BBB'S MOCK DRAFT
  1. Home
  2. Simulator

15

  • BBB DRAFTING FOR THE
    Patriots
Draft Selections
Brock Bowers Head Shot
PICK: 11 RND: 1 (NE)
Brock Bowers
TE Georgia
Brian Thomas Jr. Head Shot
PICK: 27 RND: 1 (NE)
Brian Thomas Jr.
WR LSU
Chop Robinson Head Shot
PICK: 34 RND: 2 (NE)
Chop Robinson
DE-EDGE Penn State
Keon Coleman Head Shot
PICK: 35 RND: 2 (NE)
Keon Coleman
WR Florida State
Kingsley Suamataia Head Shot
PICK: 68 RND: 3 (NE)
Kingsley Suamataia
OT BYU
Patrick Paul Head Shot
PICK: 70 RND: 3 (NE)
Patrick Paul
OT Houston
Khyree Jackson Head Shot
PICK: 91 RND: 3 (NE)
Khyree Jackson
CB Oregon
Zak Zinter Head Shot
PICK: 103 RND: 4 (NE)
Zak Zinter
OG Michigan
Braelon Allen Head Shot
PICK: 105 RND: 4 (NE)
Braelon Allen
RB Wisconsin
Maason Smith Head Shot
PICK: 107 RND: 4 (NE)
Maason Smith
DT-EDGE LSU
Johnny Wilson Head Shot
PICK: 126 RND: 4 (NE)
Johnny Wilson
WR Florida State
Javon Foster Head Shot
PICK: 129 RND: 4 (NE)
Javon Foster
OT Missouri
James Williams Head Shot
PICK: 137 RND: 5 (NE)
James Williams
S Miami (FL)
Marist Liufau Head Shot
PICK: 157 RND: 5 (NE)
Marist Liufau
LB Notre Dame
Jordan Travis Head Shot
PICK: 167 RND: 5 (NE)
Jordan Travis
QB Florida State
Luke McCaffrey Head Shot
PICK: 169 RND: 5 (NE)
Luke McCaffrey
WR Rice
Julian Pearl Head Shot
PICK: 177 RND: 6 (NE)
Julian Pearl
OT-EDGE Illinois
Tip Reiman Head Shot
PICK: 180 RND: 6 (NE)
Tip Reiman
TE Illinois
Myles Cole Head Shot
PICK: 193 RND: 6 (NE)
Myles Cole
DE-EDGE Texas Tech
JD Bertrand Head Shot
PICK: 202 RND: 6 (NE)
JD Bertrand
LB Notre Dame
Caedan Wallace Head Shot
PICK: 226 RND: 7 (NE)
Caedan Wallace
OT Penn State
Trey Knox Head Shot
PICK: 231 RND: 7 (NE)
Trey Knox
TE South Carolina
Sam Hartman Head Shot
PICK: 243 RND: 7 (NE)
Sam Hartman
QB Notre Dame
Josh Proctor Head Shot
PICK: 255 RND: 7 (NE)
Josh Proctor
S Ohio State
Draft Picks Received
Brock Bowers Head Shot
PICK: 11 RND: 1 (MIN)
Brock Bowers
TE Georgia
Brian Thomas Jr. Head Shot
PICK: 27 RND: 1 (ARI)
Brian Thomas Jr.
WR LSU
Keon Coleman Head Shot
PICK: 35 RND: 2 (ARI)
Keon Coleman
WR Florida State
Patrick Paul Head Shot
PICK: 70 RND: 3 (NYG)
Patrick Paul
OT Houston
Khyree Jackson Head Shot
PICK: 91 RND: 3 (GB)
Khyree Jackson
CB Oregon
Braelon Allen Head Shot
PICK: 105 RND: 4 (LAC)
Braelon Allen
RB Wisconsin
Maason Smith Head Shot
PICK: 107 RND: 4 (NYG)
Maason Smith
DT-EDGE LSU
Johnny Wilson Head Shot
PICK: 126 RND: 4 (GB)
Johnny Wilson
WR Florida State
Javon Foster Head Shot
PICK: 129 RND: 4 (MIN)
Javon Foster
OT Missouri
Marist Liufau Head Shot
PICK: 157 RND: 5 (MIN)
Marist Liufau
LB Notre Dame
Jordan Travis Head Shot
PICK: 167 RND: 5 (MIN)
Jordan Travis
QB Florida State
Luke McCaffrey Head Shot
PICK: 169 RND: 5 (GB)
Luke McCaffrey
WR Rice
Julian Pearl Head Shot
PICK: 177 RND: 6 (MIN)
Julian Pearl
OT-EDGE Illinois
JD Bertrand Head Shot
PICK: 202 RND: 6 (GB)
JD Bertrand
LB Notre Dame
Caedan Wallace Head Shot
PICK: 226 RND: 7 (ARI)
Caedan Wallace
OT Penn State
Sam Hartman Head Shot
PICK: 243 RND: 7 (ARI)
Sam Hartman
QB Notre Dame
Josh Proctor Head Shot
PICK: 255 RND: 7 (GB)
Josh Proctor
S Ohio State
No Pick Head Shot
PICK: RND: 1 (MIN)
NEXT YEAR (2025)
 
No Pick Head Shot
PICK: RND: 3 (NYG)
NEXT YEAR (2025)
 
Draft Picks Traded
Drake Maye Head Shot
PICK: 3 RND: 1 (ARI)
Drake Maye
QB North Carolina
No Pick Head Shot
PICK: RND: 5 (MIA)
NEXT YEAR (2025)
 
Players Gained
Head Shot
Budda Baker
S
Head Shot
Gerald Everett
TE
Players traded away
Head Shot
Kayshon Boutte
WR
Head Shot
Tre Nixon
WR
Draft Grade — Patriots
Overall A-
ValueB NeedB TradesA+ FutureA
A masterclass at the trade table lands the Patriots a A-.

