Lhgoco'S MOCK DRAFT
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Lhgoco'S MOCK DRAFT
RUN ON FEB 29, 2024

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  • Lhgoco DRAFTING FOR THE
    Patriots
Draft Selections
Caleb Williams Head Shot
PICK: 3 RND: 1 (NE)
Caleb Williams
QB USC
Ja'Tavion Sanders Head Shot
PICK: 34 RND: 2 (NE)
Ja'Tavion Sanders
TE Texas
T'Vondre Sweat Head Shot
PICK: 48 RND: 2 (NE)
T'Vondre Sweat
DT Texas
Kiran Amegadjie Head Shot
PICK: 68 RND: 3 (NE)
Kiran Amegadjie
OT Yale
Zak Zinter Head Shot
PICK: 96 RND: 3 (NE)
Zak Zinter
OG Michigan
Justin Eboigbe Head Shot
PICK: 136 RND: 4 (NE)
Justin Eboigbe
DL-EDGE Alabama
Jase McClellan Head Shot
PICK: 182 RND: 6 (NE)
Jase McClellan
RB Alabama
Joshua Cephus Head Shot
PICK: 229 RND: 7 (NE)
Joshua Cephus
WR UTSA
Draft Picks Received
T'Vondre Sweat Head Shot
PICK: 48 RND: 2 (JAX)
T'Vondre Sweat
DT Texas
Zak Zinter Head Shot
PICK: 96 RND: 3 (JAX)
Zak Zinter
OG Michigan
No Pick Head Shot
PICK: RND: 2 (JAX)
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No Pick Head Shot
PICK: RND: 5 (JAX)
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No Pick Head Shot
PICK: RND: 7 (JAX)
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Draft Picks Traded
Max Melton Head Shot
PICK: 104 RND: 4 (ARI)
Max Melton
CB Rutgers
No Pick Head Shot
PICK: RND: 1 (MIA)
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No Pick Head Shot
PICK: RND: 4 (MIA)
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Players traded away
Head Shot
Mac Jones
QB
Draft Grade — Patriots
Overall B-
ValueB NeedB TradesB- FutureC-
The Patriots left with their quarterback, and a B- to match.

Start where it matters. The Patriots took Caleb Williams to run the offense for the next decade, and every other decision this weekend bends around that one.

Every board in the league had Cephus lower, and that gap is the story. They covered a lot of ground and still skipped safety, which is a strange place to end up.

They went 7 of 8 on their needs, which is most of what a draft is for.

In sum, a sturdy weekend with one asterisk, the safety spot they never got to.

Pick Analysis
Pick3 Rnd1 Caleb Williams
In slot 3 they get their quarterback of the future. A clean fit for the roster.
Pick34 Rnd2 Ja'Tavion Sanders
By-the-book stuff, Ja'Tavion Sanders at pick 34 squarely in line with his ranking. It plugs a real leak on the depth chart.
Pick48 Rnd2 T'Vondre Sweat
A straight-up fair deal on T'Vondre Sweat at the 48th overall pick, value and slot in agreement. They walked in needing this and walked out with it.
Pick68 Rnd3 Kiran Amegadjie
Kiran Amegadjie at No. 68 is a sound buy, the sort that quietly helps a class. A need, and now a little less of one.
Pick96 Rnd3 Zak Zinter
Zak Zinter at the 96th pick is right where the board had him, plain and simple. A sensible fit that makes the depth chart a little sturdier.
Pick136 Rnd4 Justin Eboigbe
Justin Eboigbe in Round 4, Pick 36 is the kind of reach that only looks good if he outplays it. That was the need underlined and circled, and now it is checked off.
Pick182 Rnd6 Jase McClellan
They took Jase McClellan at par in the Round 6 slot, which is nothing to complain about. A sensible fit for a spot that needed help.
Pick229 Rnd7 Joshua Cephus
A big swing on Joshua Cephus at pick No. 229, well ahead of any board in the building. This was priority one on the needs board, and now it is handled.