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Bad 'S MOCK DRAFT
RUN ON JAN 29, 2024

Bad draft

  • Bad DRAFTING FOR THE
    Patriots
Draft Selections
Joe Alt Head Shot
PICK: 3 RND: 1 (NE)
Joe Alt
OT Notre Dame
Brian Thomas Jr. Head Shot
PICK: 34 RND: 2 (NE)
Brian Thomas Jr.
WR LSU
Jonathon Brooks Head Shot
PICK: 68 RND: 3 (NE)
Jonathon Brooks
RB Texas
Roman Wilson Head Shot
PICK: 103 RND: 4 (NE)
Roman Wilson
WR Michigan
Ben Sinnott Head Shot
PICK: 139 RND: 5 (NE)
Ben Sinnott
TE Kansas State
Isaiah Williams Head Shot
PICK: 182 RND: 6 (NE)
Isaiah Williams
WR Illinois
Brevyn Spann-Ford Head Shot
PICK: 224 RND: 7 (NE)
Brevyn Spann-Ford
TE Minnesota
Xavier Thomas Head Shot
PICK: 232 RND: 7 (NE)
Xavier Thomas
DE-EDGE Clemson
Draft Grade — Patriots
Overall B-
ValueB NeedB TradesB- FutureB-
The Patriots let Wilson fall into their laps, and walked away with a B-.

Call it larceny. Roman Wilson sat on the board until No. 103, and the Patriots did not need to be asked twice. It does the job without flash, and the B- reflects it.

For all the activity, interior defensive lineman went untouched, which is hard to explain. The Thomas pick is the one the value grade keeps tripping over.

The roster is better shaped than it was, with edge rusher chief among the fixes.

Not a headline-grabber, but a perfectly good weekend's work.

Pick Analysis
Pick3 Rnd1 Joe Alt
In pick No. 3 they get a cornerstone up front. A clean fit for the roster.
Pick34 Rnd2 Brian Thomas Jr.
A clean, defensible pick in No. 34 with a little surplus value in Brian Thomas Jr.. It answers the question that was keeping the coaches up at night.
Pick68 Rnd3 Jonathon Brooks
They did well to land Jonathon Brooks in Round 3, Pick 4, just ahead of his grade. It shores up a spot that genuinely needed the help.
Pick103 Rnd4 Roman Wilson
They robbed the room for Roman Wilson here, a fall nobody at the table saw coming. A must-fix position, and they treated it like one.
Pick139 Rnd5 Ben Sinnott
Ben Sinnott at the Round 5 slot is right where the board had him, plain and simple. It patches a soft spot without any drama.
Pick182 Rnd6 Isaiah Williams
They went early on Isaiah Williams in pick 182, and the value did not follow. A glaring weakness, addressed head on.
Pick224 Rnd7 Brevyn Spann-Ford
Value with a capital V on Brevyn Spann-Ford in the 224th overall pick, a genuine coup. It fills a real need, too.
Pick232 Rnd7 Xavier Thomas
They paid up for Xavier Thomas at the 232nd pick when waiting would have done the job. Better still, it is exactly the hole they had to fill.