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merc'S MOCK DRAFT
RUN ON JAN 2, 2024

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  • merc DRAFTING FOR THE
    Patriots
Draft Selections
Joe Alt Head Shot
PICK: 3 RND: 1 (NE)
Joe Alt
OT Notre Dame
Johnny Wilson Head Shot
PICK: 34 RND: 2 (NE)
Johnny Wilson
WR Florida State
Jermaine Burton Head Shot
PICK: 66 RND: 3 (NE)
Jermaine Burton
WR Alabama
Dominick Puni Head Shot
PICK: 102 RND: 4 (NE)
Dominick Puni
OT Kansas
Jordan Travis Head Shot
PICK: 123 RND: 4 (NE)
Jordan Travis
QB Florida State
Draft Picks Received
Joe Alt Head Shot
PICK: 3 RND: 1 (ARI)
Joe Alt
OT Notre Dame
Jordan Travis Head Shot
PICK: 123 RND: 4 (JAX)
Jordan Travis
QB Florida State
No Pick Head Shot
PICK: 244 RND: 7 (JAX)
TO PICK
 
No Pick Head Shot
PICK: RND: 1 (JAX)
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No Pick Head Shot
PICK: RND: 2 (ARI)
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No Pick Head Shot
PICK: RND: 3 (ARI)
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No Pick Head Shot
PICK: RND: 7 (JAX)
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Draft Picks Traded
Marvin Harrison Jr. Head Shot
PICK: 2 RND: 1 (ARI)
Marvin Harrison Jr.
WR Ohio State
Draft Grade — Patriots
Overall B
ValueB NeedB TradesD+ FutureA+
The Patriots did the meat-and-potatoes work well: B.

Every other box got a look, but edge rusher did not. The Patriots will head to camp with the same hole they walked in with. It does the job without flash, and the B reflects it.

Travis has a lot of ground to make up just to look fairly priced. The future picks help the war chest more than the win-now roster. The dealing tilted against them, just enough to notice.

Building through the lines is a philosophy, and they stuck to it.

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

Pick Analysis
Pick3 Rnd1 Joe Alt
In pick 3 they get an anchor for the offensive line. A real need, handled.
Pick34 Rnd2 Johnny Wilson
Fair-plus on Johnny Wilson, a quiet win that adds up over a draft. Better still, it is exactly the hole they had to fill.
Pick66 Rnd3 Jermaine Burton
A clean, defensible pick in pick No. 66 with a little surplus value in Jermaine Burton. The biggest hole on the depth chart just got a whole lot smaller.
Pick102 Rnd4 Dominick Puni
They did well to land Dominick Puni in the Round 4 slot, just ahead of his grade. A need, and now a little less of one.
Pick123 Rnd4 Jordan Travis
A reach for Jordan Travis in the 123rd pick; a little patience would have been rewarded. One more legitimate question on the roster, answered.