pj_doucette'S MOCK DRAFT

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  • pj_doucette DRAFTING FOR THE
    Patriots
Draft Selections
Jayden Daniels Head Shot
PICK: 3 RND: 1 (NE)
Jayden Daniels
QB LSU
Terrion Arnold Head Shot
PICK: 36 RND: 2 (NE)
Terrion Arnold
CB Alabama
Patrick Paul Head Shot
PICK: 68 RND: 3 (NE)
Patrick Paul
OT Houston
Payton Wilson Head Shot
PICK: 100 RND: 3 (NE)
Payton Wilson
LB North Carolina State
Brenden Rice Head Shot
PICK: 103 RND: 4 (NE)
Brenden Rice
WR USC
Moose Muhammad III Head Shot
PICK: 139 RND: 5 (NE)
Moose Muhammad III
WR Texas A&M
Bryson Nesbit Head Shot
PICK: 196 RND: 6 (NE)
Bryson Nesbit
TE North Carolina
Omar Speights Head Shot
PICK: 224 RND: 7 (NE)
Omar Speights
LB LSU
Aaron Frost Head Shot
PICK: 238 RND: 7 (NE)
Aaron Frost
OT Arizona State
Draft Picks Received
Terrion Arnold Head Shot
PICK: 36 RND: 2 (WSH)
Terrion Arnold
CB Alabama
Payton Wilson Head Shot
PICK: 100 RND: 3 (WSH)
Payton Wilson
LB North Carolina State
Bryson Nesbit Head Shot
PICK: 196 RND: 6 (CIN)
Bryson Nesbit
TE North Carolina
Aaron Frost Head Shot
PICK: 238 RND: 7 (CIN)
Aaron Frost
OT Arizona State
No Pick Head Shot
PICK: RND: 5 (WSH)
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No Pick Head Shot
PICK: RND: 7 (CIN)
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Draft Picks Traded
Chop Robinson Head Shot
PICK: 34 RND: 2 (WSH)
Chop Robinson
DE-EDGE Penn State
Malik Washington Head Shot
PICK: 182 RND: 6 (CIN)
Malik Washington
WR Virginia
Players Gained
Head Shot
Darrick Forrest
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Draft Grade — Patriots
Overall B
ValueB NeedB TradesA FutureB-
Daniels is the Patriots' new face under center. Grade: B.

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

The dealing alone would carry a lesser class. The Wilson steal is the beam this whole class leans on. The edge rusher hole is the one line item this class does not answer.

The Muhammad III pick is the one the value grade keeps tripping over.

Good work on the whole, with edge rusher the one box left unchecked.

Pick Analysis
Pick3 Rnd1 Jayden Daniels
Jayden Daniels in pick 3 is exactly on the number, no argument either way. A sensible fit for a spot that needed help.
Pick36 Rnd2 Terrion Arnold
Good things come to war rooms that wait, and Terrion Arnold at slot 36 is the proof. A quiet depth add at a thin-ish spot.
Pick68 Rnd3 Patrick Paul
Patrick Paul slipping to the 68th pick is the kind of luck good rooms make for themselves. It patches a soft spot without any drama.
Pick100 Rnd3 Payton Wilson
A linebacker of that caliber at pick No. 100 is the definition of value, full stop. A minor need, but a need all the same.
Pick103 Rnd4 Brenden Rice
They will replay Brenden Rice at the Round 4 slot for years; that is how good the value is. A glaring weakness, addressed head on.
Pick139 Rnd5 Moose Muhammad III
A conviction pick on Moose Muhammad III at Round 5, Pick 3 that the board grades a round light. The biggest hole on the depth chart just got a whole lot smaller.
Pick196 Rnd6 Bryson Nesbit
A market-rate tight end, with the board and the slot shaking hands on Bryson Nesbit. A need, and now a little less of one.
Pick224 Rnd7 Omar Speights
Omar Speights slid further than he should have, and the 224th overall pick is lovely value for the linebacker. Depth on depth, at a spot that was hardly crying out.
Pick238 Rnd7 Aaron Frost
Aaron Frost in the 238th overall pick is fair value, right on his grade. Another box on the needs board, quietly ticked.