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Michael was here 'S MOCK DRAFT
RUN ON DEC 5, 2023

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  • Michael was here DRAFTING FOR THE
    Patriots
Draft Selections
Bo Nix Head Shot
PICK: 16 RND: 1 (NE)
Bo Nix
QB Oregon
Johnny Wilson Head Shot
PICK: 35 RND: 2 (NE)
Johnny Wilson
WR Florida State
Jermaine Burton Head Shot
PICK: 67 RND: 3 (NE)
Jermaine Burton
WR Alabama
Chris Braswell Head Shot
PICK: 80 RND: 3 (NE)
Chris Braswell
LB-EDGE Alabama
Jaheim Bell Head Shot
PICK: 103 RND: 4 (NE)
Jaheim Bell
TE Florida State
Jamon Dumas-Johnson Head Shot
PICK: 140 RND: 5 (NE)
Jamon Dumas-Johnson
LB Georgia
Shemar Turner Head Shot
PICK: 181 RND: 6 (NE)
Shemar Turner
DL-EDGE Texas A&M
Ainias Smith Head Shot
PICK: 224 RND: 7 (NE)
Ainias Smith
WR Texas A&M
Draft Picks Received
Bo Nix Head Shot
PICK: 16 RND: 1 (DEN)
Bo Nix
QB Oregon
Chris Braswell Head Shot
PICK: 80 RND: 3 (DEN)
Chris Braswell
LB-EDGE Alabama
No Pick Head Shot
PICK: RND: 1 (DEN)
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No Pick Head Shot
PICK: RND: 2 (DEN)
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No Pick Head Shot
PICK: RND: 3 (DEN)
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Draft Picks Traded
Malik Nabers Head Shot
PICK: 3 RND: 1 (DEN)
Malik Nabers
WR LSU
Players Gained
Head Shot
Garett Bolles
OT
Draft Grade — Patriots
Overall A-
ValueB NeedB+ TradesA+ FutureA+
Nix is the plan now, and the Patriots grade out a A-.

They finally answered the question that shadows every other one. Bo Nix is the Patriots' quarterback, full stop. Very little went wrong, and the A- is earned.

That is a wide receiver worth more than the slot they spent on him, plainly. The Turner pick is the one the value grade keeps tripping over. Every deal seemed to tilt their way, which is not luck.

The interior defensive lineman spot stays a question, and it was the one they most needed an answer at.

Trust the process, because this time the process plainly worked.

Pick Analysis
Pick16 Rnd1 Bo Nix
In No. 16 they get the face of the franchise at fair value. A real need, handled.
Pick35 Rnd2 Johnny Wilson
Quietly one of the better values of the day, Johnny Wilson at Round 2, Pick 3. They walked in needing this and walked out with it.
Pick67 Rnd3 Jermaine Burton
Value with a capital V on Jermaine Burton in the Round 3 slot, a genuine coup. It answers the question that was keeping the coaches up at night.
Pick80 Rnd3 Chris Braswell
Chris Braswell at slot 80 nudges the ledger their way without any fuss. A must-fix position, and they treated it like one.
Pick103 Rnd4 Jaheim Bell
Value said wait; Jaheim Bell in the 103rd overall pick says they were not listening. The roster fit checks out.
Pick140 Rnd5 Jamon Dumas-Johnson
Good price on Jamon Dumas-Johnson in pick No. 140, a hair ahead of his grade with no real quibbles. Not urgent, but hardly pointless.
Pick181 Rnd6 Shemar Turner
They reached into another round for Shemar Turner, and the board is nowhere close to agreeing. Top of the wish list, and they did not leave without it.
Pick224 Rnd7 Ainias Smith
Somehow Ainias Smith was still sitting there in the 224th pick, and they pounced on premier wide receiver value. That was the need underlined and circled, and now it is checked off.