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braeden'S MOCK DRAFT
RUN ON NOV 18, 2024

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  • braeden DRAFTING FOR THE
    Patriots
Draft Selections
Tre Harris Head Shot
PICK: 11 RND: 1 (NE)
Tre Harris
WR Ole Miss
Tate Ratledge Head Shot
PICK: 41 RND: 2 (NE)
Tate Ratledge
OG Georgia
Jason Marshall Jr. Head Shot
PICK: 72 RND: 3 (NE)
Jason Marshall Jr.
CB Florida
Malachi Moore Head Shot
PICK: 86 RND: 3 (NE)
Malachi Moore
S Alabama
Brashard Smith Head Shot
PICK: 108 RND: 4 (NE)
Brashard Smith
RB SMU
Deontae Lawson Head Shot
PICK: 144 RND: 5 (NE)
Deontae Lawson
LB Alabama
Brandon Crenshaw-Dickson Head Shot
PICK: 186 RND: 6 (NE)
Brandon Crenshaw-Dickson...
OT Florida
Joey Slackman Head Shot
PICK: 218 RND: 7 (NE)
Joey Slackman
DL Florida
Jared Wilson Head Shot
PICK: 223 RND: 7 (NE)
Jared Wilson
C Georgia
Elijhah Badger Head Shot
PICK: 239 RND: 7 (NE)
Elijhah Badger
WR Florida
Draft Picks Received
Tre Harris Head Shot
PICK: 11 RND: 1 (DAL)
Tre Harris
WR Ole Miss
Brandon Crenshaw-Dickson Head Shot
PICK: 186 RND: 6 (DAL)
Brandon Crenshaw-Dickson...
OT Florida
No Pick Head Shot
PICK: RND: 1 (DAL)
NEXT YEAR (2026)
 
No Pick Head Shot
PICK: RND: 4 (DAL)
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No Pick Head Shot
PICK: RND: 7 (DAL)
NEXT YEAR (2026)
 
Draft Picks Traded
Mason Graham Head Shot
PICK: 6 RND: 1 (DAL)
Mason Graham
DT Michigan
Players Gained
Head Shot
Terence Steele
OT
Draft Grade — Patriots
Overall A-
ValueB NeedB+ TradesA FutureA
Grand theft in Round 4, Pick 7: the Patriots steal Smith and grade out a A-.

The best pick of the weekend was also the simplest. The Patriots watched Brashard Smith slide 71 picks past his grade and did not hesitate. Little to argue with here, and the A- says so.

If Crenshaw-Dickson pans out, nobody remembers the price. If not, this is the pick they hear about. The edge rusher spot stays a question, and it was the one they most needed an answer at.

Trust the process, because this time the process plainly worked.

Pick Analysis
Pick11 Rnd1 Tre Harris
In the 11th overall pick they get a difference-maker at receiver. Exactly the need they had to hit.
Pick41 Rnd2 Tate Ratledge
They read the board right and Tate Ratledge was the payoff at the 41st pick. One more legitimate question on the roster, answered.
Pick72 Rnd3 Jason Marshall Jr.
Value with a capital V on Jason Marshall Jr. in slot 72, a genuine coup. A minor itch, scratched.
Pick86 Rnd3 Malachi Moore
Malachi Moore at pick No. 86 is a first-round grade at a bargain-bin price, no notes. Top of the wish list, and they did not leave without it.
Pick108 Rnd4 Brashard Smith
Brashard Smith at the Round 4 slot is daylight robbery; nobody expected him to last. It shores up a spot that genuinely needed the help.
Pick144 Rnd5 Deontae Lawson
You do not let a linebacker like Deontae Lawson reach No. 144 and blink. They did not. It thickens a room that could stand to be thicker.
Pick186 Rnd6 Brandon Crenshaw-Dickson
They reached into another round for Brandon Crenshaw-Dickson, and the board is nowhere close to agreeing. Another box on the needs board, quietly ticked.
Pick218 Rnd7 Joey Slackman
They reached a country mile for Joey Slackman at pick 218, and the board is aghast. A must-fix position, and they treated it like one.
Pick223 Rnd7 Jared Wilson
Taking Jared Wilson in the 223rd pick is close to grand larceny; an offensive lineman that good had no business lasting this long. It plugs a real leak on the depth chart.
Pick239 Rnd7 Elijhah Badger
They liked Elijhah Badger enough to skip the value, taking him in No. 239. Better still, it is exactly the hole they had to fill.