{"id":45231,"date":"2023-01-24T10:05:11","date_gmt":"2023-01-24T15:05:11","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.patsfans.com\/patriots\/blog\/?p=45231"},"modified":"2023-01-24T10:05:11","modified_gmt":"2023-01-24T15:05:11","slug":"morse-way-too-early-patriots-mock-draft-1","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.patsfans.com\/patriots\/blog\/2023\/01\/24\/morse-way-too-early-patriots-mock-draft-1\/","title":{"rendered":"MORSE: Way Too Early Patriots Mock Draft #1"},"content":{"rendered":"

2023 Draft Coverage <\/strong><\/p>\n

With the Patriots missing the playoffs, we can get a jump on the 2023 NFL Draft.\u00a0 The Patriots will have their highest draft choice since 2008 when they selected Jerod Mayo #10 after a trade down from #7.<\/p>\n

The number of Patriots selections is probably going to be 11 per Mike Dussault of Patriots.com.<\/p>\n

1st round<\/p>\n

2nd round<\/p>\n

3rd round<\/p>\n

4th round \u00a0(Comp. Projected – Jackson)<\/p>\n

4th round (via LAR\/Sony Michel)<\/p>\n

5th round (Comp. Projected – Karras)<\/p>\n

6th round<\/p>\n

6th round (via CAR\/Gilmore)<\/p>\n

6th round (via LVR\/Stidham)<\/p>\n

7th round (Comp. Projected – Bolden)<\/p>\n

(That’s 10 Mike?)<\/p>\n

In the PFF Mock Draft Simulator, they have 9 as follows:<\/p>\n

14, 46, 76, 97, 107, 117, 170, 211, 234<\/p>\n

Since we are using the PFF Simulator we will use the 9 picks.<\/p>\n

Free Agents <\/strong><\/p>\n

I would concentrate on re-signing two of the Patriots’ own Free Agents.\u00a0 I would bring back Jakobi Meyers and Jonathan Jones.\u00a0 Jones is older at 29.\u00a0 He signed a 3-year extension in 2019 before he became a starter.\u00a0 \u00a0Market value according to Spotrac is 2 years $24M, AAV $12M.\u00a0 The Jones signing would give the Patriots some immediate flexibility.\u00a0 Jones has played well at the boundary corner.\u00a0 I believe he has the instincts and speed to play the Free Safety position.\u00a0 He is a very sound tackler.\u00a0 There is no one in Free Agency that I like as a Free Safety to replace Devin McCourty.\u00a0 I anticipate that McCourty will call it quits.<\/p>\n

Meyers is ranked the 8th<\/sup> best FA available and will demand a 4-year $50M contract, AAV $12.5M.\u00a0 This takes a big chunk of the Free Agent budget away, but it also sends a message to the other players on the team that when you come up for your Free Agency year that the team will listen to reasonable contract talks.<\/p>\n

Since the team needs two OTs, I would go hard after Mike McGlinchey, the former 1st round pick #9, at Right Tackle for San Francisco.\u00a0 It will likely take 4 years $43M, AAV $10.75M.\u00a0 That’s going to chew up 3\/4 of the Free Agent budget.<\/p>\n

Draft Needs<\/strong><\/p>\n

Evan Lazar of Patriots .com, is the best draft prognosticator and talent evaluator amongst the local media.\u00a0 His Draft Needs are listed as follows:\u00a0 OT, WR, CB, FS, LB, 3rd<\/sup> Down RB, Specialists (K, P, LS) TE\/FB, DL<\/p>\n

Depending on how the draft board falls out, there may not be an OT worth taking at #14.\u00a0 I feel FS is more important than WR and CB at this time.\u00a0 I expect that Devin McCourty will retire.\u00a0 There are just not a lot of players in the draft that can fill that position.\u00a0 I call this position scarcity and it pushes players up the draft board, meaning they get selected earlier than they should.\u00a0 If the Patriots re-sign Jon Jones they will minimize the position scarcity by moving Jones to safety, or moving Jalen Mills to safety,\u00a0 and drafting a CB later.<\/p>\n

These are my Draft Priorities:\u00a0 LT, WR, CB\/S, LB, RB that can catch, P, DL, TE, and OL.\u00a0 They also need a developmental QB, FB, and K.<\/p>\n

