NE4LIFE'S MOCK DRAFT
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NE4LIFE'S MOCK DRAFT
RUN ON FEB 23, 2024

Traded down for a haul

  • NE4LIFE DRAFTING FOR THE
    Patriots
Draft Selections
Kool-Aid McKinstry Head Shot
PICK: 22 RND: 1 (NE)
Kool-Aid McKinstry
CB Alabama
Bralen Trice Head Shot
PICK: 34 RND: 2 (NE)
Bralen Trice
DE-EDGE Washington
Tyler Guyton Head Shot
PICK: 50 RND: 2 (NE)
Tyler Guyton
OT Oklahoma
Javon Bullard Head Shot
PICK: 67 RND: 3 (NE)
Javon Bullard
S Georgia
Ricky Pearsall Head Shot
PICK: 68 RND: 3 (NE)
Ricky Pearsall
WR Florida
Michael Pratt Head Shot
PICK: 103 RND: 4 (NE)
Michael Pratt
QB Tulane
Marist Liufau Head Shot
PICK: 104 RND: 4 (NE)
Marist Liufau
LB Notre Dame
Dallin Holker Head Shot
PICK: 136 RND: 4 (NE)
Dallin Holker
TE Colorado State
Sincere Haynesworth Head Shot
PICK: 138 RND: 5 (NE)
Sincere Haynesworth
C Tulane
Jha'Quan Jackson Head Shot
PICK: 182 RND: 6 (NE)
Jha'Quan Jackson
WR Tulane
Austin Stogner Head Shot
PICK: 229 RND: 7 (NE)
Austin Stogner
TE Oklahoma
Draft Picks Received
Kool-Aid McKinstry Head Shot
PICK: 22 RND: 1 (PHI)
Kool-Aid McKinstry
CB Alabama
Tyler Guyton Head Shot
PICK: 50 RND: 2 (PHI)
Tyler Guyton
OT Oklahoma
Javon Bullard Head Shot
PICK: 67 RND: 3 (WSH)
Javon Bullard
S Georgia
Michael Pratt Head Shot
PICK: 103 RND: 4 (WSH)
Michael Pratt
QB Tulane
Sincere Haynesworth Head Shot
PICK: 138 RND: 5 (WSH)
Sincere Haynesworth
C Tulane
No Pick Head Shot
PICK: RND: 1 (PHI)
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No Pick Head Shot
PICK: RND: 2 (PHI)
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No Pick Head Shot
PICK: RND: 4 (WSH)
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No Pick Head Shot
PICK: RND: 7 (WSH)
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Draft Picks Traded
Joe Alt Head Shot
PICK: 3 RND: 1 (PHI)
Joe Alt
OT Notre Dame
Draft Grade — Patriots
Overall B-
ValueB- NeedB TradesF FutureA+
The Patriots bled value on every deal, hence the B-.

The Patriots treated their own grade as gospel and everyone else's as noise, spending the 182nd pick on Jha'Quan Jackson a full 44 spots early.

They handed away value on the phones that the picks cannot earn back. Liufau falling to them is the kind of break a good board is built to catch. For all the activity, interior defensive lineman went untouched, which is hard to explain.

Nothing here to lose sleep over, and plenty to feel decent about.

Pick Analysis
Pick22 Rnd1 Kool-Aid McKinstry
In slot 22 they get an island corner. Need was not the driver here.
Pick34 Rnd2 Bralen Trice
Bralen Trice in pick 34 is exactly on the number, no argument either way. It answers the question that was keeping the coaches up at night.
Pick50 Rnd2 Tyler Guyton
They read the board right and Tyler Guyton was the payoff at the 50th pick. A need, and now a little less of one.
Pick67 Rnd3 Javon Bullard
Javon Bullard in pick No. 67 is fine work, a shade of surplus and no downside. That was the need underlined and circled, and now it is checked off.
Pick68 Rnd3 Ricky Pearsall
They took Ricky Pearsall at par in the 68th overall pick, which is nothing to complain about. It also answers one of the loudest questions on the roster.
Pick103 Rnd4 Michael Pratt
Michael Pratt in Round 4, Pick 3 is fair value, right on his grade. It plugs a real leak on the depth chart.
Pick104 Rnd4 Marist Liufau
You do not let a linebacker like Marist Liufau reach Round 4, Pick 4 and blink. They did not. A minor itch, scratched.
Pick136 Rnd4 Dallin Holker
Dallin Holker in pick 136 is the kind of reach that only looks good if he outplays it. Another box on the needs board, quietly ticked.
Pick138 Rnd5 Sincere Haynesworth
Sincere Haynesworth at slot 138 is a steep price for a hunch, hard to square with any board. A sensible fit for a spot that needed help.
Pick182 Rnd6 Jha'Quan Jackson
The board screamed and they did not listen, reaching into the next round for Jha'Quan Jackson. Better still, it is exactly the hole they had to fill.
Pick229 Rnd7 Austin Stogner
A tight end of that caliber at No. 229 is the definition of value, full stop. One more legitimate question on the roster, answered.