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andrewschoppe'S MOCK DRAFT
RUN ON DEC 29, 2024

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Straight forward Patriots Draft with only one team initiated trade

  • andrewschoppe DRAFTING FOR THE
    Patriots
Draft Selections
Travis Hunter Head Shot
PICK: 2 RND: 1 (NE)
Travis Hunter
CB Colorado
Tyler Booker Head Shot
PICK: 38 RND: 2 (NE)
Tyler Booker
OG Alabama
Donovan Jackson Head Shot
PICK: 69 RND: 3 (NE)
Donovan Jackson
OT Ohio State
Dani Dennis-Sutton Head Shot
PICK: 86 RND: 3 (NE)
Dani Dennis-Sutton
DE-EDGE Penn State
Deontae Lawson Head Shot
PICK: 105 RND: 4 (NE)
Deontae Lawson
LB Alabama
Kevin Winston Jr. Head Shot
PICK: 140 RND: 5 (NE)
Kevin Winston Jr.
S Penn State
Jake Majors Head Shot
PICK: 158 RND: 5 (NE)
Jake Majors
C Texas
Nicholas Singleton Head Shot
PICK: 219 RND: 7 (NE)
Nicholas Singleton
RB Penn State
Jack Kiser Head Shot
PICK: 222 RND: 7 (NE)
Jack Kiser
LB Notre Dame
Jaylen Reed Head Shot
PICK: 238 RND: 7 (NE)
Jaylen Reed
S Penn State
Will Sheppard Head Shot
PICK: 244 RND: 7 (NE)
Will Sheppard
WR Colorado
Draft Picks Received
Dani Dennis-Sutton Head Shot
PICK: 86 RND: 3 (LAC)
Dani Dennis-Sutton
DE-EDGE Penn State
Jake Majors Head Shot
PICK: 158 RND: 5 (LAC)
Jake Majors
C Texas
Jaylen Reed Head Shot
PICK: 238 RND: 7 (WSH)
Jaylen Reed
S Penn State
Will Sheppard Head Shot
PICK: 244 RND: 7 (WSH)
Will Sheppard
WR Colorado
No Pick Head Shot
PICK: RND: 5 (LAC)
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Draft Picks Traded
Que Robinson Head Shot
PICK: 83 RND: 3 (LAC)
Que Robinson
LB-EDGE Alabama
Carson Schwesinger Head Shot
PICK: 237 RND: 7 (WSH)
Carson Schwesinger
LB UCLA
Draft Grade — Patriots
Overall B-
ValueB NeedB- TradesB- FutureB-
The Patriots won the night they stopped Singleton from sliding. Grade: B-.

The board owed the Patriots one, and it paid up: Nicholas Singleton, the No. 102 name on the board, sitting there at the 219th overall pick like a gift left on the doorstep. A dependable weekend that grades out a B-.

The Dennis-Sutton pick is the one the value grade keeps tripping over. If this class has a fault line, it runs straight through interior defensive lineman. They left with edge rusher solved and the rest of the wish list mostly ticked off.

All told, a solid class that does its job everywhere but interior defensive lineman.

Pick Analysis
Pick2 Rnd1 Travis Hunter
In Round 1, Pick 2 they get an island corner at fair value.
Pick38 Rnd2 Tyler Booker
They took Tyler Booker at par in the Round 2 slot, which is nothing to complain about. Another box on the needs board, quietly ticked.
Pick69 Rnd3 Donovan Jackson
They went early on Donovan Jackson in the 69th pick, and the value did not follow. One more legitimate question on the roster, answered.
Pick86 Rnd3 Dani Dennis-Sutton
Value said wait; Dani Dennis-Sutton in pick No. 86 says they were not listening. They walked in needing this and walked out with it.
Pick105 Rnd4 Deontae Lawson
Deontae Lawson at pick 105 is a first-round grade at a bargain-bin price, no notes. A minor itch, scratched.
Pick140 Rnd5 Kevin Winston Jr.
Kevin Winston Jr. at the 140th overall pick is the steal of the weekend, a first-round talent at a bargain-bin price. A glaring weakness, addressed head on.
Pick158 Rnd5 Jake Majors
Somehow Jake Majors was still sitting there in slot 158, and they pounced on premier offensive lineman value. A need, and now a little less of one.
Pick219 Rnd7 Nicholas Singleton
They barely believed it either: Nicholas Singleton still on the board at No. 219. It fills a real need, too.
Pick222 Rnd7 Jack Kiser
They robbed the room for Jack Kiser here, a fall nobody at the table saw coming. Stacking talent where they were already deep.
Pick238 Rnd7 Jaylen Reed
Jaylen Reed at pick No. 238 is daylight robbery; nobody expected him to last. It answers the question that was keeping the coaches up at night.
Pick244 Rnd7 Will Sheppard
Will Sheppard in the Round 7 slot is a bet on their own eyes over everyone else's grade. Top of the wish list, and they did not leave without it.