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JDMin'S MOCK DRAFT
RUN ON FEB 15, 2024

2024 Patriots Rebuild

  • JDMin DRAFTING FOR THE
    Patriots
Draft Selections
Drake Maye Head Shot
PICK: 6 RND: 1 (NE)
Drake Maye
QB North Carolina
Jordan Morgan Head Shot
PICK: 34 RND: 2 (NE)
Jordan Morgan
OT Arizona
Patrick Paul Head Shot
PICK: 59 RND: 2 (NE)
Patrick Paul
OT Houston
Ricky Pearsall Head Shot
PICK: 68 RND: 3 (NE)
Ricky Pearsall
WR Florida
Kalen King Head Shot
PICK: 85 RND: 3 (NE)
Kalen King
CB Penn State
Zak Zinter Head Shot
PICK: 103 RND: 4 (NE)
Zak Zinter
OG Michigan
Jaheim Bell Head Shot
PICK: 116 RND: 4 (NE)
Jaheim Bell
TE Florida State
Malik Washington Head Shot
PICK: 120 RND: 4 (NE)
Malik Washington
WR Virginia
Frank Gore Jr. Head Shot
PICK: 182 RND: 6 (NE)
Frank Gore Jr.
RB Southern Miss
Isaiah Williams Head Shot
PICK: 224 RND: 7 (NE)
Isaiah Williams
WR Illinois
Kimani Vidal Head Shot
PICK: 232 RND: 7 (NE)
Kimani Vidal
RB Troy
Draft Picks Received
Drake Maye Head Shot
PICK: 6 RND: 1 (NYG)
Drake Maye
QB North Carolina
Patrick Paul Head Shot
PICK: 59 RND: 2 (HOU)
Patrick Paul
OT Houston
Kalen King Head Shot
PICK: 85 RND: 3 (HOU)
Kalen King
CB Penn State
Jaheim Bell Head Shot
PICK: 116 RND: 4 (JAX)
Jaheim Bell
TE Florida State
Malik Washington Head Shot
PICK: 120 RND: 4 (PIT)
Malik Washington
WR Virginia
No Pick Head Shot
PICK: RND: 1 (NYG)
NEXT YEAR (2025)
 
No Pick Head Shot
PICK: RND: 6 (JAX)
NEXT YEAR (2025)
 
No Pick Head Shot
PICK: RND: 7 (NYG)
NEXT YEAR (2025)
 
Draft Picks Traded
Marvin Harrison Jr. Head Shot
PICK: 3 RND: 1 (NYG)
Marvin Harrison Jr.
WR Ohio State
Ben Sinnott Head Shot
PICK: 139 RND: 5 (PIT)
Ben Sinnott
TE Kansas State
Players Gained
Head Shot
Elijah Cooks
WR
Head Shot
Kurt Hinish
DT
Draft Grade — Patriots
Overall B+
ValueB NeedB TradesA FutureA
Maye is the Patriots' new face under center. Grade: B+.

After circling the position for what felt like forever, the Patriots committed. Drake Maye is the quarterback now, and the roster gets built to his timeline. A dependable weekend that grades out a B+.

The King value carries more weight than any single miss elsewhere. They will regret leaving edge rusher for another day if the season turns on it. The cost of the Bell reach is exactly the players who went right after him.

Stockpiling next year's capital is patient, if unglamorous, asset work.

In sum, a sturdy weekend with one asterisk, the edge rusher spot they never got to.

Pick Analysis
Pick6 Rnd1 Drake Maye
In slot 6 they get their quarterback of the future at fair value.
Pick34 Rnd2 Jordan Morgan
A quiet steal in the Round 2 slot: Jordan Morgan for less than the market said. A sensible fit for a spot that needed help.
Pick59 Rnd2 Patrick Paul
They let Patrick Paul come to them and pounced at pick No. 59. It fills a real need, too.
Pick68 Rnd3 Ricky Pearsall
Ricky Pearsall at the 68th pick is neither steal nor reach, just the going rate. This was priority one on the needs board, and now it is handled.
Pick85 Rnd3 Kalen King
Kalen King in Round 3, Pick 22 is a gift, value that borders on unfair. Not urgent, but hardly pointless.
Pick103 Rnd4 Zak Zinter
Zak Zinter at pick 103 is money in the bank, a offensive lineman taken below his worth. A sensible fit that makes the depth chart a little sturdier.
Pick116 Rnd4 Jaheim Bell
A wild overpay on Jaheim Bell in No. 116, the sort that defines a class for the wrong reasons. Another box on the needs board, quietly ticked.
Pick120 Rnd4 Malik Washington
No edge and no loss on Malik Washington in the 120th overall pick; it is a wash and a sensible one. They walked in needing this and walked out with it.
Pick182 Rnd6 Frank Gore Jr.
The board had Frank Gore Jr. higher than the 182nd overall pick, and the running back fell to them anyway. It shores up a spot that genuinely needed the help.
Pick224 Rnd7 Isaiah Williams
They will replay Isaiah Williams at Round 7, Pick 4 for years; that is how good the value is. Better still, it is exactly the hole they had to fill.
Pick232 Rnd7 Kimani Vidal
They robbed the room for Kimani Vidal here, a fall nobody at the table saw coming. The roster fit checks out.