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EMANPATSFAN'S MOCK DRAFT
RUN ON FEB 28, 2024

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Draft Selections
Olumuyiwa Fashanu Head Shot
PICK: 7 RND: 1 (NE)
Olumuyiwa Fashanu
OT Penn State
Jordan Morgan Head Shot
PICK: 34 RND: 2 (NE)
Jordan Morgan
OT Arizona
Spencer Rattler Head Shot
PICK: 38 RND: 2 (NE)
Spencer Rattler
QB South Carolina
Ja'Lynn Polk Head Shot
PICK: 68 RND: 3 (NE)
Ja'Lynn Polk
WR Washington
Cade Stover Head Shot
PICK: 104 RND: 4 (NE)
Cade Stover
TE-EDGE Ohio State
Dylan Laube Head Shot
PICK: 136 RND: 4 (NE)
Dylan Laube
RB New Hampshire
Jarrian Jones Head Shot
PICK: 182 RND: 6 (NE)
Jarrian Jones
CB Florida State
Frank Gore Jr. Head Shot
PICK: 229 RND: 7 (NE)
Frank Gore Jr.
RB Southern Miss
Draft Picks Received
Olumuyiwa Fashanu Head Shot
PICK: 7 RND: 1 (TEN)
Olumuyiwa Fashanu
OT Penn State
Spencer Rattler Head Shot
PICK: 38 RND: 2 (TEN)
Spencer Rattler
QB South Carolina
No Pick Head Shot
PICK: RND: 1 (TEN)
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No Pick Head Shot
PICK: RND: 6 (TEN)
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No Pick Head Shot
PICK: RND: 7 (TEN)
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Draft Picks Traded
Marvin Harrison Jr. Head Shot
PICK: 3 RND: 1 (TEN)
Marvin Harrison Jr.
WR Ohio State
Draft Grade — Patriots
Overall B-
ValueC NeedB TradesC FutureA
The Patriots checked most of the boxes and earned a B-.

The Patriots treated their own grade as gospel and everyone else's as noise, spending pick No. 38 on Spencer Rattler a full 79 spots early. Good, not great, and the B- says as much.

If one pick saves this weekend, it is Jones. They covered a lot of ground and still skipped edge rusher, which is a strange place to end up.

With edge rusher, interior defensive lineman and other spots unsolved, spending premium capital on TE-EDGE is the choice that costs them.

Bottom line, more hits than misses and a roster nudged the right way.

Pick Analysis
Pick7 Rnd1 Olumuyiwa Fashanu
By-the-book stuff, Olumuyiwa Fashanu at No. 7 squarely in line with his ranking. A real hole, addressed with a reasonable pick.
Pick34 Rnd2 Jordan Morgan
A market-rate offensive lineman, with the board and the slot shaking hands on Jordan Morgan. Another box on the needs board, quietly ticked.
Pick38 Rnd2 Spencer Rattler
They reached into another round for Spencer Rattler, and the board is nowhere close to agreeing. A sensible fit for a spot that needed help.
Pick68 Rnd3 Ja'Lynn Polk
No edge and no loss on Ja'Lynn Polk in pick 68; it is a wash and a sensible one. The biggest hole on the depth chart just got a whole lot smaller.
Pick104 Rnd4 Cade Stover
A surprising call. With edge rusher, interior defensive lineman and other spots still to address, they spent pick No. 104 on Cade Stover, a TE-EDGE they were not short of.
Pick136 Rnd4 Dylan Laube
They liked Dylan Laube enough to skip the value, taking him in Round 4, Pick 36. A sensible fit that makes the depth chart a little sturdier.
Pick182 Rnd6 Jarrian Jones
Somehow Jarrian Jones was still sitting there in pick 182, and they pounced on premier cornerback value. Depth more than a fix, but depth they can use.
Pick229 Rnd7 Frank Gore Jr.
Frank Gore Jr. at Round 7, Pick 9 is a sound buy, the sort that quietly helps a class. It patches a soft spot without any drama.