Gp26'S MOCK DRAFT
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  • Gp26 DRAFTING FOR THE
    Patriots
Draft Selections
Drake Maye Head Shot
PICK: 3 RND: 1 (NE)
Drake Maye
QB North Carolina
Adonai Mitchell Head Shot
PICK: 34 RND: 2 (NE)
Adonai Mitchell
WR Texas
Kiran Amegadjie Head Shot
PICK: 68 RND: 3 (NE)
Kiran Amegadjie
OT Yale
Will Shipley Head Shot
PICK: 103 RND: 4 (NE)
Will Shipley
RB Clemson
Kalen King Head Shot
PICK: 137 RND: 5 (NE)
Kalen King
CB Penn State
Tommy Eichenberg Head Shot
PICK: 180 RND: 6 (NE)
Tommy Eichenberg
LB Ohio State
Luke McCaffrey Head Shot
PICK: 193 RND: 6 (NE)
Luke McCaffrey
WR Rice
Trey Knox Head Shot
PICK: 231 RND: 7 (NE)
Trey Knox
TE South Carolina
Draft Grade — Patriots
Overall B-
ValueB NeedB TradesB- FutureB-
The Patriots drew a line under the quarterback search with Maye: B-.

They finally answered the question that shadows every other one. Drake Maye is the Patriots' quarterback, full stop.

On value alone, McCaffrey makes the weekend a net positive. If this class has a fault line, it runs straight through edge rusher.

Good work on the whole, with edge rusher the one box left unchecked.

Pick Analysis
Pick3 Rnd1 Drake Maye
In slot 3 they get a franchise quarterback. A real need, handled.
Pick34 Rnd2 Adonai Mitchell
They did well to land Adonai Mitchell in No. 34, just ahead of his grade. It also answers one of the loudest questions on the roster.
Pick68 Rnd3 Kiran Amegadjie
No edge and no loss on Kiran Amegadjie in the Round 3 slot; it is a wash and a sensible one. It plugs a real leak on the depth chart.
Pick103 Rnd4 Will Shipley
A market-rate running back, with the board and the slot shaking hands on Will Shipley. It patches a soft spot without any drama.
Pick137 Rnd5 Kalen King
By-the-book stuff, Kalen King at Round 5, Pick 1 squarely in line with his ranking. A minor itch, scratched.
Pick180 Rnd6 Tommy Eichenberg
Taking Tommy Eichenberg in the 180th overall pick is close to grand larceny; a linebacker that good had no business lasting this long. Useful depth more than a marquee fix.
Pick193 Rnd6 Luke McCaffrey
The board fumbled Luke McCaffrey all the way to pick 193, and they scooped it up. They walked in needing this and walked out with it.
Pick231 Rnd7 Trey Knox
Good things come to war rooms that wait, and Trey Knox at pick No. 231 is the proof. One more legitimate question on the roster, answered.