Mock Draft #1<\/strong>– Way too early but you have to start somewhere!\u00a0 This was a nice exercise, becoming familiar with the players.<\/p>\n

Utilized Pro Football Focus Mock Draft Simulator \u2013 9 picks<\/p>\n

#14\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 Devon Witherspoon CB Illinois<\/strong><\/p>\n

The #1 shutdown corner in this draft.\u00a0 He is 6\u2019 210 lbs and runs a 4.42 40-yard dash.\u00a0 \u00a0Witherspoon was selected the Big 10 Defensive Back of the Year and gave up less than 35 yards in 11 of the 12 games he played in.\u00a0 He also had the best reception % against (33.8%).\u00a0 In 2022 he didn\u2019t allow a TD all year and had 16 forced incompletions for the year. \u00a0\u00a0This is why the signing of Jonathan Jones is so important.\u00a0 I believe Jones can handle the Free Safety duties, replacing Devin McCourty.\u00a0 Witherspoon could be that shutdown corner we have been looking for.\u00a0 He is too good a value to pass up.\u00a0 I am not sure the OT\u2019s available at this point could even start in the NFL right away.<\/p>\n

#46 \u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 Cody Mauch LT North Dakota State <\/strong><\/p>\n

He has played in over 60 games for the Bison. \u00a0\u00a0He is 6\u20194.6\u201d 303 lbs and runs a 5.02 40-yard dash.\u00a0 He has quick feet but does not have not the height or girth you look for at Left Tackle.<\/p>\n

#76\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 Isaiah Foskey Edge Notre Dame <\/strong><\/p>\n

He stands 6\u20195\u201d, 265 lbs and runs a 4.77 40-yard dash.\u00a0 Foskey has had 11 sacks in each of the last two seasons and 26.5 for his career.\u00a0 That is a new school record.\u00a0 He also had 14 Tackles For Loss in 2022.<\/p>\n

#97\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 Christopher Smith FS Georgia<\/strong><\/p>\n

He stands 5\u2019 10\u201d, 195 lbs and runs a 4.48 40-yard dash.\u00a0 Walter Camp 1st<\/sup> team and all-conference in SEC.\u00a0 Double up on DBs.\u00a0 No true backup at FS.<\/p>\n

#107 \u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 Kendre Miller RB TCU<\/strong><\/p>\n

6\u2019, 220 lbs, and ran 4.42.\u00a0 \u00a0Miller ran for 1399 yards, 6.2 yards per carry, and 17 TDs.\u00a0 He was underutilized in the passing game but is very capable.\u00a0 Has the size and strength to pick up blitzes.\u00a0 Miller is also young as he won\u2019t turn 21 until this summer.<\/p>\n

#117\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 Terry Palmer WR Nebraska<\/strong><\/p>\n

Not the typical WR school.\u00a0 Palmer is 5\u2019 10″, 190 lbs, and ran a 4.45.\u00a0 In 2022 he had 1,043 yards receiving, the most in a single season at Nebraska.\u00a0 His 71 receptions were the most by a WR in the school’s history.<\/p>\n

$190\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 Ricky Stromberg OC Arkansas<\/strong><\/p>\n

He stands 6\u20193\u201d, 313 lbs, and ran a 5.2.\u00a0 Stromberg led the Razorbacks’ O-line which led the nation in rushing.\u00a0 The coaches in the SEC selected him for the Jacobs Blocking Trophy and the best blocking lineman.\u00a0 He was 1st<\/sup> team in all SEC.\u00a0 David Andrews is having trouble staying healthy and getting up there in age.<\/p>\n

#211\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 Carter Warren OT Pittsburgh<\/strong><\/p>\n

He battled an injury in 2022 and may need a red-shirt year.\u00a0 He is the prototypical Tackle size at 6\u20195\u201d, 325 lbs. 5.23 40.\u00a0 He has started 40 games at LT.\u00a0 Draft and stash.<\/p>\n

#230\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 Carlton Martial LB Troy<\/strong><\/p>\n

