BBB'S MOCK DRAFT

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  • BBB DRAFTING FOR THE
    Patriots
Draft Selections
Drake Maye Head Shot
PICK: 10 RND: 1 (NE)
Drake Maye
QB North Carolina
Graham Barton Head Shot
PICK: 34 RND: 2 (NE)
Graham Barton
OT Duke
Chris Braswell Head Shot
PICK: 38 RND: 2 (NE)
Chris Braswell
LB-EDGE Alabama
Kingsley Suamataia Head Shot
PICK: 49 RND: 2 (NE)
Kingsley Suamataia
OT BYU
Devontez Walker Head Shot
PICK: 68 RND: 3 (NE)
Devontez Walker
WR North Carolina
Patrick Paul Head Shot
PICK: 72 RND: 3 (NE)
Patrick Paul
OT Houston
Brenden Rice Head Shot
PICK: 100 RND: 3 (NE)
Brenden Rice
WR USC
Cole Bishop Head Shot
PICK: 103 RND: 4 (NE)
Cole Bishop
S Utah
Zak Zinter Head Shot
PICK: 105 RND: 4 (NE)
Zak Zinter
OG Michigan
Theo Johnson Head Shot
PICK: 111 RND: 4 (NE)
Theo Johnson
TE Penn State
Isaac Guerendo Head Shot
PICK: 114 RND: 4 (NE)
Isaac Guerendo
RB Louisville
Elijah Jones Head Shot
PICK: 122 RND: 4 (NE)
Elijah Jones
CB Boston College
Justin Eboigbe Head Shot
PICK: 128 RND: 4 (NE)
Justin Eboigbe
DL-EDGE Alabama
Luke McCaffrey Head Shot
PICK: 137 RND: 5 (NE)
Luke McCaffrey
WR Rice
Marist Liufau Head Shot
PICK: 154 RND: 5 (NE)
Marist Liufau
LB Notre Dame
Dwight McGlothern Head Shot
PICK: 180 RND: 6 (NE)
Dwight McGlothern
CB Arkansas
Cornelius Johnson Head Shot
PICK: 193 RND: 6 (NE)
Cornelius Johnson
WR Michigan
Logan Lee Head Shot
PICK: 212 RND: 6 (NE)
Logan Lee
DL Iowa
Jaylen Harrell Head Shot
PICK: 213 RND: 6 (NE)
Jaylen Harrell
DE-EDGE Michigan
Jared Wiley Head Shot
PICK: 222 RND: 7 (NE)
Jared Wiley
TE TCU
Caedan Wallace Head Shot
PICK: 231 RND: 7 (NE)
Caedan Wallace
OT Penn State
Draft Picks Received
Drake Maye Head Shot
PICK: 10 RND: 1 (NYJ)
Drake Maye
QB North Carolina
Chris Braswell Head Shot
PICK: 38 RND: 2 (TEN)
Chris Braswell
LB-EDGE Alabama
Kingsley Suamataia Head Shot
PICK: 49 RND: 2 (CIN)
Kingsley Suamataia
OT BYU
Patrick Paul Head Shot
PICK: 72 RND: 3 (NYJ)
Patrick Paul
OT Houston
Brenden Rice Head Shot
PICK: 100 RND: 3 (WSH)
Brenden Rice
WR USC
Zak Zinter Head Shot
PICK: 105 RND: 4 (LAC)
Zak Zinter
OG Michigan
Theo Johnson Head Shot
PICK: 111 RND: 4 (NYJ)
Theo Johnson
TE Penn State
Isaac Guerendo Head Shot
PICK: 114 RND: 4 (JAX)
Isaac Guerendo
RB Louisville
Elijah Jones Head Shot
PICK: 122 RND: 4 (CHI)
Elijah Jones
CB Boston College
Justin Eboigbe Head Shot
PICK: 128 RND: 4 (BUF)
Justin Eboigbe
DL-EDGE Alabama
Marist Liufau Head Shot
PICK: 154 RND: 5 (LAR)
Marist Liufau
LB Notre Dame
Logan Lee Head Shot
PICK: 212 RND: 6 (JAX)
Logan Lee
DL Iowa
Jaylen Harrell Head Shot
PICK: 213 RND: 6 (LAR)
Jaylen Harrell
DE-EDGE Michigan
Jared Wiley Head Shot
PICK: 222 RND: 7 (WSH)
Jared Wiley
TE TCU
No Pick Head Shot
PICK: RND: 1 (TEN)
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No Pick Head Shot
PICK: RND: 2 (CHI)
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No Pick Head Shot
PICK: RND: 3 (CHI)
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No Pick Head Shot
PICK: RND: 3 (NYJ)
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No Pick Head Shot
PICK: RND: 5 (CHI)
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No Pick Head Shot
PICK: RND: 5 (NYJ)
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No Pick Head Shot
PICK: RND: 5 (CHI)
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No Pick Head Shot
PICK: RND: 7 (TEN)
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Draft Picks Traded
Malik Nabers Head Shot
PICK: 3 RND: 1 (TEN)
Malik Nabers
WR LSU
No Pick Head Shot
PICK: RND: 3 (ARI)
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No Pick Head Shot
PICK: RND: 4 (ARI)
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No Pick Head Shot
PICK: RND: 5 (ARI)
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Players Gained
Head Shot
Austin Johnson
DT
Players traded away
Head Shot
Diego Fagot
LB
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Kayshon Boutte
WR
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Marco Wilson
CB
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Matt Corral
QB
Head Shot
Riley Reiff
OT
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Tre Nixon
WR
Draft Grade — Patriots
Overall D+
ValueB- NeedB TradesF FutureA+
The Patriots finally solved quarterback, and it carried them to a D+.

