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pats'S MOCK DRAFT
RUN ON JAN 24, 2024

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Draft Selections
Caleb Williams Head Shot
PICK: 3 RND: 1 (NE)
Caleb Williams
QB USC
Kingsley Suamataia Head Shot
PICK: 46 RND: 2 (NE)
Kingsley Suamataia
OT BYU
Brenden Rice Head Shot
PICK: 68 RND: 3 (NE)
Brenden Rice
WR USC
Ricky Pearsall Head Shot
PICK: 82 RND: 3 (NE)
Ricky Pearsall
WR Florida
Ray Davis Head Shot
PICK: 103 RND: 4 (NE)
Ray Davis
RB Kentucky
Jaheim Bell Head Shot
PICK: 139 RND: 5 (NE)
Jaheim Bell
TE Florida State
Erick All Head Shot
PICK: 153 RND: 5 (NE)
Erick All
TE Iowa
Taulia Tagovailoa Head Shot
PICK: 182 RND: 6 (NE)
Taulia Tagovailoa
QB Maryland
Daequan Hardy Head Shot
PICK: 224 RND: 7 (NE)
Daequan Hardy
CB Penn State
Draft Picks Received
Kingsley Suamataia Head Shot
PICK: 46 RND: 2 (IND)
Kingsley Suamataia
OT BYU
Ricky Pearsall Head Shot
PICK: 82 RND: 3 (IND)
Ricky Pearsall
WR Florida
Erick All Head Shot
PICK: 153 RND: 5 (IND)
Erick All
TE Iowa
No Pick Head Shot
PICK: RND: 5 (IND)
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Draft Picks Traded
Jonah Elliss Head Shot
PICK: 34 RND: 2 (IND)
Jonah Elliss
DE-EDGE Utah
Draft Grade — Patriots
Overall B
ValueB- NeedB TradesB FutureB-
The Patriots bet the future on Williams. The board says B.

Start where it matters. The Patriots took Caleb Williams to run the offense for the next decade, and every other decision this weekend bends around that one. Call it a sensible B, earned the boring way.

They are betting All proves the room right and everyone else wrong. They covered a lot of ground and still skipped edge rusher, which is a strange place to end up. They banked enough surplus on Pearsall to cover a lot of smaller sins.

Wide receiver was the priority and it is no longer a question, which is most of the job.

Add it up and it is a good, unfussy class.

Pick Analysis
Pick3 Rnd1 Caleb Williams
In the 3rd pick they get the face of the franchise. A real need, handled.
Pick46 Rnd2 Kingsley Suamataia
Kingsley Suamataia at pick 46 jumps the queue by a touch more than is comfortable. A real hole, addressed with a reasonable pick.
Pick68 Rnd3 Brenden Rice
Brenden Rice at pick No. 68 is right where the board had him, plain and simple. It answers the question that was keeping the coaches up at night.
Pick82 Rnd3 Ricky Pearsall
Good things come to war rooms that wait, and Ricky Pearsall at No. 82 is the proof. Better still, it is exactly the hole they had to fill.
Pick103 Rnd4 Ray Davis
No edge and no loss on Ray Davis in the Round 4 slot; it is a wash and a sensible one. A sensible fit for a spot that needed help.
Pick139 Rnd5 Jaheim Bell
Jaheim Bell in the 139th overall pick lands just on the right side of the ledger. It fills a real need, too.
Pick153 Rnd5 Erick All
A big swing on Erick All at slot 153, well ahead of any board in the building. A sensible fit that makes the depth chart a little sturdier.
Pick182 Rnd6 Taulia Tagovailoa
The board screamed and they did not listen, reaching into the next round for Taulia Tagovailoa. The roster fit checks out.
Pick224 Rnd7 Daequan Hardy
Daequan Hardy at Round 7, Pick 4 is a sensible buy, a touch better than market for the cornerback. Useful depth more than a marquee fix.