The Little Big Man stands 5\u20198\u201d and 210 lbs, running a 4.76 40.\u00a0 All he does is tackle!\u00a0 He set a new FBS record with 563 tackles for his career.\u00a0 He was twice a finalist for the Burlsworth Trophy.\u00a0 This is awarded to a player that was a walk-on and through his play inspired others.\u00a0 Martial lost to Georgia QB Stetson Bennet this year.\u00a0 In HS he had 300 tackles combined for his Junior and Senior seasons.\u00a0 He led his HS team to two straight Alabama state championships.\u00a0 Martial was 1st<\/sup> team in all Sun Belt Conference all 4 years.<\/p>\n

East-West shrine game <\/strong><\/p>\n

Patriots Defensive line coach DeMarcus Covington will be the Defensive Coordinator and Troy Brown the Head Coach.<\/p>\n

Coaches Interviewed<\/strong><\/p>\n

The Offensive Coordinator coaching interviews appear to be complete with Bill O\u2019Brien still the most likely selection.\u00a0 However, a few twists have been reported.\u00a0 It appears that Jerod Mayo is taking on the role of assistant to the head coach and is sitting in on the OC interviews.<\/p>\n

Another thing reported over the weekend is that some of these coaches that were interviewed may join the staff anyway.\u00a0 Adrian Klemm is being mentioned as a possible O-line coach.\u00a0 Keenan McCardell (whom I identified incorrectly last week as the WR coach for Jacksonville Jaguars.\u00a0 He is the former jaguars WR coach.\u00a0 He now coaches the Minnesota Vikings WR) was the other name mentioned as possibly joining the team anyway.<\/p>\n

Comings and Goings <\/strong><\/p>\n

The Patriots signed Olakunle Fatukasi LB.\u00a0 The former Rutgers Scarlett Knight,s stands 6\u20192\u201d 240 lbs, and runs a 4.79 40.\u00a0 He was undrafted in 2022 and signed with Tampa Bay.\u00a0 He made their 53-man roster out of camp and played in 13 games before being waived in early December.\u00a0 Denver jumped on him and signed him to their Practice Squad.\u00a0\u00a0 When the season ended Fatukasi chose not to sign a Futures contract with Denver, thus becoming a free agent.\u00a0 The Patriots signed him to a Futures contract.\u00a0 At Rutgers, he played in 12 games as a true freshman and another 11 games as a sophomore.\u00a0 In the 2019 season, he started 10 games at weakside LB.\u00a0 In the COVID season of 2020, Fatukasi led the Big 10 in tackles.\u00a0 In 2021, the COVID exemption year, he switched to Inside LB and made the third team all-Big 10 despite missing several games with injuries.\u00a0 He was named a Captain for the 2020 and 2021 seasons.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

