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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
Brian Thomas Jr. Head Shot
PICK: 34 RND: 2 (NE)
Brian Thomas Jr.
WR LSU
Amarius Mims Head Shot
PICK: 38 RND: 2 (NE)
Amarius Mims
OT Georgia
Jeremiah Trotter Jr. Head Shot
PICK: 59 RND: 2 (NE)
Jeremiah Trotter Jr.
LB Clemson
Mike Sainristil Head Shot
PICK: 103 RND: 4 (NE)
Mike Sainristil
CB Michigan
Braelon Allen Head Shot
PICK: 137 RND: 5 (NE)
Braelon Allen
RB Wisconsin
Sataoa Laumea Head Shot
PICK: 139 RND: 5 (NE)
Sataoa Laumea
OT Utah
Kris Abrams-Draine Head Shot
PICK: 156 RND: 5 (NE)
Kris Abrams-Draine
CB Missouri
Dylan Laube Head Shot
PICK: 182 RND: 6 (NE)
Dylan Laube
RB New Hampshire
Ty'Ron Hopper Head Shot
PICK: 184 RND: 6 (NE)
Ty'Ron Hopper
LB Missouri
Jonah Monheim Head Shot
PICK: 231 RND: 7 (NE)
Jonah Monheim
OT USC
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
Amarius Mims Head Shot
PICK: 38 RND: 2 (TEN)
Amarius Mims
OT Georgia
Jeremiah Trotter Jr. Head Shot
PICK: 59 RND: 2 (PHI)
Jeremiah Trotter Jr.
LB Clemson
Braelon Allen Head Shot
PICK: 137 RND: 5 (PHI)
Braelon Allen
RB Wisconsin
Kris Abrams-Draine Head Shot
PICK: 156 RND: 5 (PHI)
Kris Abrams-Draine
CB Missouri
Ty'Ron Hopper Head Shot
PICK: 184 RND: 6 (TEN)
Ty'Ron Hopper
LB Missouri
Jonah Monheim Head Shot
PICK: 231 RND: 7 (CLE)
Jonah Monheim
OT USC
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
Jer'Zhan Newton Head Shot
PICK: 3 RND: 1 (TEN)
Jer'Zhan Newton
DL Illinois
Keon Coleman Head Shot
PICK: 68 RND: 3 (GB)
Keon Coleman
WR Florida State
Isaiah Williams Head Shot
PICK: 224 RND: 7 (CLE)
Isaiah Williams
WR Illinois
Players Gained
Head Shot
DeAndre Hopkins
WR
Head Shot
Kyron Johnson
EDGE
Draft Grade — Patriots
Overall A-
ValueB NeedB TradesA+ FutureA+
The Patriots drew a line under the quarterback search with Daniels: A-.

They finally answered the question that shadows every other one. Jayden Daniels is the Patriots' quarterback, full stop.

If one pick saves this weekend, it is Laube. They won the margins on every swap, and it adds up fast. A whole weekend of picks and edge rusher is somehow still a want.

The Patriots paired the rookies with proven help, DeAndre Hopkins leading the way.

The kind of weekend a front office frames and hangs on the wall.

Pick Analysis
Pick7 Rnd1 Jayden Daniels
In pick 7 they get the face of the franchise at fair value. A real need, handled.
Pick26 Rnd1 Taliese Fuaga
In the Round 1 slot they get a long-term starter on the line, and a steal at that.
Pick34 Rnd2 Brian Thomas Jr.
A market-rate wide receiver, with the board and the slot shaking hands on Brian Thomas Jr.. They walked in needing this and walked out with it.
Pick38 Rnd2 Amarius Mims
Amarius Mims at Round 2, Pick 6 is money in the bank, a offensive lineman taken below his worth. A real hole, addressed with a reasonable pick.
Pick59 Rnd2 Jeremiah Trotter Jr.
They took Jeremiah Trotter Jr. at par in the 59th overall pick, which is nothing to complain about. It thickens a room that could stand to be thicker.
Pick103 Rnd4 Mike Sainristil
Mike Sainristil in slot 103 is a bargain the rest of the room will envy. Depth more than a fix, but depth they can use.
Pick137 Rnd5 Braelon Allen
The board fumbled Braelon Allen all the way to the 137th pick, and they scooped it up. A sensible fit for a spot that needed help.
Pick139 Rnd5 Sataoa Laumea
Good things come to war rooms that wait, and Sataoa Laumea at No. 139 is the proof. The roster fit checks out.
Pick156 Rnd5 Kris Abrams-Draine
Kris Abrams-Draine in the 156th overall pick should not have been possible, and that is the whole point. They added to a strength when a need was still open elsewhere.
Pick182 Rnd6 Dylan Laube
Dylan Laube in slot 182 is the kind of fall that makes a whole class. It fills a real need, too.
Pick184 Rnd6 Ty'Ron Hopper
You do not let a linebacker like Ty'Ron Hopper reach the Round 6 slot and blink. They did not. Stacking talent where they were already deep.
Pick231 Rnd7 Jonah Monheim
Jonah Monheim at pick 231 is daylight robbery; nobody expected him to last. It plugs a real leak on the depth chart.