digitaljedi'S MOCK DRAFT
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digitaljedi'S MOCK DRAFT
RUN ON MAR 27, 2024

GG 2

  • digitaljedi DRAFTING FOR THE
    Patriots
Draft Selections
Joe Alt Head Shot
PICK: 3 RND: 1 (NE)
Joe Alt
OT Notre Dame
J.J. McCarthy Head Shot
PICK: 34 RND: 2 (NE)
J.J. McCarthy
QB Michigan
Xavier Worthy Head Shot
PICK: 68 RND: 3 (NE)
Xavier Worthy
WR Texas
Malik Washington Head Shot
PICK: 103 RND: 4 (NE)
Malik Washington
WR Virginia
Mohamed Kamara Head Shot
PICK: 137 RND: 5 (NE)
Mohamed Kamara
DL-EDGE Colorado State
Dwight McGlothern Head Shot
PICK: 180 RND: 6 (NE)
Dwight McGlothern
CB Arkansas
Isaiah Davis Head Shot
PICK: 193 RND: 6 (NE)
Isaiah Davis
RB South Dakota State
Cornelius Johnson Head Shot
PICK: 231 RND: 7 (NE)
Cornelius Johnson
WR Michigan
Draft Grade — Patriots
Overall B-
ValueB NeedB TradesB- FutureB-
The Patriots let Johnson fall and pounced. Final grade: B-.

You build a draft on nights like this. Cornelius Johnson had no business being available in the 231st pick, and the Patriots did the only sane thing and turned in the card. Good, not great, and the B- says as much.

They punted on interior defensive lineman, and it is the miss that keeps the grade honest. Job largely done: edge rusher settled and 5 of 8 of the wish list covered.

Building through the lines is a philosophy, and they stuck to it.

A tidy weekend of work that should hold up just fine.

Pick Analysis
Pick3 Rnd1 Joe Alt
In pick No. 3 they get a cornerstone up front. A clean fit for the roster.
Pick34 Rnd2 J.J. McCarthy
J.J. McCarthy at the 34th pick is a sensible buy, a touch better than market for the quarterback. A sensible fit that makes the depth chart a little sturdier.
Pick68 Rnd3 Xavier Worthy
Xavier Worthy slipping to slot 68 is the kind of luck good rooms make for themselves. It answers the question that was keeping the coaches up at night.
Pick103 Rnd4 Malik Washington
They stopped a slide they were happy to see, landing Malik Washington in the Round 4 slot. The biggest hole on the depth chart just got a whole lot smaller.
Pick137 Rnd5 Mohamed Kamara
A reasonable price with a little left over, Mohamed Kamara in the 137th overall pick. Better still, it is exactly the hole they had to fill.
Pick180 Rnd6 Dwight McGlothern
Dwight McGlothern in No. 180 should not have been possible, and that is the whole point. It thickens a room that could stand to be thicker.
Pick193 Rnd6 Isaiah Davis
Isaiah Davis at pick 193 is a first-round grade at a bargain-bin price, no notes. Another box on the needs board, quietly ticked.
Pick231 Rnd7 Cornelius Johnson
They robbed the room for Cornelius Johnson here, a fall nobody at the table saw coming. The one spot they could not leave alone, and did not.