With the Patriots missing the playoffs, we can get a jump on the 2023 NFL Draft.\u00a0 The Patriots will have their highest draft choice since 2008 when they selected Jerod Mayo #10 after a trade down from #7.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":23,"featured_media":5903,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"jetpack_post_was_ever_published":false,"_jetpack_newsletter_access":"","_jetpack_dont_email_post_to_subs":false,"_jetpack_newsletter_tier_id":0,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paywalled_content":false,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paid_content":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[23217,23216],"tags":[23218,22427],"class_list":["post-45231","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-2023-patriots-mock-drafts","category-patriots-mock-drafts","tag-2023-patriots-mock-draft","tag-patriots-mock-draft"],"yoast_head":"\nMORSE: Way Too Early Patriots Mock Draft #1<\/title>\n<meta name=\"description\" content=\"With the Patriots missing the playoffs, we can get a jump on the 2023 NFL Draft.\u00a0 The Patriots will have their highest draft choice since 2008 when they selected Jerod Mayo #10 after a trade down from #7.\" \/>\n<meta name=\"robots\" content=\"index, follow, max-snippet:-1, max-image-preview:large, max-video-preview:-1\" \/>\n<link rel=\"canonical\" href=\"https:\/\/www.patsfans.com\/patriots\/blog\/2023\/01\/24\/morse-way-too-early-patriots-mock-draft-1\/\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:locale\" content=\"en_US\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:type\" content=\"article\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:title\" content=\"MORSE: Way Too Early Patriots Mock Draft #1 | PatsFans.com\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:description\" content=\"With the Patriots missing the playoffs, we can get a jump on the 2023 NFL Draft.\u00a0 The Patriots will have their highest draft choice since 2008 when they selected Jerod Mayo #10 after a trade down from #7.\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:url\" content=\"https:\/\/www.patsfans.com\/patriots\/blog\/2023\/01\/24\/morse-way-too-early-patriots-mock-draft-1\/\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:site_name\" content=\"PatsFans.com\" \/>\n<meta property=\"article:publisher\" content=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/pfans\" \/>\n<meta property=\"article:published_time\" content=\"2023-01-24T15:05:11+00:00\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:image\" content=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.patsfans.com\/patriots\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/04\/2015-Week-1-NFL-Draft-u9MSZ.jpg?fit=959%2C640&ssl=1\" \/>\n\t<meta property=\"og:image:width\" content=\"959\" \/>\n\t<meta property=\"og:image:height\" content=\"640\" \/>\n\t<meta property=\"og:image:type\" content=\"image\/jpeg\" \/>\n<meta name=\"author\" content=\"Mark Morse\" \/>\n<meta name=\"twitter:card\" content=\"summary_large_image\" \/>\n<meta name=\"twitter:creator\" content=\"@patsfans\" \/>\n<meta name=\"twitter:site\" content=\"@patsfans\" \/>\n<script type=\"application\/ld+json\" class=\"yoast-schema-graph\">{\"@context\":\"https:\\\/\\\/schema.org\",\"@graph\":[{\"@type\":\"NewsArticle\",\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/www.patsfans.com\\\/patriots\\\/blog\\\/2023\\\/01\\\/24\\\/morse-way-too-early-patriots-mock-draft-1\\\/#article\",\"isPartOf\":{\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/www.patsfans.com\\\/patriots\\\/blog\\\/2023\\\/01\\\/24\\\/morse-way-too-early-patriots-mock-draft-1\\\/\"},\"author\":{\"name\":\"Mark Morse\",\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/www.patsfans.com\\\/patriots\\\/blog\\\/#\\\/schema\\\/person\\\/db6ff3fd6d44db4d259b674785ea2167\"},\"headline\":\"MORSE: Way Too Early Patriots Mock Draft #1\",\"datePublished\":\"2023-01-24T15:05:11+00:00\",\"mainEntityOfPage\":{\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/www.patsfans.com\\\/patriots\\\/blog\\\/2023\\\/01\\\/24\\\/morse-way-too-early-patriots-mock-draft-1\\\/\"},\"wordCount\":1349,\"commentCount\":1,\"publisher\":{\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/www.patsfans.com\\\/patriots\\\/blog\\\/#organization\"},\"image\":{\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/www.patsfans.com\\\/patriots\\\/blog\\\/2023\\\/01\\\/24\\\/morse-way-too-early-patriots-mock-draft-1\\\/#primaryimage\"},\"thumbnailUrl\":\"https:\\\/\\\/www.patsfans.com\\\/patriots\\\/blog\\\/wp-content\\\/uploads\\\/2016\\\/04\\\/2015-Week-1-NFL-Draft-u9MSZ.jpg\",\"keywords\":[\"2023 Patriots Mock Draft\",\"Patriots Mock Draft\"],\"articleSection\":[\"2023 Patriots Mock Drafts\",\"Patriots Mock Drafts\"],\"inLanguage\":\"en-US\",\"potentialAction\":[{\"@type\":\"CommentAction\",\"name\":\"Comment\",\"target\":[\"https:\\\/\\\/www.patsfans.com\\\/patriots\\\/blog\\\/2023\\\/01\\\/24\\\/morse-way-too-early-patriots-mock-draft-1\\\/#respond\"]}]},{\"@type\":\"WebPage\",\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/www.patsfans.com\\\/patriots\\\/blog\\\/2023\\\/01\\\/24\\\/morse-way-too-early-patriots-mock-draft-1\\\/\",\"url\":\"https:\\\/\\\/www.patsfans.com\\\/patriots\\\/blog\\\/2023\\\/01\\\/24\\\/morse-way-too-early-patriots-mock-draft-1\\\/\",\"name\":\"MORSE: Way Too Early Patriots Mock Draft #1\",\"isPartOf\":{\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/www.patsfans.com\\\/patriots\\\/blog\\\/#website\"},\"primaryImageOfPage\":{\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/www.patsfans.com\\\/patriots\\\/blog\\\/2023\\\/01\\\/24\\\/morse-way-too-early-patriots-mock-draft-1\\\/#primaryimage\"},\"image\":{\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/www.patsfans.com\\\/patriots\\\/blog\\\/2023\\\/01\\\/24\\\/morse-way-too-early-patriots-mock-draft-1\\\/#primaryimage\"},\"thumbnailUrl\":\"https:\\\/\\\/www.patsfans.com\\\/patriots\\\/blog\\\/wp-content\\\/uploads\\\/2016\\\/04\\\/2015-Week-1-NFL-Draft-u9MSZ.jpg\",\"datePublished\":\"2023-01-24T15:05:11+00:00\",\"description\":\"With the Patriots missing the playoffs, we can get a jump on the 2023 NFL Draft.\u00a0 The Patriots will have their highest draft choice since 2008 when they selected Jerod Mayo #10 after a trade down from #7.\",\"breadcrumb\":{\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/www.patsfans.com\\\/patriots\\\/blog\\\/2023\\\/01\\\/24\\\/morse-way-too-early-patriots-mock-draft-1\\\/#breadcrumb\"},\"inLanguage\":\"en-US\",\"potentialAction\":[{\"@type\":\"ReadAction\",\"target\":[\"https:\\\/\\\/www.patsfans.com\\\/patriots\\\/blog\\\/2023\\\/01\\\/24\\\/morse-way-too-early-patriots-mock-draft-1\\\/\"]}]},{\"@type\":\"ImageObject\",\"inLanguage\":\"en-US\",\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/www.patsfans.com\\\/patriots\\\/blog\\\/2023\\\/01\\\/24\\\/morse-way-too-early-patriots-mock-draft-1\\\/#primaryimage\",\"url\":\"https:\\\/\\\/www.patsfans.com\\\/patriots\\\/blog\\\/wp-content\\\/uploads\\\/2016\\\/04\\\/2015-Week-1-NFL-Draft-u9MSZ.jpg\",\"contentUrl\":\"https:\\\/\\\/www.patsfans.com\\\/patriots\\\/blog\\\/wp-content\\\/uploads\\\/2016\\\/04\\\/2015-Week-1-NFL-Draft-u9MSZ.jpg\",\"width\":959,\"height\":640,\"caption\":\"USA Today - USA TODAY Sports\"},{\"@type\":\"BreadcrumbList\",\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/www.patsfans.com\\\/patriots\\\/blog\\\/2023\\\/01\\\/24\\\/morse-way-too-early-patriots-mock-draft-1\\\/#breadcrumb\",\"itemListElement\":[{\"@type\":\"ListItem\",\"position\":1,\"name\":\"Home\",\"item\":\"https:\\\/\\\/www.patsfans.com\\\/patriots\\\/blog\\\/\"},{\"@type\":\"ListItem\",\"position\":2,\"name\":\"2023 Patriots Mock Drafts\",\"item\":\"https:\\\/\\\/www.patsfans.com\\\/patriots\\\/blog\\\/category\\\/2023-patriots-mock-drafts\\\/\"},{\"@type\":\"ListItem\",\"position\":3,\"name\":\"MORSE: Way Too Early Patriots Mock Draft #1\"}]},{\"@type\":\"WebSite\",\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/www.patsfans.com\\\/patriots\\\/blog\\\/#website\",\"url\":\"https:\\\/\\\/www.patsfans.com\\\/patriots\\\/blog\\\/\",\"name\":\"PatsFans.com\",\"description\":\"Patriots