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It's been some ride, hasn't it? We've been through all sorts of permutations. We've hashed out a plethora of scenarios. We've had the Patriots standing pat and taking a quarterback. We've had them trading back and stockpiling assets. We've even let you drive the bus on the most important draft in the history of Robert Kraft's ownership of the franchise. Now let's see how many of these picks we can actually nail, shall we? Here's our final Round 1 mock draft for 2024, with some notes on what we've heard for each pick along the way.