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Bakes'S MOCK DRAFT
RUN ON JAN 1, 2024

Pats draft 12/31/24

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Draft Selections
Caleb Williams Head Shot
PICK: 2 RND: 1 (NE)
Caleb Williams
QB USC
Troy Fautanu Head Shot
PICK: 34 RND: 2 (NE)
Troy Fautanu
OT Washington
Rod Moore Head Shot
PICK: 80 RND: 3 (NE)
Rod Moore
S Michigan
Roman Wilson Head Shot
PICK: 105 RND: 4 (NE)
Roman Wilson
WR Michigan
AJ Barner Head Shot
PICK: 121 RND: 4 (NE)
AJ Barner
TE Michigan
Malachi Moore Head Shot
PICK: 139 RND: 5 (NE)
Malachi Moore
S Alabama
Steve Linton Head Shot
PICK: 228 RND: 7 (NE)
Steve Linton
LB-EDGE Texas Tech
Jaylin Noel Head Shot
PICK: 255 RND: 7 (NE)
Jaylin Noel
WR Iowa State
Jaylen Harrell Head Shot
PICK: 256 RND: 7 (NE)
Jaylen Harrell
DE-EDGE Michigan
Draft Picks Received
Rod Moore Head Shot
PICK: 80 RND: 3 (PIT)
Rod Moore
S Michigan
Roman Wilson Head Shot
PICK: 105 RND: 4 (CHI)
Roman Wilson
WR Michigan
AJ Barner Head Shot
PICK: 121 RND: 4 (PIT)
AJ Barner
TE Michigan
Steve Linton Head Shot
PICK: 228 RND: 7 (NYJ)
Steve Linton
LB-EDGE Texas Tech
Jaylin Noel Head Shot
PICK: 255 RND: 7 (NYJ)
Jaylin Noel
WR Iowa State
Jaylen Harrell Head Shot
PICK: 256 RND: 7 (NYJ)
Jaylen Harrell
DE-EDGE Michigan
No Pick Head Shot
PICK: RND: 5 (CHI)
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No Pick Head Shot
PICK: RND: 7 (PIT)
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Draft Picks Traded
Sedrick Van Pran Head Shot
PICK: 66 RND: 3 (PIT)
Sedrick Van Pran
C Georgia
Audric Estime Head Shot
PICK: 102 RND: 4 (CHI)
Audric Estime
RB Notre Dame
Layden Robinson Head Shot
PICK: 180 RND: 6 (NYJ)
Layden Robinson
OG Texas A&M
Jase McClellan Head Shot
PICK: 223 RND: 7 (PIT)
Jase McClellan
RB Alabama
Players Gained
Head Shot
Daniel Hardy
EDGE
Draft Grade — Patriots
Overall B-
ValueB- NeedB TradesB- FutureB-
The Patriots drew a line under the quarterback search with Williams: B-.

The search is over. The Patriots handed the keys to Caleb Williams, and the whole operation now runs on his development. A sturdy weekend that grades out a B-.

Noel at that cost is the sort of edge that compounds over a roster. The Harrell pick is the one the value grade keeps tripping over. 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
Pick2 Rnd1 Caleb Williams
In pick 2 they get the arm they will build around. A real need, handled.
Pick34 Rnd2 Troy Fautanu
They went early on Troy Fautanu in the 34th pick, and the value did not follow. A real hole, addressed with a reasonable pick.
Pick80 Rnd3 Rod Moore
A market-rate safety, with the board and the slot shaking hands on Rod Moore. The biggest hole on the depth chart just got a whole lot smaller.
Pick105 Rnd4 Roman Wilson
No edge and no loss on Roman Wilson in No. 105; it is a wash and a sensible one. A must-fix position, and they treated it like one.
Pick121 Rnd4 AJ Barner
AJ Barner in the 121st overall pick is fair value, right on his grade. It shores up a spot that genuinely needed the help.
Pick139 Rnd5 Malachi Moore
They left a pile of value on the table to take Malachi Moore this early at the Round 5 slot. Better still, it is exactly the hole they had to fill.
Pick228 Rnd7 Steve Linton
Steve Linton in slot 228 is the kind of fall that makes a whole class. That was the need underlined and circled, and now it is checked off.
Pick255 Rnd7 Jaylin Noel
Jaylin Noel in Round 7, Pick 35 should not have been possible, and that is the whole point. Top of the wish list, and they did not leave without it.
Pick256 Rnd7 Jaylen Harrell
Value said wait; Jaylen Harrell in No. 256 says they were not listening. The one spot they could not leave alone, and did not.