Whoever sat across the table from the Patriots should ask for a receipt. They cleaned the room out, prying loose far more value than they gave up, and it was the quiet MVP of their weekend.

It is not that Smith is a bad player; it is that the Patriots had louder needs to answer first. If this class has a fault line, it runs straight through interior defensive lineman. Pearl has a lot of ground to make up just to look fairly priced.

The McCaffrey value carries more weight than any single miss elsewhere.

Bottom line, they did the job about as well as it can be done.

Pick Analysis
Pick11 Rnd1 Brock Bowers
In pick 11 they get a security blanket over the middle. A real need, handled.
Pick27 Rnd1 Brian Thomas Jr.
In the 27th overall pick they get a difference-maker at receiver at fair value. Exactly the need they had to hit.
Pick34 Rnd2 Chop Robinson
They read the board right and Chop Robinson was the payoff at the Round 2 slot. Better still, it is exactly the hole they had to fill.
Pick35 Rnd2 Keon Coleman
No edge and no loss on Keon Coleman in pick No. 35; it is a wash and a sensible one. A glaring weakness, addressed head on.
Pick68 Rnd3 Kingsley Suamataia
They stopped a slide they were happy to see, landing Kingsley Suamataia in the 68th pick. Another box on the needs board, quietly ticked.
Pick70 Rnd3 Patrick Paul
A reasonable price with a little left over, Patrick Paul in slot 70. It shores up a spot that genuinely needed the help.
Pick91 Rnd3 Khyree Jackson
Nothing to complain about; Khyree Jackson went a shade earlier than his grade, which is fine. It thickens a room that could stand to be thicker.
Pick103 Rnd4 Zak Zinter
A straight-up fair deal on Zak Zinter at No. 103, value and slot in agreement. A real hole, addressed with a reasonable pick.
Pick105 Rnd4 Braelon Allen
Braelon Allen in the 105th pick is exactly on the number, no argument either way. It fills a real need, too.
Pick107 Rnd4 Maason Smith
They bypassed pressing needs at interior defensive lineman to take Maason Smith, a DT-EDGE that was not the priority.
Pick126 Rnd4 Johnny Wilson
They paid sticker price for Johnny Wilson in the Round 4 slot, and that is fine. Top of the wish list, and they did not leave without it.
Pick129 Rnd4 Javon Foster
A quiet steal in pick 129: Javon Foster for less than the market said. One more legitimate question on the roster, answered.
Pick137 Rnd5 James Williams
James Williams is a better player than the 137th overall pick suggests; smart patience, rewarded. They walked in needing this and walked out with it.
Pick157 Rnd5 Marist Liufau
The board had cheaper options than Marist Liufau at No. 157, and it noticed. Depth more than a fix, but depth they can use.
Pick167 Rnd5 Jordan Travis
No drama and no debate, Jordan Travis went about where he belonged in pick No. 167. It plugs a real leak on the depth chart.
Pick169 Rnd5 Luke McCaffrey
Taking Luke McCaffrey in slot 169 is close to grand larceny; a wide receiver that good had no business lasting this long. This was priority one on the needs board, and now it is handled.
Pick177 Rnd6 Julian Pearl
Julian Pearl at the Round 6 slot is the pick scouts circle, and not in a good way. This was not a hole anyone had circled.
Pick180 Rnd6 Tip Reiman
A market-rate tight end, with the board and the slot shaking hands on Tip Reiman. It patches a soft spot without any drama.
Pick193 Rnd6 Myles Cole
They took Myles Cole at par in pick 193, which is nothing to complain about. The one spot they could not leave alone, and did not.
Pick202 Rnd6 JD Bertrand
JD Bertrand at Round 6, Pick 27 is the kind of overdraft that needs everything to break right. A want dressed up as a pick, at a spot they had covered.
Pick226 Rnd7 Caedan Wallace
A tidy bit of business in the 226th pick, where Caedan Wallace graded well above the range. A sensible fit for a spot that needed help.
Pick231 Rnd7 Trey Knox
Value with a capital V on Trey Knox in slot 231, a genuine coup. The roster fit checks out.
Pick243 Rnd7 Sam Hartman
A reach for Sam Hartman in No. 243; a little patience would have been rewarded. A sensible fit that makes the depth chart a little sturdier.
Pick255 Rnd7 Josh Proctor
Josh Proctor slid further than he should have, and pick No. 255 is lovely value for the safety. It also answers one of the loudest questions on the roster.