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willcobley'S MOCK DRAFT
RUN ON JAN 29, 2024

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  • willcobley DRAFTING FOR THE
    Patriots
Draft Selections
Olumuyiwa Fashanu Head Shot
PICK: 9 RND: 1 (NE)
Olumuyiwa Fashanu
OT Penn State
Ladd McConkey Head Shot
PICK: 34 RND: 2 (NE)
Ladd McConkey
WR Georgia
Spencer Rattler Head Shot
PICK: 68 RND: 3 (NE)
Spencer Rattler
QB South Carolina
Ainias Smith Head Shot
PICK: 103 RND: 4 (NE)
Ainias Smith
WR Texas A&M
Cody Schrader Head Shot
PICK: 139 RND: 5 (NE)
Cody Schrader
RB Missouri
Jase McClellan Head Shot
PICK: 182 RND: 6 (NE)
Jase McClellan
RB Alabama
Steele Chambers Head Shot
PICK: 224 RND: 7 (NE)
Steele Chambers
LB Ohio State
Eric Gentry Head Shot
PICK: 232 RND: 7 (NE)
Eric Gentry
LB USC
Draft Picks Received
Olumuyiwa Fashanu Head Shot
PICK: 9 RND: 1 (CHI)
Olumuyiwa Fashanu
OT Penn State
No Pick Head Shot
PICK: RND: 1 (CHI)
NEXT YEAR (2025)
 
Draft Picks Traded
Joe Alt Head Shot
PICK: 3 RND: 1 (CHI)
Joe Alt
OT Notre Dame
Players Gained
Head Shot
Cole Kmet
TE
Draft Grade — Patriots
Overall B+
ValueC+ NeedB TradesA+ FutureA
Nobody dealt better than the Patriots this weekend: 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. It nets out to a B+, which feels about right.

Rattler has a lot of ground to make up just to look fairly priced. A whole weekend of picks and edge rusher is somehow still a want.

A competent weekend that does not make headlines and does not need to.

Pick Analysis
Pick9 Rnd1 Olumuyiwa Fashanu
Olumuyiwa Fashanu at the 9th pick is neither steal nor reach, just the going rate. A real hole, addressed with a reasonable pick.
Pick34 Rnd2 Ladd McConkey
No drama and no debate, Ladd McConkey went about where he belonged in the Round 2 slot. A glaring weakness, addressed head on.
Pick68 Rnd3 Spencer Rattler
Spencer Rattler in pick 68 is a reach so steep the board needed a second look to believe it. A sensible fit that makes the depth chart a little sturdier.
Pick103 Rnd4 Ainias Smith
A reach for Ainias Smith in No. 103; a little patience would have been rewarded. Top of the wish list, and they did not leave without it.
Pick139 Rnd5 Cody Schrader
A big swing on Cody Schrader at Round 5, Pick 3, well ahead of any board in the building. Another box on the needs board, quietly ticked.
Pick182 Rnd6 Jase McClellan
The board screamed and they did not listen, reaching into the next round for Jase McClellan. It patches a soft spot without any drama.
Pick224 Rnd7 Steele Chambers
Steele Chambers in pick No. 224 is exactly on the number, no argument either way. A quiet depth add at a thin-ish spot.
Pick232 Rnd7 Eric Gentry
Eric Gentry at the 232nd overall pick is right where the board had him, plain and simple. They doubled down on a strength rather than a need.