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2024 Mock Draft 1

  • Cardkillah DRAFTING FOR THE
    Patriots
Draft Selections
Drake Maye Head Shot
PICK: 10 RND: 1 (NE)
Drake Maye
QB North Carolina
Kiran Amegadjie Head Shot
PICK: 54 RND: 2 (NE)
Kiran Amegadjie
OT Yale
Jermaine Burton Head Shot
PICK: 63 RND: 2 (NE)
Jermaine Burton
WR Alabama
Ricky Pearsall Head Shot
PICK: 84 RND: 3 (NE)
Ricky Pearsall
WR Florida
Shemar Turner Head Shot
PICK: 103 RND: 4 (NE)
Shemar Turner
DL-EDGE Texas A&M
Javon Foster Head Shot
PICK: 130 RND: 4 (NE)
Javon Foster
OT Missouri
Javion Cohen Head Shot
PICK: 139 RND: 5 (NE)
Javion Cohen
OG Miami (FL)
Moose Muhammad III Head Shot
PICK: 191 RND: 6 (NE)
Moose Muhammad III
WR Texas A&M
De'Corian Clark Head Shot
PICK: 214 RND: 6 (NE)
De'Corian Clark
WR UTSA
Desmond Evans Head Shot
PICK: 224 RND: 7 (NE)
Desmond Evans
DL-EDGE North Carolina
Draft Picks Received
Drake Maye Head Shot
PICK: 10 RND: 1 (NYJ)
Drake Maye
QB North Carolina
Kiran Amegadjie Head Shot
PICK: 54 RND: 2 (LAR)
Kiran Amegadjie
OT Yale
Jermaine Burton Head Shot
PICK: 63 RND: 2 (SF)
Jermaine Burton
WR Alabama
Ricky Pearsall Head Shot
PICK: 84 RND: 3 (TB)
Ricky Pearsall
WR Florida
Javon Foster Head Shot
PICK: 130 RND: 4 (DAL)
Javon Foster
OT Missouri
Moose Muhammad III Head Shot
PICK: 191 RND: 6 (LAR)
Moose Muhammad III
WR Texas A&M
De'Corian Clark Head Shot
PICK: 214 RND: 6 (LAR)
De'Corian Clark
WR UTSA
No Pick Head Shot
PICK: RND: 1 (DAL)
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No Pick Head Shot
PICK: RND: 2 (DAL)
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No Pick Head Shot
PICK: RND: 4 (LAR)
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Draft Picks Traded
Marvin Harrison Jr. Head Shot
PICK: 3 RND: 1 (TB)
Marvin Harrison Jr.
WR Ohio State
Adonai Mitchell Head Shot
PICK: 34 RND: 2 (TEN)
Adonai Mitchell
WR Texas
Michael Pratt Head Shot
PICK: 68 RND: 3 (SF)
Michael Pratt
QB Tulane
Kaden Prather Head Shot
PICK: 182 RND: 6 (ARI)
Kaden Prather
WR Maryland
No Pick Head Shot
PICK: RND: 1 (MIA)
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No Pick Head Shot
PICK: RND: 3 (MIA)
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Players Gained
Head Shot
Chris Godwin
WR
Head Shot
Caleb Huntley
RB
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Braylon Jones
OG
Head Shot
Warren McClendon Jr.
OT
Head Shot
Donovan Wilson
S
Players traded away
Head Shot
JuJu Smith-Schuster
WR
Draft Grade — Patriots
Overall B+
ValueB NeedB TradesA+ 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.

The Evans reach is the anchor dragging on the value grade. Muhammad III falling to them is the kind of break a good board is built to catch. The dealing alone would carry a lesser class.

The interior defensive lineman spot stays a question, and it was the one they most needed an answer at.

In sum, a sturdy weekend with one asterisk, the interior defensive lineman spot they never got to.

Pick Analysis
Pick10 Rnd1 Drake Maye
In Round 1, Pick 10 they get a franchise quarterback at fair value. A real need, handled.
Pick54 Rnd2 Kiran Amegadjie
Kiran Amegadjie in pick No. 54 is fair value, right on his grade. A sensible fit that makes the depth chart a little sturdier.
Pick63 Rnd2 Jermaine Burton
Jermaine Burton in the 63rd pick is exactly on the number, no argument either way. That was the need underlined and circled, and now it is checked off.
Pick84 Rnd3 Ricky Pearsall
A tidy bit of business in No. 84, where Ricky Pearsall graded well above the range. Better still, it is exactly the hole they had to fill.
Pick103 Rnd4 Shemar Turner
Value said wait; Shemar Turner in the 103rd overall pick says they were not listening. The one spot they could not leave alone, and did not.
Pick130 Rnd4 Javon Foster
Javon Foster at the Round 4 slot is neither steal nor reach, just the going rate. It plugs a real leak on the depth chart.
Pick139 Rnd5 Javion Cohen
No drama and no debate, Javion Cohen went about where he belonged in pick 139. One more legitimate question on the roster, answered.
Pick191 Rnd6 Moose Muhammad III
You do not let a wide receiver like Moose Muhammad III reach slot 191 and blink. They did not. The biggest hole on the depth chart just got a whole lot smaller.
Pick214 Rnd6 De'Corian Clark
De'Corian Clark in pick 214 is the kind of fall that makes a whole class. This was priority one on the needs board, and now it is handled.
Pick224 Rnd7 Desmond Evans
A big swing on Desmond Evans at the 224th pick, well ahead of any board in the building. Top of the wish list, and they did not leave without it.