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2023 NFL mock draft roundup: Updated Patriots first-round projections

The 2023 NFL Draft is less than a month away.

Teams are busy attending Pro Days, conducting one-on-one interviews with players and watching lots of film to prepare for the first round on April 28 in Kansas City.

This draft is mightily important for the New England Patriots. They improved their coaching staff over the offseason by hiring new offensive coordinator Bill O'Brien, and they bolstered their roster in free agency by signing wide receiver JuJu Smith-Schuster, tight end Mike Gesicki and others.

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But the Patriots still lack high-end talent.