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Rob'S MOCK DRAFT
RUN ON DEC 27, 2023

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  • Rob DRAFTING FOR THE
    Patriots
Draft Selections
Brock Bowers Head Shot
PICK: 8 RND: 1 (NE)
Brock Bowers
TE Georgia
Rome Odunze Head Shot
PICK: 34 RND: 2 (NE)
Rome Odunze
WR Washington
J.J. McCarthy Head Shot
PICK: 36 RND: 2 (NE)
J.J. McCarthy
QB Michigan
Brian Thomas Jr. Head Shot
PICK: 45 RND: 2 (NE)
Brian Thomas Jr.
WR LSU
Kamal Hadden Head Shot
PICK: 223 RND: 7 (NE)
Kamal Hadden
CB Tennessee
Draft Picks Received
Brock Bowers Head Shot
PICK: 8 RND: 1 (LAC)
Brock Bowers
TE Georgia
J.J. McCarthy Head Shot
PICK: 36 RND: 2 (WSH)
J.J. McCarthy
QB Michigan
Brian Thomas Jr. Head Shot
PICK: 45 RND: 2 (PHI)
Brian Thomas Jr.
WR LSU
No Pick Head Shot
PICK: RND: 3 (GB)
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No Pick Head Shot
PICK: RND: 3 (PHI)
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No Pick Head Shot
PICK: RND: 4 (IND)
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No Pick Head Shot
PICK: RND: 5 (GB)
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No Pick Head Shot
PICK: RND: 5 (WSH)
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Draft Picks Traded
Caleb Williams Head Shot
PICK: 2 RND: 1 (WSH)
Caleb Williams
QB USC
Nate Wiggins Head Shot
PICK: 66 RND: 3 (KC)
Nate Wiggins
CB Clemson
Tommy Eichenberg Head Shot
PICK: 102 RND: 4 (SF)
Tommy Eichenberg
LB Ohio State
Cole Bishop Head Shot
PICK: 139 RND: 5 (WSH)
Cole Bishop
S Utah
Zion Tupuola-Fetui Head Shot
PICK: 180 RND: 6 (MIN)
Zion Tupuola-Fetui
DE-EDGE Washington
No Pick Head Shot
PICK: RND: 3 (MIA)
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No Pick Head Shot
PICK: RND: 4 (MIA)
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Players Gained
Head Shot
Andrew Booth Jr.
CB
Head Shot
Landon Dickerson
OG
Head Shot
Rudy Ford
S
Head Shot
George Kittle
TE
Head Shot
Bernhard Raimann
OT
Head Shot
Brian Robinson
RB
Head Shot
Joe Thuney
OG
Players traded away
Head Shot
Cole Strange
OG
Draft Grade — Patriots
Overall B+
ValueB NeedB TradesA+ FutureB
Larceny in No. 34 lands the Patriots a B+, Odunze and all.

The trade table was a mismatch, and the Patriots were on the right end of it, hauling in a fortune in surplus value. No fireworks, but a solid B+.

Getting Odunze where they did is the sort of value that quietly makes a class. For all the activity, edge rusher went untouched, which is hard to explain. Every board in the league had Hadden lower, and that gap is the story.

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

A competent weekend that does not make headlines and does not need to.

Pick Analysis
Pick8 Rnd1 Brock Bowers
In the Round 1 slot they get a matchup weapon at tight end at fair value. A real need, handled.
Pick34 Rnd2 Rome Odunze
Steal is underselling it; Rome Odunze at the 34th pick is a heist with the alarm still ringing. It answers the question that was keeping the coaches up at night.
Pick36 Rnd2 J.J. McCarthy
They paid up for J.J. McCarthy at Round 2, Pick 4 when waiting would have done the job. A real hole, addressed with a reasonable pick.
Pick45 Rnd2 Brian Thomas Jr.
Brian Thomas Jr. at slot 45 is right where the board had him, plain and simple. A must-fix position, and they treated it like one.
Pick223 Rnd7 Kamal Hadden
Kamal Hadden in pick No. 223 is the kind of reach that only looks good if he outplays it. A minor itch, scratched.