karjoon'S MOCK DRAFT
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karjoon'S MOCK DRAFT
RUN ON MAR 12, 2024

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  • karjoon DRAFTING FOR THE
    Patriots
Draft Selections
Jayden Daniels Head Shot
PICK: 3 RND: 1 (NE)
Jayden Daniels
QB LSU
Roman Wilson Head Shot
PICK: 34 RND: 2 (NE)
Roman Wilson
WR Michigan
Patrick Paul Head Shot
PICK: 68 RND: 3 (NE)
Patrick Paul
OT Houston
Xavier Legette Head Shot
PICK: 103 RND: 4 (NE)
Xavier Legette
WR South Carolina
Roger Rosengarten Head Shot
PICK: 137 RND: 5 (NE)
Roger Rosengarten
OT Washington
Sione Vaki Head Shot
PICK: 182 RND: 6 (NE)
Sione Vaki
S Utah
Joe Milton III Head Shot
PICK: 193 RND: 6 (NE)
Joe Milton III
QB Tennessee
Michael Barrett Head Shot
PICK: 231 RND: 7 (NE)
Michael Barrett
LB Michigan
Solomon Byrd Head Shot
PICK: 242 RND: 7 (NE)
Solomon Byrd
DE-EDGE USC
Draft Picks Received
Sione Vaki Head Shot
PICK: 182 RND: 6 (TEN)
Sione Vaki
S Utah
Solomon Byrd Head Shot
PICK: 242 RND: 7 (TEN)
Solomon Byrd
DE-EDGE USC
Draft Picks Traded
Justin Rogers Head Shot
PICK: 180 RND: 6 (TEN)
Justin Rogers
DL Auburn
Draft Grade — Patriots
Overall B-
ValueB- NeedB TradesB- FutureB-
The Patriots left with their quarterback, and a B- to match.

The Patriots spent the pick that matters most on Jayden Daniels, and a roster that has been waiting on a passer can start to take shape. It nets out to a B-, which feels about right.

They will need Byrd to outplay his draft slot in a hurry to justify it. Legette falling to them is the kind of break a good board is built to catch.

They covered a lot of ground and still skipped interior defensive lineman, which is a strange place to end up.

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

Pick Analysis
Pick3 Rnd1 Jayden Daniels
In No. 3 they get their quarterback of the future at fair value. A real need, handled.
Pick34 Rnd2 Roman Wilson
A premium they did not need to pay, Roman Wilson a notch or two before his time. Better still, it is exactly the hole they had to fill.
Pick68 Rnd3 Patrick Paul
A market-rate offensive lineman, with the board and the slot shaking hands on Patrick Paul. Another box on the needs board, quietly ticked.
Pick103 Rnd4 Xavier Legette
They will replay Xavier Legette at the Round 4 slot for years; that is how good the value is. It answers the question that was keeping the coaches up at night.
Pick137 Rnd5 Roger Rosengarten
Roger Rosengarten at pick No. 137 jumps the queue by a touch more than is comfortable. A sensible fit for a spot that needed help.
Pick182 Rnd6 Sione Vaki
Sione Vaki in Round 6, Pick 7 is a bargain the rest of the room will envy. That was the need underlined and circled, and now it is checked off.
Pick193 Rnd6 Joe Milton III
A straight-up fair deal on Joe Milton III at the 193rd overall pick, value and slot in agreement. A need, and now a little less of one.
Pick231 Rnd7 Michael Barrett
Michael Barrett is a better player than slot 231 suggests; smart patience, rewarded. It thickens a room that could stand to be thicker.
Pick242 Rnd7 Solomon Byrd
Solomon Byrd in slot 242 is a reach so steep the board needed a second look to believe it. The one spot they could not leave alone, and did not.