This is a deep draft for Offensive Tackles and Wide Receivers. First round talent for Cornerbacks and Edge Rushers is also plentiful. I am predicting there will not be any trades in the 1st round unless MIN, DEN or some other team gets silly and offers the Patriots a Godfather offer. Las Vegas may include DaVante Adams in a deal if they can secure one of the top 3 QBs. Adams is expensive and on the other side of 30, so he is expendable.
1 CHI Caleb Williams QB USC – He is the consensus #1 pick.
2 WAS Jayden Daniels QB LSU – Classic misinformation rumors that Daniels doesn’t want to play in WAS!
3 NE Drake Maye QB NC – NE doesn’t get their Godfather “I’ll make you an offer you can’t refuse” offer and settles for Maye. He will need a full year of tutelage and the rebuild will crawl on for a few years longer. Don’t expect some instant gratification.
4 ARI Marvin Harrison Jr WR Ohio St – Terrific athlete and will be a star in this league.
5 LAC Malik Nabers WR LSU – Nabers is a hair behind Harrison and will be a great target for Herbert. I expect LAC to double dip on Receivers.
6 NYG JJ McCarthy QB Michigan – Giants get their man and don’t have to give up any draft capital to get him.
7 TEN Joe Alt OT Notre Dame – As far as I am concerned, he is the star of this draft.
8 ATL Rome Odunze WR Washington – Another stud WR.
9 CHI JC Latham OT Alabama – Kinda surprised by CHI taking Latham this high.
10 NYJ Olumuyima Fashanu OT Penn St – I would have taken him over Latham. This helps the Jets and their poor OL. Plug and Play LT.
11 MIN Taliese Fuaga OT Oregon St – Thought they would have gone WR here.
12 DEN Brock Bowers TE Georgia – Lose out on QB but take the Best Athlete available.
13 LV Quinyon Mitchell CB Toledo – Best CB most fans don’t know. Shined in the Senior Bowl against top competition.
14 NO Dallas Turner ED Alabama – Best pass rusher and fills need for Saints.
15 IND Brian Thomas WR LSU – Another WR goes in the 1st and a LSU players as well.
16 SEA Jared Verse ED Florida St – Now starts the run on Edge players.
17 JAX Terrion Arnold CB Alabama – 1st of two Bama CBs
18 CIN Troy Fautanu OT Washington – Another stud OT. Thought the Patriots could get him.
19 LAC Byron Murphy ED Texas – 3rd of 6 EDGE players to go in the 1st.
20 PIT Cooper DeJean CB Iowa – PFF has him ranked #8 overall.
21 MIA Graham Barton OT Duke – Don’t think he will be a Tackle but end up at Guard.
22 PHI Laiatu Latu ED UCLA – was unblockable at the Senior Bowl
23 MIN Nate Wiggins CB Clemson – Ran a blistering 4.28 40 but at 6’1” 173 is slight and doesn’t play as well as his athleticism says he should.
24 DAL Amarius Mims OT Georgia – Solid Tackle should be in league for a long time.
25 ARI Kool-Aid McKinstry CB Alabama – Coming into 2023 season he was thought to be the top cornerback.
26 TB Adonai Mitchell WR Texas – Is he N’Keal Harry II?
27 ARI Chop Robinson ED Penn St – Extremely athletic edge rusher
28 BUF Darius Robinson ED Missouri – This Robinson played in the SEC and is little more battle tested.
29 DET Xavier Worthy WR Texas – I just don’t trust the Texas WRs. He has got the speed.
30 BAL Tony Franklin WR Oregon – Tremendous Junior season in 2023 with 81 catches 1343 yards and 14 TDs
31 SF Tyler Guyton OT Oklahoma – Massive Left Tackle with huge wingspan. He engulfs pass rushers.
32 KC Ladd McConkey WR Georgia – This is a crime to let Mahomes get a WR this good with the last pick in the 1st round. He can’t be covered and will be the Offensive Rookie of the Year if not All-Pro.
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Merrimack Valley native and lifelong fan of the New England Patriots. My earliest memories of the Patriots were attending as a child with my dad, the off-season practice at Phillips Academy. I was at the Patriots game at Harvard Stadium in 1970 where Bob “Harpo” Gladieux was called out of the stands by the stadium announcer over the PA to play in the game. Analyzing the draft since ESPN first started to televise it in 1980 and former writer for the Lowell Sun Newspaper.
