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RUN ON JAN 6, 2024

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Pats draft

  • drewmocks DRAFTING FOR THE
    Patriots
Draft Selections
Rome Odunze Head Shot
PICK: 12 RND: 1 (NE)
Rome Odunze
WR Washington
J.J. McCarthy Head Shot
PICK: 35 RND: 2 (NE)
J.J. McCarthy
QB Michigan
Cooper DeJean Head Shot
PICK: 44 RND: 2 (NE)
Cooper DeJean
CB Iowa
Troy Fautanu Head Shot
PICK: 45 RND: 2 (NE)
Troy Fautanu
OT Washington
Adisa Isaac Head Shot
PICK: 76 RND: 3 (NE)
Adisa Isaac
DE-EDGE Penn State
Kiran Amegadjie Head Shot
PICK: 103 RND: 4 (NE)
Kiran Amegadjie
OT Yale
Payton Wilson Head Shot
PICK: 140 RND: 5 (NE)
Payton Wilson
LB North Carolina State
Joe Milton III Head Shot
PICK: 181 RND: 6 (NE)
Joe Milton III
QB Tennessee
Frank Gore Jr. Head Shot
PICK: 224 RND: 7 (NE)
Frank Gore Jr.
RB Southern Miss
Draft Picks Received
Rome Odunze Head Shot
PICK: 12 RND: 1 (MIN)
Rome Odunze
WR Washington
Cooper DeJean Head Shot
PICK: 44 RND: 2 (MIN)
Cooper DeJean
CB Iowa
Troy Fautanu Head Shot
PICK: 45 RND: 2 (PHI)
Troy Fautanu
OT Washington
Adisa Isaac Head Shot
PICK: 76 RND: 3 (DET)
Adisa Isaac
DE-EDGE Penn State
No Pick Head Shot
PICK: RND: 1 (MIN)
NEXT YEAR (2025)
 
No Pick Head Shot
PICK: RND: 2 (MIN)
NEXT YEAR (2025)
 
No Pick Head Shot
PICK: RND: 6 (PHI)
NEXT YEAR (2025)
 
Draft Picks Traded
Malik Nabers Head Shot
PICK: 3 RND: 1 (MIN)
Malik Nabers
WR LSU
Denzel Burke Head Shot
PICK: 67 RND: 3 (PHI)
Denzel Burke
CB Ohio State
No Pick Head Shot
PICK: RND: 2 (MIA)
NEXT YEAR (2025)
 
No Pick Head Shot
PICK: RND: 4 (MIA)
NEXT YEAR (2025)
 
Players Gained
Head Shot
Ezra Cleveland
OG
Head Shot
Jameson Williams
WR
Players traded away
Head Shot
Trent Brown
OT
Draft Grade — Patriots
Overall B+
ValueC+ NeedB TradesA+ FutureA
The Patriots worked the phones like thieves and earned a B+.

If you want a masterclass in dealing, watch the Patriots, who turned every swap into a profit this weekend.

Every board in the league had Gore Jr. lower, and that gap is the story. They punted on interior defensive lineman, and it is the miss that keeps the grade honest. It is a bet on later, and a defensible one for a team playing the long game.

They went 5 of 8 on their needs, which is most of what a draft is for.

All told, a solid class that does its job everywhere but interior defensive lineman.

Pick Analysis
Pick12 Rnd1 Rome Odunze
In Round 1, Pick 12 they get a difference-maker at receiver. Exactly the need they had to hit.
Pick35 Rnd2 J.J. McCarthy
A reach for J.J. McCarthy in the 35th overall pick; a little patience would have been rewarded. A sensible fit for a spot that needed help.
Pick44 Rnd2 Cooper DeJean
A conviction pick on Cooper DeJean at pick No. 44 that the board grades a round light. It thickens a room that could stand to be thicker.
Pick45 Rnd2 Troy Fautanu
Troy Fautanu at pick 45 is a sound buy, the sort that quietly helps a class. The roster fit checks out.
Pick76 Rnd3 Adisa Isaac
Adisa Isaac at the 76th pick is the pick scouts circle, and not in a good way. The biggest hole on the depth chart just got a whole lot smaller.
Pick103 Rnd4 Kiran Amegadjie
Kiran Amegadjie at the Round 4 slot is right where the board had him, plain and simple. It shores up a spot that genuinely needed the help.
Pick140 Rnd5 Payton Wilson
They took Payton Wilson at par in slot 140, which is nothing to complain about. Depth more than a fix, but depth they can use.
Pick181 Rnd6 Joe Milton III
They liked Joe Milton III enough to skip the value, taking him in No. 181. A real hole, addressed with a reasonable pick.
Pick224 Rnd7 Frank Gore Jr.
A swing that ignored the value entirely, Frank Gore Jr. well ahead of where he belonged. It fills a real need, too.