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Rob'S MOCK DRAFT
RUN ON JAN 5, 2024

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  • Rob DRAFTING FOR THE
    Patriots
Draft Selections
JC Latham Head Shot
PICK: 10 RND: 1 (NE)
JC Latham
OT Alabama
Xavier Legette Head Shot
PICK: 35 RND: 2 (NE)
Xavier Legette
WR South Carolina
Byron Murphy II Head Shot
PICK: 67 RND: 3 (NE)
Byron Murphy II
DL Texas
Devontez Walker Head Shot
PICK: 103 RND: 4 (NE)
Devontez Walker
WR North Carolina
Malik Washington Head Shot
PICK: 224 RND: 7 (NE)
Malik Washington
WR Virginia
Draft Picks Received
JC Latham Head Shot
PICK: 10 RND: 1 (CHI)
JC Latham
OT Alabama
Draft Picks Traded
Malik Nabers Head Shot
PICK: 3 RND: 1 (CHI)
Malik Nabers
WR LSU
Will Shipley Head Shot
PICK: 140 RND: 5 (DET)
Will Shipley
RB Clemson
Theo Johnson Head Shot
PICK: 181 RND: 6 (MIN)
Theo Johnson
TE Penn State
Players Gained
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Andrew Booth Jr.
CB
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Brian Branch
S
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Landon Dickerson
OG
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Jahan Dotson
WR
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Justin Fields
QB
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Bernhard Raimann
OT
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Brian Robinson
RB
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Nolan Smith
LB
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Joe Thuney
OG
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Justin Tucker
PK
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Jameson Williams
WR
Players traded away
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Cole Strange
OG
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DeVante Parker
WR
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JuJu Smith-Schuster
WR
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Tyquan Thornton
WR
Draft Grade — Patriots
Overall B
ValueB- NeedB TradesA+ FutureB-
The Patriots turned the phones into found money: B.

The Malik Washington selection is the head-turner. The Patriots reached 189 spots for him, and it will define how this weekend is remembered. It nets out to a B, which feels about right.

Every deal seemed to tilt their way, which is not luck. Whatever else happened, they won the night they took Legette. Leaving edge rusher unaddressed is the roster risk they will have to answer for in the fall.

The imported veterans give this class a floor the draft picks could not on their own.

All told, a draft that does its job without fuss, and there is real value in that.

Pick Analysis
Pick10 Rnd1 JC Latham
In slot 10 they get a cornerstone up front. A clean fit for the roster.
Pick35 Rnd2 Xavier Legette
The board fumbled Xavier Legette all the way to No. 35, and they scooped it up. A must-fix position, and they treated it like one.
Pick67 Rnd3 Byron Murphy II
They took Byron Murphy II at par in the Round 3 slot, which is nothing to complain about. The one spot they could not leave alone, and did not.
Pick103 Rnd4 Devontez Walker
No drama and no debate, Devontez Walker went about where he belonged in the 103rd pick. They walked in needing this and walked out with it.
Pick224 Rnd7 Malik Washington
They talked themselves into Malik Washington at the 224th overall pick, and the board did not agree. Better still, it is exactly the hole they had to fill.