PoppaShart'S MOCK DRAFT
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PoppaShart'S MOCK DRAFT
RUN ON JAN 29, 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
J.J. McCarthy Head Shot
PICK: 41 RND: 2 (NE)
J.J. McCarthy
QB Michigan
Kingsley Suamataia Head Shot
PICK: 69 RND: 3 (NE)
Kingsley Suamataia
OT BYU
Christian Mahogany Head Shot
PICK: 89 RND: 3 (NE)
Christian Mahogany
OG Boston College
Zak Zinter Head Shot
PICK: 103 RND: 4 (NE)
Zak Zinter
OG Michigan
Ben Sinnott Head Shot
PICK: 139 RND: 5 (NE)
Ben Sinnott
TE Kansas State
Dylan Laube Head Shot
PICK: 142 RND: 5 (NE)
Dylan Laube
RB New Hampshire
Jaylen Harrell Head Shot
PICK: 182 RND: 6 (NE)
Jaylen Harrell
DE-EDGE Michigan
J.J. Weaver Head Shot
PICK: 224 RND: 7 (NE)
J.J. Weaver
LB-EDGE Kentucky
Jase McClellan Head Shot
PICK: 226 RND: 7 (NE)
Jase McClellan
RB Alabama
Nathaniel Watson Head Shot
PICK: 232 RND: 7 (NE)
Nathaniel Watson
LB Mississippi State
Draft Picks Received
Jer'Zhan Newton Head Shot
PICK: 14 RND: 1 (NO)
Jer'Zhan Newton
DL Illinois
J.J. McCarthy Head Shot
PICK: 41 RND: 2 (GB)
J.J. McCarthy
QB Michigan
Kingsley Suamataia Head Shot
PICK: 69 RND: 3 (LAC)
Kingsley Suamataia
OT BYU
Christian Mahogany Head Shot
PICK: 89 RND: 3 (TB)
Christian Mahogany
OG Boston College
Dylan Laube Head Shot
PICK: 142 RND: 5 (LAC)
Dylan Laube
RB New Hampshire
Jase McClellan Head Shot
PICK: 226 RND: 7 (LAC)
Jase McClellan
RB Alabama
No Pick Head Shot
PICK: RND: 1 (NO)
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No Pick Head Shot
PICK: RND: 2 (NO)
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No Pick Head Shot
PICK: RND: 3 (NO)
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No Pick Head Shot
PICK: RND: 5 (TB)
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No Pick Head Shot
PICK: RND: 6 (TB)
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Draft Picks Traded
Malik Nabers Head Shot
PICK: 3 RND: 1 (NO)
Malik Nabers
WR LSU
Chris Braswell Head Shot
PICK: 34 RND: 2 (GB)
Chris Braswell
LB-EDGE Alabama
Zach Frazier Head Shot
PICK: 68 RND: 3 (LAC)
Zach Frazier
C West Virginia
Players Gained
Head Shot
Chris Rumph II
EDGE
Draft Grade — Patriots
Overall B-
ValueB NeedB+ TradesF FutureA+
The Patriots lost the trade table, and the B- tells the story.

Somebody took the Patriots to the cleaners. The deals they made bled real value, and the whole class wears it. A dependable weekend that grades out a B-.

They covered a lot of ground and still skipped wide receiver, which is a strange place to end up. The McClellan pick alone nudges the whole weekend up a notch.

The Harrell pick is the one the value grade keeps tripping over.

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

Pick Analysis
Pick14 Rnd1 Jer'Zhan Newton
In Round 1, Pick 14 they get a run-stuffing presence up front at fair value. The biggest hole, addressed.
Pick41 Rnd2 J.J. McCarthy
A market-rate quarterback, with the board and the slot shaking hands on J.J. McCarthy. A need, and now a little less of one.
Pick69 Rnd3 Kingsley Suamataia
A slide stopped in No. 69, with Kingsley Suamataia worth more than the price. The roster fit checks out.
Pick89 Rnd3 Christian Mahogany
Christian Mahogany in the Round 3 slot is a bargain the rest of the room will envy. Another box on the needs board, quietly ticked.
Pick103 Rnd4 Zak Zinter
Zak Zinter at the 103rd overall pick is money in the bank, a offensive lineman taken below his worth. It patches a soft spot without any drama.
Pick139 Rnd5 Ben Sinnott
A straight-up fair deal on Ben Sinnott at pick 139, value and slot in agreement. It shores up a spot that genuinely needed the help.
Pick142 Rnd5 Dylan Laube
By-the-book stuff, Dylan Laube at slot 142 squarely in line with his ranking. A real hole, addressed with a reasonable pick.
Pick182 Rnd6 Jaylen Harrell
They paid a round early for Jaylen Harrell in pick No. 182, more than the board wanted. That was the need underlined and circled, and now it is checked off.
Pick224 Rnd7 J.J. Weaver
J.J. Weaver at pick No. 224 is a sound buy, the sort that quietly helps a class. The one spot they could not leave alone, and did not.
Pick226 Rnd7 Jase McClellan
Jase McClellan is a better player than No. 226 suggests; smart patience, rewarded. It plugs a real leak on the depth chart.
Pick232 Rnd7 Nathaniel Watson
They paid sticker price for Nathaniel Watson in pick 232, and that is fine. Depth more than a fix, but depth they can use.