Blog with News and Analysis\",\"publisher\":{\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/www.patsfans.com\\\/patriots\\\/blog\\\/#organization\"},\"potentialAction\":[{\"@type\":\"SearchAction\",\"target\":{\"@type\":\"EntryPoint\",\"urlTemplate\":\"https:\\\/\\\/www.patsfans.com\\\/patriots\\\/blog\\\/?s={search_term_string}\"},\"query-input\":{\"@type\":\"PropertyValueSpecification\",\"valueRequired\":true,\"valueName\":\"search_term_string\"}}],\"inLanguage\":\"en-US\"},{\"@type\":\"Organization\",\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/www.patsfans.com\\\/patriots\\\/blog\\\/#organization\",\"name\":\"PatsFans.com\",\"url\":\"https:\\\/\\\/www.patsfans.com\\\/patriots\\\/blog\\\/\",\"logo\":{\"@type\":\"ImageObject\",\"inLanguage\":\"en-US\",\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/www.patsfans.com\\\/patriots\\\/blog\\\/#\\\/schema\\\/logo\\\/image\\\/\",\"url\":\"https:\\\/\\\/www.patsfans.com\\\/patriots\\\/blog\\\/wp-content\\\/uploads\\\/2023\\\/01\\\/PF_Social_Logo.webp\",\"contentUrl\":\"https:\\\/\\\/www.patsfans.com\\\/patriots\\\/blog\\\/wp-content\\\/uploads\\\/2023\\\/01\\\/PF_Social_Logo.webp\",\"width\":300,\"height\":300,\"caption\":\"PatsFans.com\"},\"image\":{\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/www.patsfans.com\\\/patriots\\\/blog\\\/#\\\/schema\\\/logo\\\/image\\\/\"},\"sameAs\":[\"https:\\\/\\\/www.facebook.com\\\/pfans\",\"https:\\\/\\\/x.com\\\/patsfans\",\"https:\\\/\\\/www.instagram.com\\\/patsfans\",\"https:\\\/\\\/www.pinterest.com\\\/patsfans\\\/\",\"https:\\\/\\\/www.youtube.com\\\/patsfans\",\"https:\\\/\\\/www.tiktok.com\\\/@patsfans.official\"],\"foundingDate\":\"2000-06-17\"},{\"@type\":\"Person\",\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/www.patsfans.com\\\/patriots\\\/blog\\\/#\\\/schema\\\/person\\\/db6ff3fd6d44db4d259b674785ea2167\",\"name\":\"Mark Morse\",\"image\":{\"@type\":\"ImageObject\",\"inLanguage\":\"en-US\",\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/secure.gravatar.com\\\/avatar\\\/edac4d42d2c985795df98560d6b4a8771bc8502406d21e7a8ee977393412af3e?s=96&d=mm&r=g\",\"url\":\"https:\\\/\\\/secure.gravatar.com\\\/avatar\\\/edac4d42d2c985795df98560d6b4a8771bc8502406d21e7a8ee977393412af3e?s=96&d=mm&r=g\",\"contentUrl\":\"https:\\\/\\\/secure.gravatar.com\\\/avatar\\\/edac4d42d2c985795df98560d6b4a8771bc8502406d21e7a8ee977393412af3e?s=96&d=mm&r=g\",\"caption\":\"Mark Morse\"},\"description\":\"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 \u201cHarpo\u201d 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.\",\"url\":\"https:\\\/\\\/www.patsfans.com\\\/patriots\\\/blog\\\/author\\\/markmorse5\\\/\"}]}<\/script>\n<!-- \/ Yoast SEO Premium plugin. -->","yoast_head_json":{"title":"MORSE: Way Too Early Patriots Mock Draft #1","description":"With the Patriots missing the playoffs, we can get a jump on the 2023 NFL Draft.\u00a0 The Patriots will have their highest draft choice since 2008 when they selected Jerod Mayo #10 after a trade down from #7.","robots":{"index":"index","follow":"follow","max-snippet":"max-snippet:-1","max-image-preview":"max-image-preview:large","max-video-preview":"max-video-preview:-1"},"canonical":"https:\/\/www.patsfans.com\/patriots\/blog\/2023\/01\/24\/morse-way-too-early-patriots-mock-draft-1\/","og_locale":"en_US","og_type":"article","og_title":"MORSE: Way Too Early Patriots Mock Draft #1 | PatsFans.com","og_description":"With the Patriots missing the playoffs, we can get a jump on the 2023 NFL Draft.