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Rob'S MOCK DRAFT
RUN ON DEC 30, 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
J.J. McCarthy Head Shot
PICK: 37 RND: 2 (NE)
J.J. McCarthy
QB Michigan
Brian Thomas Jr. Head Shot
PICK: 40 RND: 2 (NE)
Brian Thomas Jr.
WR LSU
Devontez Walker Head Shot
PICK: 102 RND: 4 (NE)
Devontez Walker
WR North Carolina
Kamal Hadden Head Shot
PICK: 224 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: 37 RND: 2 (WSH)
J.J. McCarthy
QB Michigan
Brian Thomas Jr. Head Shot
PICK: 40 RND: 2 (LAC)
Brian Thomas Jr.
WR LSU
Kamal Hadden Head Shot
PICK: 224 RND: 7 (ARI)
Kamal Hadden
CB Tennessee
No Pick Head Shot
PICK: RND: 3 (WSH)
NEXT YEAR (2025)
 
Draft Picks Traded
Joe Alt Head Shot
PICK: 2 RND: 1 (LAC)
Joe Alt
OT Notre Dame
Jack Sawyer Head Shot
PICK: 34 RND: 2 (ARI)
Jack Sawyer
DE-EDGE Ohio State
Mekhi Wingo Head Shot
PICK: 66 RND: 3 (SF)
Mekhi Wingo
DT LSU
Antwaun Powell-Ryland Head Shot
PICK: 139 RND: 5 (WSH)
Antwaun Powell-Ryland
DL-EDGE Virginia Tech
Kedon Slovis Head Shot
PICK: 180 RND: 6 (MIN)
Kedon Slovis
QB BYU
Cedric Johnson Head Shot
PICK: 223 RND: 7 (MIN)
Cedric Johnson
DE-EDGE Mississippi
No Pick Head Shot
PICK: RND: 3 (MIA)
NEXT YEAR (2025)
 
Players Gained
Head Shot
Andrew Booth Jr.
CB
Head Shot
Landon Dickerson
OG
Head Shot
Jahan Dotson
WR
Head Shot
George Kittle
TE
Head Shot
Bernhard Raimann
OT
Head Shot
Brian Robinson
RB
Head Shot
Nolan Smith
LB
Head Shot
Joe Thuney
OG
Players traded away
Head Shot
Cole Strange
OG
Head Shot
JuJu Smith-Schuster
WR
Head Shot
Tyquan Thornton
WR
Draft Grade — Patriots
Overall B+
ValueB- NeedB TradesA+ FutureB-
Nobody dealt better than the Patriots this weekend: B+.

If you want a masterclass in dealing, watch the Patriots, who turned every swap into a profit this weekend. Solid and sensible more than spectacular: a B+.

The edge rusher spot stays a question, and it was the one they most needed an answer at. The Thomas Jr. pick is the one the value grade keeps tripping over. The Patriots clearly valued win-now help, adding bodies who have done it before.

Job largely done: wide receiver settled and 3 of 8 of the wish list covered.

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

Pick Analysis
Pick8 Rnd1 Brock Bowers
In the 8th pick they get a security blanket over the middle. A clean fit for the roster.
Pick37 Rnd2 J.J. McCarthy
No drama and no debate, J.J. McCarthy went about where he belonged in pick No. 37. A real hole, addressed with a reasonable pick.
Pick40 Rnd2 Brian Thomas Jr.
A reach on Brian Thomas Jr. in No. 40; the board had better options right there. They walked in needing this and walked out with it.
Pick102 Rnd4 Devontez Walker
Devontez Walker in pick 102 is exactly on the number, no argument either way. The one spot they could not leave alone, and did not.
Pick224 Rnd7 Kamal Hadden
They went early on Kamal Hadden in the 224th overall pick, and the value did not follow. Useful body for a position without much behind the starter.