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PoppaShart'S MOCK DRAFT
RUN ON JAN 24, 2024

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  • PoppaShart DRAFTING FOR THE
    Patriots
Draft Selections
Jer'Zhan Newton Head Shot
PICK: 14 RND: 1 (NE)
Jer'Zhan Newton
DL Illinois
Chris Braswell Head Shot
PICK: 34 RND: 2 (NE)
Chris Braswell
LB-EDGE Alabama
Adonai Mitchell Head Shot
PICK: 43 RND: 2 (NE)
Adonai Mitchell
WR Texas
T'Vondre Sweat Head Shot
PICK: 68 RND: 3 (NE)
T'Vondre Sweat
DL Texas
Cooper Beebe Head Shot
PICK: 82 RND: 3 (NE)
Cooper Beebe
OG Kansas State
Blake Fisher Head Shot
PICK: 103 RND: 4 (NE)
Blake Fisher
OT Notre Dame
Kamal Hadden Head Shot
PICK: 139 RND: 5 (NE)
Kamal Hadden
CB Tennessee
Frank Gore Jr. Head Shot
PICK: 170 RND: 5 (NE)
Frank Gore Jr.
RB Southern Miss
Chau Smith-Wade Head Shot
PICK: 182 RND: 6 (NE)
Chau Smith-Wade
CB Washington State
Zakhari Franklin Head Shot
PICK: 224 RND: 7 (NE)
Zakhari Franklin
WR Mississippi
Draft Picks Received
Jer'Zhan Newton Head Shot
PICK: 14 RND: 1 (NO)
Jer'Zhan Newton
DL Illinois
Adonai Mitchell Head Shot
PICK: 43 RND: 2 (ATL)
Adonai Mitchell
WR Texas
Cooper Beebe Head Shot
PICK: 82 RND: 3 (IND)
Cooper Beebe
OG Kansas State
Frank Gore Jr. Head Shot
PICK: 170 RND: 5 (NO)
Frank Gore Jr.
RB Southern Miss
No Pick Head Shot
PICK: RND: 4 (IND)
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No Pick Head Shot
PICK: RND: 4 (NO)
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No Pick Head Shot
PICK: RND: 5 (ATL)
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No Pick Head Shot
PICK: RND: 5 (IND)
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No Pick Head Shot
PICK: RND: 6 (IND)
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No Pick Head Shot
PICK: RND: 7 (ATL)
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Draft Picks Traded
Drake Maye Head Shot
PICK: 3 RND: 1 (ATL)
Drake Maye
QB North Carolina
Players Gained
Head Shot
Derek Carr
QB
Head Shot
Drew Dalman
C
Draft Grade — Patriots
Overall B+
ValueB NeedB+ TradesA+ FutureB
The Patriots let Smith-Wade fall into their laps, and walked away with a B+.

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

However the rest shakes out, Smith-Wade at that price is a win they earned. Leaving safety unaddressed is the roster risk they will have to answer for in the fall.

The veteran additions, Derek Carr chief among them, give the class a floor the rookies alone would not.

Good work on the whole, with safety the one box left unchecked.

Pick Analysis
Pick14 Rnd1 Jer'Zhan Newton
In the 14th overall pick they get a load in the middle. The biggest hole, addressed.
Pick34 Rnd2 Chris Braswell
They paid sticker price for Chris Braswell in pick No. 34, and that is fine. It answers the question that was keeping the coaches up at night.
Pick43 Rnd2 Adonai Mitchell
Adonai Mitchell at the Round 2 slot is a sound buy, the sort that quietly helps a class. The one spot they could not leave alone, and did not.
Pick68 Rnd3 T'Vondre Sweat
A slide stopped in Round 3, Pick 4, with T'Vondre Sweat worth more than the price. They walked in needing this and walked out with it.
Pick82 Rnd3 Cooper Beebe
Fair-plus on Cooper Beebe, a quiet win that adds up over a draft. It shores up a spot that genuinely needed the help.
Pick103 Rnd4 Blake Fisher
A clean, defensible pick in pick 103 with a little surplus value in Blake Fisher. The roster fit checks out.
Pick139 Rnd5 Kamal Hadden
A reasonable price with a little left over, Kamal Hadden in Round 5, Pick 3. Depth more than a fix, but depth they can use.
Pick170 Rnd5 Frank Gore Jr.
Good price on Frank Gore Jr. in pick No. 170, a hair ahead of his grade with no real quibbles. It plugs a real leak on the depth chart.
Pick182 Rnd6 Chau Smith-Wade
You do not let a cornerback like Chau Smith-Wade reach the Round 6 slot and blink. They did not. They added to a strength when a need was still open elsewhere.
Pick224 Rnd7 Zakhari Franklin
A straight-up fair deal on Zakhari Franklin at slot 224, value and slot in agreement. A glaring weakness, addressed head on.