 3, Pick 7, and that is fine. It also answers one of the loudest questions on the roster.
Pick103 Rnd4 Jaden Hicks
They took Jaden Hicks at par in pick 103, which is nothing to complain about. That was the need underlined and circled, and now it is checked off.
Pick122 Rnd4 DJ James
Good things come to war rooms that wait, and DJ James at the Round 4 slot is the proof. It adds depth where they could use a little.
Pick140 Rnd5 Ben Sinnott
Ben Sinnott at the 140th overall pick is right where the board had him, plain and simple. It shores up a spot that genuinely needed the help.
Pick182 Rnd6 Curtis Jacobs
Curtis Jacobs at pick No. 182 is a sensible buy, a touch better than market for the linebacker. Depth more than a fix, but depth they can use.
Pick184 Rnd6 Rasheen Ali
They jumped the gun on Rasheen Ali, taking him earlier than his grade liked. The roster fit checks out.
Pick224 Rnd7 Jeremy Flax
Jeremy Flax in No. 224 is early enough to raise a brow, if not a full objection. One more legitimate question on the roster, answered.
Pick232 Rnd7 Joshua Cephus
A market-rate wide receiver, with the board and the slot shaking hands on Joshua Cephus. A glaring weakness, addressed head on.