\u00a0 The Patriots will have their highest draft choice since 2008 when they selected Jerod Mayo #10 after a trade down from #7.","og_url":"https:\/\/www.patsfans.com\/patriots\/blog\/2023\/01\/24\/morse-way-too-early-patriots-mock-draft-1\/","og_site_name":"PatsFans.com","article_publisher":"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/pfans","article_published_time":"2023-01-24T15:05:11+00:00","og_image":[{"width":959,"height":640,"url":"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.patsfans.com\/patriots\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/04\/2015-Week-1-NFL-Draft-u9MSZ.jpg?fit=959%2C640&ssl=1","type":"image\/jpeg"}],"author":"Mark Morse","twitter_card":"summary_large_image","twitter_creator":"@patsfans","twitter_site":"@patsfans","schema":{"@context":"https:\/\/schema.org","@graph":[{"@type":"NewsArticle","@id":"https:\/\/www.patsfans.com\/patriots\/blog\/2023\/01\/24\/morse-way-too-early-patriots-mock-draft-1\/#article","isPartOf":{"@id":"https:\/\/www.patsfans.com\/patriots\/blog\/2023\/01\/24\/morse-way-too-early-patriots-mock-draft-1\/"},"author":{"name":"Mark Morse","@id":"https:\/\/www.patsfans.com\/patriots\/blog\/#\/schema\/person\/db6ff3fd6d44db4d259b674785ea2167"},"headline":"MORSE: Way Too Early Patriots Mock Draft #1","datePublished":"2023-01-24T15:05:11+00:00","mainEntityOfPage":{"@id":"https:\/\/www.patsfans.com\/patriots\/blog\/2023\/01\/24\/morse-way-too-early-patriots-mock-draft-1\/"},"wordCount":1349,"commentCount":1,"publisher":{"@id":"https:\/\/www.patsfans.com\/patriots\/blog\/#organization"},"image":{"@id":"https:\/\/www.patsfans.com\/patriots\/blog\/2023\/01\/24\/morse-way-too-early-patriots-mock-draft-1\/#primaryimage"},"thumbnailUrl":"https:\/\/www.patsfans.com\/patriots\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/04\/2015-Week-1-NFL-Draft-u9MSZ.jpg","keywords":["2023 Patriots Mock Draft","Patriots Mock Draft"],"articleSection":["2023 Patriots Mock Drafts","Patriots Mock Drafts"],"inLanguage":"en-US","potentialAction":[{"@type":"CommentAction","name":"Comment","target":["https:\/\/www.patsfans.com\/patriots\/blog\/2023\/01\/24\/morse-way-too-early-patriots-mock-draft-1\/#respond"]}]},{"@type":"WebPage","@id":"https:\/\/www.patsfans.com\/patriots\/blog\/2023\/01\/24\/morse-way-too-early-patriots-mock-draft-1\/","url":"https:\/\/www.patsfans.com\/patriots\/blog\/2023\/01\/24\/morse-way-too-early-patriots-mock-draft-1\/","name":"MORSE: Way Too Early Patriots Mock Draft #1","isPartOf":{"@id":"https:\/\/www.patsfans.com\/patriots\/blog\/#website"},"primaryImageOfPage":{"@id":"https:\/\/www.patsfans.com\/patriots\/blog\/2023\/01\/24\/morse-way-too-early-patriots-mock-draft-1\/#primaryimage"},"image":{"@id":"https:\/\/www.patsfans.com\/patriots\/blog\/2023\/01\/24\/morse-way-too-early-patriots-mock-draft-1\/#primaryimage"},"thumbnailUrl":"https:\/\/www.patsfans.com\/patriots\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/04\/2015-Week-1-NFL-Draft-u9MSZ.jpg","datePublished":"2023-01-24T15:05:11+00:00","description":"With the Patriots missing the playoffs, we can get a jump on the 2023 NFL Draft.\u00a0 The Patriots will have their highest draft choice since 2008 when they selected Jerod Mayo #10 after a trade down from #7.","breadcrumb":{"@id":"https:\/\/www.patsfans.com\/patriots\/blog\/2023\/01\/24\/morse-way-too-early-patriots-mock-draft-1\/#breadcrumb"},"inLanguage":"en-US","potentialAction":[{"@type":"ReadAction","target":["https:\/\/www.patsfans.com\/patriots\/blog\/2023\/01\/24\/morse-way-too-early-patriots-mock-draft-1\/"]}]},{"@type":"ImageObject","inLanguage":"en-US","@id":"https:\/\/www.patsfans.com\/patriots\/blog\/2023\/01\/24\/morse-way-too-early-patriots-mock-draft-1\/#primaryimage","url":"https:\/\/www.patsfans.com\/patriots\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/04\/2015-Week-1-NFL-Draft-u9MSZ.jpg","contentUrl":"https:\/\/www.patsfans.com\/patriots\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/04\/2015-Week-1-NFL-Draft-u9MSZ.jpg","width":959,"height":640,"caption":"USA Today - USA TODAY Sports"},{"@type":"BreadcrumbList","@id":"https:\/\/www.patsfans.com\/patriots\/blog\/2023\/01\/24\/morse-way-too-early-patriots-mock-draft-1\/#breadcrumb","itemListElement":[{"@type":"ListItem","position":1,"name":"Home","item":"https:\/\/www.patsfans.com\/patriots\/blog\/"},{"@type":"ListItem","position":2,"name":"2023 Patriots Mock Drafts","item":"https:\/\/www.patsfans.com\/patriots\/blog\/category\/2023-patriots-mock-drafts\/"},{"@type":"ListItem","position":3,"name":"MORSE: Way Too Early Patriots Mock Draft #1"}]},{"@type":"WebSite","@id":"https:\/\/www.patsfans.com\/patriots\/blog\/#website","url":"https:\/\/www.patsfans.com\/patriots\/blog\/","name":"PatsFans.com","description":"Patriots Blog with News and Analysis","publisher":{"@id":"https:\/\/www.patsfans.com\/patriots\/blog\/#organization"},"potentialAction":[{"@type":"SearchAction","target":{"@type":"EntryPoint","urlTemplate":"https:\/\/www.patsfans.com\/patriots\/blog\/?s={search_term_string}"},"query-input":{"@type":"PropertyValueSpecification","valueRequired":true,"valueName":"search_term_string"}}],"inLanguage":"en-US"},{"@type":"Organization","@id":"https:\/\/www.patsfans.com\/patriots\/blog\/#organization","name":"PatsFans.com","url":"https:\/\/www.patsfans.com\/patriots\/blog\/","logo":{"@type":"ImageObject","inLanguage":"en-US","@id":"https:\/\/www.patsfans.com\/patriots\/blog\/#\/schema\/logo\/image\/","url":"https:\/\/www.patsfans.com\/patriots\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/01\/PF_Social_Logo.webp","contentUrl":"https:\/\/www.patsfans.com\/patriots\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/01\/PF_Social_Logo.webp","width":300,"height":300,"caption":"PatsFans.com"},"image":{"@id":"https:\/\/www.patsfans.com\/patriots\/blog\/#\/schema\/logo\/image\/"},"sameAs":["https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/pfans","https:\/\/x.com\/patsfans","https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/patsfans","https:\/\/www.pinterest.com\/patsfans\/","https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/patsfans","https:\/\/www.tiktok.com\/@patsfans.official"],"foundingDate":"2000-06-17"},{"@type":"Person","@id":"https:\/\/www.patsfans.com\/patriots\/blog\/#\/schema\/person\/db6ff3fd6d44db4d259b674785ea2167","name":"Mark Morse","image":{"@type":"ImageObject","inLanguage":"en-US","@id":"https:\/\/secure.gravatar.com\/avatar\/edac4d42d2c985795df98560d6b4a8771bc8502406d21e7a8ee977393412af3e?s=96&d=mm&r=g","url":"https:\/\/secure.gravatar.com\/avatar\/edac4d42d2c985795df98560d6b4a8771bc8502406d21e7a8ee977393412af3e?s=96&d=mm&r=g","contentUrl":"https:\/\/secure.gravatar.com\/avatar\/edac4d42d2c985795df98560d6b4a8771bc8502406d21e7a8ee977393412af3e?s=96&d=mm&r=g","caption":"Mark Morse"},"description":"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 \u201cHarpo\u201d 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.","url":"https:\/\/www.patsfans.com\/patriots\/blog\/author\/markmorse5\/"}]}},"jetpack_featured_media_url":"https:\/\/www.patsfans.com\/patriots\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/04\/2015-Week-1-NFL-Draft-u9MSZ.jpg","jetpack_sharing_enabled":true,"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.patsfans.com\/patriots\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/45231","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.patsfans.com\/patriots\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.patsfans.com\/patriots\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.patsfans.com\/patriots\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/23"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.patsfans.com\/patriots\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=45231"}],"version-history":[{"count":3,"href":"https:\/\/www.patsfans.com\/patriots\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/45231\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":45235,"href":"https:\/\/www.patsfans.com\/patriots\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/45231\/revisions\/45235"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.patsfans.com\/patriots\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/5903"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.patsfans.com\/patriots\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=45231"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.patsfans.com\/patriots\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=45231"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.patsfans.com\/patriots\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=45231"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}