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Nil'S MOCK DRAFT
RUN ON JAN 3, 2024

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Draft Selections
Jayden Daniels Head Shot
PICK: 11 RND: 1 (NE)
Jayden Daniels
QB LSU
Graham Barton Head Shot
PICK: 35 RND: 2 (NE)
Graham Barton
OT Duke
Terrion Arnold Head Shot
PICK: 43 RND: 2 (NE)
Terrion Arnold
CB Alabama
Keon Coleman Head Shot
PICK: 53 RND: 2 (NE)
Keon Coleman
WR Florida State
Nazir Stackhouse Head Shot
PICK: 103 RND: 4 (NE)
Nazir Stackhouse
DL Georgia
Ainias Smith Head Shot
PICK: 181 RND: 6 (NE)
Ainias Smith
WR Texas A&M
Zy Alexander Head Shot
PICK: 224 RND: 7 (NE)
Zy Alexander
CB LSU
Draft Picks Received
Jayden Daniels Head Shot
PICK: 11 RND: 1 (LV)
Jayden Daniels
QB LSU
Terrion Arnold Head Shot
PICK: 43 RND: 2 (LV)
Terrion Arnold
CB Alabama
Keon Coleman Head Shot
PICK: 53 RND: 2 (IND)
Keon Coleman
WR Florida State
No Pick Head Shot
PICK: RND: 4 (IND)
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Draft Picks Traded
Caleb Williams Head Shot
PICK: 3 RND: 1 (LV)
Caleb Williams
QB USC
Ruke Orhorhoro Head Shot
PICK: 67 RND: 3 (IND)
Ruke Orhorhoro
DT Clemson
Max Melton Head Shot
PICK: 140 RND: 5 (IND)
Max Melton
CB Rutgers
No Pick Head Shot
PICK: RND: 2 (MIA)
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Draft Grade — Patriots
Overall C+
ValueB+ NeedB TradesD FutureC
The Patriots bet the future on Daniels. The board says C+.

The value of the weekend has a name and a slot: Zy Alexander, No. 224, roughly 60 picks past where he belonged.

The whole projection now runs through Jayden Daniels; hit there and everything else looks smarter. For all the activity, edge rusher went untouched, which is hard to explain.

The trades cost them a sliver of value they did not need to spend. The offense got the lion's share of the attention.

So much rides on Jayden Daniels that the real verdict is a season or two away.

Pick Analysis
Pick11 Rnd1 Jayden Daniels
In pick 11 they get their quarterback of the future. A real need, handled.
Pick35 Rnd2 Graham Barton
Good things come to war rooms that wait, and Graham Barton at the 35th pick is the proof. It plugs a real leak on the depth chart.
Pick43 Rnd2 Terrion Arnold
A slide stopped in Round 2, Pick 11, with Terrion Arnold worth more than the price. A minor itch, scratched.
Pick53 Rnd2 Keon Coleman
Keon Coleman slipping to No. 53 is the kind of luck good rooms make for themselves. The one spot they could not leave alone, and did not.
Pick103 Rnd4 Nazir Stackhouse
Nazir Stackhouse is a better player than the 103rd overall pick suggests; smart patience, rewarded. A glaring weakness, addressed head on.
Pick181 Rnd6 Ainias Smith
The board fumbled Ainias Smith all the way to the Round 6 slot, and they scooped it up. This was priority one on the needs board, and now it is handled.
Pick224 Rnd7 Zy Alexander
Zy Alexander at pick No. 224 is a first-round grade at a bargain-bin price, no notes. It is more luxury than necessity; they were already set here.