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PoppaShart'S MOCK DRAFT
RUN ON JAN 22, 2024

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  • PoppaShart DRAFTING FOR THE
    Patriots
Draft Selections
Jayden Daniels Head Shot
PICK: 7 RND: 1 (NE)
Jayden Daniels
QB LSU
Taliese Fuaga Head Shot
PICK: 26 RND: 1 (NE)
Taliese Fuaga
OT Oregon State
Terrion Arnold Head Shot
PICK: 34 RND: 2 (NE)
Terrion Arnold
CB Alabama
Brian Thomas Jr. Head Shot
PICK: 57 RND: 2 (NE)
Brian Thomas Jr.
WR LSU
Blake Fisher Head Shot
PICK: 103 RND: 4 (NE)
Blake Fisher
OT Notre Dame
Jamari Thrash Head Shot
PICK: 139 RND: 5 (NE)
Jamari Thrash
WR Louisville
Edefuan Ulofoshio Head Shot
PICK: 182 RND: 6 (NE)
Edefuan Ulofoshio
LB Washington
Justin Walley Head Shot
PICK: 231 RND: 7 (NE)
Justin Walley
CB Minnesota
Draft Picks Received
Jayden Daniels Head Shot
PICK: 7 RND: 1 (TEN)
Jayden Daniels
QB LSU
Taliese Fuaga Head Shot
PICK: 26 RND: 1 (ARI)
Taliese Fuaga
OT Oregon State
Brian Thomas Jr. Head Shot
PICK: 57 RND: 2 (GB)
Brian Thomas Jr.
WR LSU
Justin Walley Head Shot
PICK: 231 RND: 7 (CLE)
Justin Walley
CB Minnesota
No Pick Head Shot
PICK: RND: 1 (TEN)
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No Pick Head Shot
PICK: RND: 3 (ARI)
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No Pick Head Shot
PICK: RND: 4 (CLE)
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No Pick Head Shot
PICK: RND: 5 (ARI)
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No Pick Head Shot
PICK: RND: 7 (CLE)
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No Pick Head Shot
PICK: RND: 7 (CLE)
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Draft Picks Traded
Laiatu Latu Head Shot
PICK: 3 RND: 1 (ARI)
Laiatu Latu
DL-EDGE UCLA
McKinnley Jackson Head Shot
PICK: 68 RND: 3 (GB)
McKinnley Jackson
DL Texas A&M
Jonah Monheim Head Shot
PICK: 224 RND: 7 (CLE)
Jonah Monheim
OT USC
Players Gained
Head Shot
DeAndre Hopkins
WR
Players traded away
Head Shot
Ezekiel Elliott
RB
Head Shot
Riley Reiff
OT
Draft Grade — Patriots
Overall B+
ValueB+ NeedB TradesB- FutureA+
The Patriots found their guy under center in Daniels: B+.

After circling the position for what felt like forever, the Patriots committed. Jayden Daniels is the quarterback now, and the roster gets built to his timeline.

That Thrash pick is the receipt they will wave around later. They punted on edge rusher, and it is the miss that keeps the grade honest.

The DeAndre Hopkins deal gives the class an established piece to lean on. The future picks help the war chest more than the win-now roster.

Bottom line, more hits than misses and a roster nudged the right way.

Pick Analysis
Pick7 Rnd1 Jayden Daniels
In the 7th overall pick they get a franchise quarterback. A real need, handled.
Pick26 Rnd1 Taliese Fuaga
In No. 26 they get a cornerstone up front, and a steal at that. A clean fit for the roster.
Pick34 Rnd2 Terrion Arnold
Terrion Arnold at pick 34 is the sort of value that quietly wins a weekend. Not urgent, but hardly pointless.
Pick57 Rnd2 Brian Thomas Jr.
They robbed the room for Brian Thomas Jr. here, a fall nobody at the table saw coming. It also answers one of the loudest questions on the roster.
Pick103 Rnd4 Blake Fisher
Blake Fisher at pick No. 103 is right where the board had him, plain and simple. A need, and now a little less of one.
Pick139 Rnd5 Jamari Thrash
Jamari Thrash at slot 139 is the steal of the weekend, a first-round talent at a bargain-bin price. Top of the wish list, and they did not leave without it.
Pick182 Rnd6 Edefuan Ulofoshio
Circle this one: Edefuan Ulofoshio at Round 6, Pick 7 is a fall that decides a draft. Depth more than a fix, but depth they can use.
Pick231 Rnd7 Justin Walley
Justin Walley in the Round 7 slot is a gift, value that borders on unfair. Insurance at a position that did not really ask for it.