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Mcronin'S MOCK DRAFT
RUN ON DEC 30, 2024

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  • Mcronin DRAFTING FOR THE
    Patriots
Draft Selections
Travis Hunter Head Shot
PICK: 4 RND: 1 (NE)
Travis Hunter
CB Colorado
Emeka Egbuka Head Shot
PICK: 36 RND: 2 (NE)
Emeka Egbuka
WR Ohio State
Dylan Fairchild Head Shot
PICK: 67 RND: 3 (NE)
Dylan Fairchild
OG Georgia
Dani Dennis-Sutton Head Shot
PICK: 79 RND: 3 (NE)
Dani Dennis-Sutton
DE-EDGE Penn State
TreVeyon Henderson Head Shot
PICK: 103 RND: 4 (NE)
TreVeyon Henderson
RB Ohio State
Barrett Carter Head Shot
PICK: 124 RND: 4 (NE)
Barrett Carter
LB Clemson
Trey Zuhn III Head Shot
PICK: 138 RND: 4 (NE)
Trey Zuhn III
OT Texas A&M
Jimmy Horn Jr. Head Shot
PICK: 208 RND: 6 (NE)
Jimmy Horn Jr.
WR Colorado
Hunter Wohler Head Shot
PICK: 219 RND: 7 (NE)
Hunter Wohler
S Wisconsin
Xavier Truss Head Shot
PICK: 220 RND: 7 (NE)
Xavier Truss
OT Georgia
Jamaree Caldwell Head Shot
PICK: 238 RND: 7 (NE)
Jamaree Caldwell
DL Oregon
Draft Picks Received
Travis Hunter Head Shot
PICK: 4 RND: 1 (NYG)
Travis Hunter
CB Colorado
Barrett Carter Head Shot
PICK: 124 RND: 4 (LAC)
Barrett Carter
LB Clemson
Jimmy Horn Jr. Head Shot
PICK: 208 RND: 6 (LAC)
Jimmy Horn Jr.
WR Colorado
No Pick Head Shot
PICK: RND: 1 (LAC)
NEXT YEAR (2026)
 
No Pick Head Shot
PICK: RND: 2 (NYG)
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Draft Picks Traded
Shedeur Sanders Head Shot
PICK: 1 RND: 1 (NYG)
Shedeur Sanders
QB Colorado
Players Gained
Head Shot
Evan Neal
OT
Draft Grade — Patriots
Overall C+
ValueB- NeedB- TradesF FutureA+
The phones sank the Patriots this weekend: C+.

If confidence were a draft strategy, the Patriots would have aced it. Jimmy Horn Jr. at the 208th overall pick is 79 spots clear of where he belonged. Some smart calls, some head-scratchers, and a C+ in the wash.

They banked enough surplus on Henderson to cover a lot of smaller sins. The dealing is the wound this class cannot quite close. They covered a lot of ground and still skipped quarterback, which is a strange place to end up.

It nets out as a middle-of-the-pack haul that neither helps nor hurts much.

Pick Analysis
Pick4 Rnd1 Travis Hunter
In No. 4 they get an island corner. More want than need.
Pick36 Rnd2 Emeka Egbuka
A slide stopped in the Round 2 slot, with Emeka Egbuka worth more than the price. This was priority one on the needs board, and now it is handled.
Pick67 Rnd3 Dylan Fairchild
Dylan Fairchild at the 67th pick is money in the bank, a offensive lineman taken below his worth. It fills a real need, too.
Pick79 Rnd3 Dani Dennis-Sutton
Dani Dennis-Sutton at slot 79 is a steep price for a hunch, hard to square with any board. They walked in needing this and walked out with it.
Pick103 Rnd4 TreVeyon Henderson
You do not let a running back like TreVeyon Henderson reach pick 103 and blink. They did not. A need, and now a little less of one.
Pick124 Rnd4 Barrett Carter
A top-tier linebacker at a bargain, Barrett Carter in pick No. 124, plain and simple. A minor itch, scratched.
Pick138 Rnd4 Trey Zuhn III
Trey Zuhn III at the 138th pick is the kind of overdraft that needs everything to break right. The roster fit checks out.
Pick208 Rnd6 Jimmy Horn Jr.
A real head-scratcher, Jimmy Horn Jr. in Round 6, Pick 33 is miles ahead of his ranking. Better still, it is exactly the hole they had to fill.
Pick219 Rnd7 Hunter Wohler
They read the board right and Hunter Wohler was the payoff at pick No. 219. A glaring weakness, addressed head on.
Pick220 Rnd7 Xavier Truss
A swing that ignored the value entirely, Xavier Truss well ahead of where he belonged. It patches a soft spot without any drama.
Pick238 Rnd7 Jamaree Caldwell
They talked themselves into Jamaree Caldwell at pick 238, and the board did not agree. That was the need underlined and circled, and now it is checked off.