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NE4EVER'S MOCK DRAFT
RUN ON APR 23, 2024

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  • NE4EVER DRAFTING FOR THE
    Patriots
Draft Selections
Drake Maye Head Shot
PICK: 3 RND: 1 (NE)
Drake Maye
QB North Carolina
Graham Barton Head Shot
PICK: 34 RND: 2 (NE)
Graham Barton
OT Duke
Ja'Tavion Sanders Head Shot
PICK: 68 RND: 3 (NE)
Ja'Tavion Sanders
TE Texas
Roger Rosengarten Head Shot
PICK: 103 RND: 4 (NE)
Roger Rosengarten
OT Washington
Javon Solomon Head Shot
PICK: 137 RND: 5 (NE)
Javon Solomon
OLB-EDGE Troy
Anthony Gould Head Shot
PICK: 180 RND: 6 (NE)
Anthony Gould
WR Oregon State
Jha'Quan Jackson Head Shot
PICK: 193 RND: 6 (NE)
Jha'Quan Jackson
WR Tulane
Myles Harden Head Shot
PICK: 231 RND: 7 (NE)
Myles Harden
CB South Dakota
Draft Grade — Patriots
Overall B-
ValueB NeedB TradesB- FutureB-
Quarterback settled, Maye in the fold, and a B- for the Patriots.

Somewhere a general manager is explaining how Myles Harden got past him. The Patriots do not have to explain a thing at the 231st pick.

So much rides on Drake Maye that the rest of the class almost grades on a curve behind him. If this class has a fault line, it runs straight through edge rusher. On the needs board they went 4 of 8, with wide receiver the one that mattered most.

Almost all the early capital went to that side of the ball.

A tidy weekend of work that should hold up just fine.

Pick Analysis
Pick3 Rnd1 Drake Maye
In No. 3 they get their quarterback of the future at fair value. A real need, handled.
Pick34 Rnd2 Graham Barton
A quiet steal in the 34th overall pick: Graham Barton for less than the market said. A real hole, addressed with a reasonable pick.
Pick68 Rnd3 Ja'Tavion Sanders
Ja'Tavion Sanders at pick 68 is the steal of the weekend, a first-round talent at a bargain-bin price. A sensible fit that makes the depth chart a little sturdier.
Pick103 Rnd4 Roger Rosengarten
Roger Rosengarten in the 103rd overall pick lands just on the right side of the ledger. It fills a real need, too.
Pick137 Rnd5 Javon Solomon
They will replay Javon Solomon at the 137th pick for years; that is how good the value is. Hard to map this one onto the depth chart at all.
Pick180 Rnd6 Anthony Gould
Circle this one: Anthony Gould at No. 180 is a fall that decides a draft. A must-fix position, and they treated it like one.
Pick193 Rnd6 Jha'Quan Jackson
Jha'Quan Jackson at slot 193 is a sensible buy, a touch better than market for the wide receiver. They walked in needing this and walked out with it.
Pick231 Rnd7 Myles Harden
They barely believed it either: Myles Harden still on the board at pick No. 231. Not urgent, but hardly pointless.