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Barrakuta1836'S MOCK DRAFT
RUN ON JAN 5, 2024

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Draft Selections
Jayden Daniels Head Shot
PICK: 5 RND: 1 (NE)
Jayden Daniels
QB LSU
Emeka Egbuka Head Shot
PICK: 35 RND: 2 (NE)
Emeka Egbuka
WR Ohio State
Xavier Legette Head Shot
PICK: 47 RND: 2 (NE)
Xavier Legette
WR South Carolina
Jordan Morgan Head Shot
PICK: 67 RND: 3 (NE)
Jordan Morgan
OT Arizona
Blake Fisher Head Shot
PICK: 103 RND: 4 (NE)
Blake Fisher
OT Notre Dame
Theo Johnson Head Shot
PICK: 140 RND: 5 (NE)
Theo Johnson
TE Penn State
Khyree Jackson Head Shot
PICK: 142 RND: 5 (NE)
Khyree Jackson
CB Oregon
Jack Nelson Head Shot
PICK: 181 RND: 6 (NE)
Jack Nelson
OT Wisconsin
Ainias Smith Head Shot
PICK: 183 RND: 6 (NE)
Ainias Smith
WR Texas A&M
Rasheen Ali Head Shot
PICK: 224 RND: 7 (NE)
Rasheen Ali
RB Marshall
Draft Picks Received
Jayden Daniels Head Shot
PICK: 5 RND: 1 (NYG)
Jayden Daniels
QB LSU
Xavier Legette Head Shot
PICK: 47 RND: 2 (NYG)
Xavier Legette
WR South Carolina
Khyree Jackson Head Shot
PICK: 142 RND: 5 (NYG)
Khyree Jackson
CB Oregon
Ainias Smith Head Shot
PICK: 183 RND: 6 (NYG)
Ainias Smith
WR Texas A&M
Draft Picks Traded
Marvin Harrison Jr. Head Shot
PICK: 3 RND: 1 (NYG)
Marvin Harrison Jr.
WR Ohio State
Draft Grade — Patriots
Overall B-
ValueB NeedB TradesC+ FutureB-
The Patriots answered their biggest question with Daniels. Grade: B-.

There is conviction, and then there is this. The Patriots took Rasheen Ali a full 65 picks ahead of where the board had him, an overdraft steep enough that it colors the whole weekend.

Jayden Daniels is the bet, and the class will be judged on how it pays off. Getting Legette where they did is the sort of value that quietly makes a class. The edge rusher spot stays a question, and it was the one they most needed an answer at.

Nothing here to lose sleep over, and plenty to feel decent about.

Pick Analysis
Pick5 Rnd1 Jayden Daniels
In pick 5 they get their quarterback of the future. A clean fit for the roster.
Pick35 Rnd2 Emeka Egbuka
Value with a capital V on Emeka Egbuka in the 35th pick, a genuine coup. It also answers one of the loudest questions on the roster.
Pick47 Rnd2 Xavier Legette
They robbed the room for Xavier Legette here, a fall nobody at the table saw coming. Top of the wish list, and they did not leave without it.
Pick67 Rnd3 Jordan Morgan
They will replay Jordan Morgan at the 67th overall pick for years; that is how good the value is. One more legitimate question on the roster, answered.
Pick103 Rnd4 Blake Fisher
Blake Fisher at Round 4, Pick 3 jumps the queue by a touch more than is comfortable. A sensible fit that makes the depth chart a little sturdier.
Pick140 Rnd5 Theo Johnson
Theo Johnson in the Round 5 slot is a reach so steep the board needed a second look to believe it. A sensible fit for a spot that needed help.
Pick142 Rnd5 Khyree Jackson
They let Khyree Jackson come to them and pounced at Round 5, Pick 6. A quiet depth add at a thin-ish spot.
Pick181 Rnd6 Jack Nelson
A quiet steal in the Round 6 slot: Jack Nelson for less than the market said. A need, and now a little less of one.
Pick183 Rnd6 Ainias Smith
Ainias Smith at pick No. 183 is daylight robbery; nobody expected him to last. That was the need underlined and circled, and now it is checked off.
Pick224 Rnd7 Rasheen Ali
Rasheen Ali at the 224th overall pick is the kind of overdraft that needs everything to break right. It patches a soft spot without any drama.