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RUN ON JAN 11, 2024

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Patriots Draft

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Draft Selections
Malik Nabers Head Shot
PICK: 3 RND: 1 (NE)
Malik Nabers
WR LSU
Jeremiah Trotter Jr. Head Shot
PICK: 68 RND: 3 (NE)
Jeremiah Trotter Jr.
LB Clemson
Matt Goncalves Head Shot
PICK: 103 RND: 4 (NE)
Matt Goncalves
OT Pittsburgh
Jordan Travis Head Shot
PICK: 139 RND: 5 (NE)
Jordan Travis
QB Florida State
Ben Sinnott Head Shot
PICK: 140 RND: 5 (NE)
Ben Sinnott
TE Kansas State
Frank Gore Jr. Head Shot
PICK: 149 RND: 5 (NE)
Frank Gore Jr.
RB Southern Miss
Malik Mustapha Head Shot
PICK: 182 RND: 6 (NE)
Malik Mustapha
S Wake Forest
De'Corian Clark Head Shot
PICK: 188 RND: 6 (NE)
De'Corian Clark
WR UTSA
Nathaniel Watson Head Shot
PICK: 224 RND: 7 (NE)
Nathaniel Watson
LB Mississippi State
Carson Steele Head Shot
PICK: 233 RND: 7 (NE)
Carson Steele
RB UCLA
Jason Henderson Head Shot
PICK: 243 RND: 7 (NE)
Jason Henderson
LB Old Dominion
Draft Picks Received
Ben Sinnott Head Shot
PICK: 140 RND: 5 (ARI)
Ben Sinnott
TE Kansas State
Frank Gore Jr. Head Shot
PICK: 149 RND: 5 (DEN)
Frank Gore Jr.
RB Southern Miss
De'Corian Clark Head Shot
PICK: 188 RND: 6 (ARI)
De'Corian Clark
WR UTSA
Carson Steele Head Shot
PICK: 233 RND: 7 (DEN)
Carson Steele
RB UCLA
Jason Henderson Head Shot
PICK: 243 RND: 7 (DEN)
Jason Henderson
LB Old Dominion
No Pick Head Shot
PICK: RND: 3 (ARI)
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Draft Picks Traded
Kamren Kinchens Head Shot
PICK: 34 RND: 2 (CHI)
Kamren Kinchens
S Miami (FL)
No Pick Head Shot
PICK: RND: 3 (MIA)
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Players Gained
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Justin Fields
QB
Players traded away
Head Shot
Ezekiel Elliott
RB
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Ian Book
QB
Head Shot
Mac Jones
QB
Head Shot
Matt Corral
QB
Draft Grade — Patriots
Overall B+
ValueB- NeedB+ TradesA+ FutureB-
The Patriots let Mustapha fall into their laps, and walked away with a B+.

Give the war room a raise for the dealing alone. The Patriots came out ahead on every exchange that mattered, and it was not close. No fireworks, but a solid B+.

They banked enough surplus on Mustapha to cover a lot of smaller sins. If this class has a fault line, it runs straight through edge rusher. They will need Steele to outplay his draft slot in a hurry to justify it.

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

Pick Analysis
Pick3 Rnd1 Malik Nabers
In Round 1, Pick 3 they get a true top target. Exactly the need they had to hit.
Pick68 Rnd3 Jeremiah Trotter Jr.
They did well to land Jeremiah Trotter Jr. in pick No. 68, just ahead of his grade. Depth more than a fix, but depth they can use.
Pick103 Rnd4 Matt Goncalves
A straight-up fair deal on Matt Goncalves at the 103rd pick, value and slot in agreement. A sensible fit that makes the depth chart a little sturdier.
Pick139 Rnd5 Jordan Travis
Jordan Travis at No. 139 is neither steal nor reach, just the going rate. A need, and now a little less of one.
Pick140 Rnd5 Ben Sinnott
A wild overpay on Ben Sinnott in pick 140, the sort that defines a class for the wrong reasons. It fills a real need, too.
Pick149 Rnd5 Frank Gore Jr.
The board had cheaper options than Frank Gore Jr. at slot 149, and it noticed. A sensible fit for a spot that needed help.
Pick182 Rnd6 Malik Mustapha
They robbed the room for Malik Mustapha here, a fall nobody at the table saw coming. Better still, it is exactly the hole they had to fill.
Pick188 Rnd6 De'Corian Clark
They took De'Corian Clark at par in slot 188, which is nothing to complain about. It answers the question that was keeping the coaches up at night.
Pick224 Rnd7 Nathaniel Watson
Nathaniel Watson at the 224th overall pick is a conviction pick that outran the value. Pure best-available; the position was not exactly begging.
Pick233 Rnd7 Carson Steele
Carson Steele at No. 233 is a steep price for a hunch, hard to square with any board. Another box on the needs board, quietly ticked.
Pick243 Rnd7 Jason Henderson
A tidy bit of business in pick No. 243, where Jason Henderson graded well above the range. A want more than a need, though you can never have too many.