Every swap seemed to tilt away from the Patriots, and the value they bled adds up to real damage.

Whatever Drake Maye becomes, the front office has tied its fortunes to the answer. They will need Eboigbe to outplay his draft slot in a hurry to justify it. However the rest shakes out, McGlothern at that price is a win they earned.

In short, the board sent warnings, and they will be hoping it was wrong.

Pick Analysis
Pick10 Rnd1 Drake Maye
In pick 10 they get the face of the franchise. A real need, handled.
Pick34 Rnd2 Graham Barton
A slide stopped in Round 2, Pick 2, with Graham Barton worth more than the price. A sensible fit for a spot that needed help.
Pick38 Rnd2 Chris Braswell
A straight-up fair deal on Chris Braswell at No. 38, value and slot in agreement. The one spot they could not leave alone, and did not.
Pick49 Rnd2 Kingsley Suamataia
A reach on Kingsley Suamataia in pick No. 49; the board had better options right there. A sensible fit that makes the depth chart a little sturdier.
Pick68 Rnd3 Devontez Walker
No edge and no loss on Devontez Walker in the 68th pick; it is a wash and a sensible one. A glaring weakness, addressed head on.
Pick72 Rnd3 Patrick Paul
Patrick Paul at the 72nd overall pick is a sound buy, the sort that quietly helps a class. The roster fit checks out.
Pick100 Rnd3 Brenden Rice
A clean, defensible pick in slot 100 with a little surplus value in Brenden Rice. This was priority one on the needs board, and now it is handled.
Pick103 Rnd4 Cole Bishop
Cole Bishop in the Round 4 slot is fair value, right on his grade. A must-fix position, and they treated it like one.
Pick105 Rnd4 Zak Zinter
They paid sticker price for Zak Zinter in slot 105, and that is fine. A real hole, addressed with a reasonable pick.
Pick111 Rnd4 Theo Johnson
A conviction pick on Theo Johnson at No. 111 that the board grades a round light. A need, and now a little less of one.
Pick114 Rnd4 Isaac Guerendo
They paid a round early for Isaac Guerendo in the Round 4 slot, more than the board wanted. Another box on the needs board, quietly ticked.
Pick122 Rnd4 Elijah Jones
Nothing to complain about; Elijah Jones went a shade earlier than his grade, which is fine. A minor itch, scratched.
Pick128 Rnd4 Justin Eboigbe
This one needs a full-page explanation: Justin Eboigbe in pick No. 128, miles early. Top of the wish list, and they did not leave without it.
Pick137 Rnd5 Luke McCaffrey
Luke McCaffrey at Round 5, Pick 1 is a conviction pick that outran the value. The biggest hole on the depth chart just got a whole lot smaller.
Pick154 Rnd5 Marist Liufau
Marist Liufau at the 154th pick jumps the queue by a touch more than is comfortable. Useful body for a position without much behind the starter.
Pick180 Rnd6 Dwight McGlothern
Dwight McGlothern at the 180th overall pick is the steal of the weekend, a first-round talent at a bargain-bin price. It is more luxury than necessity; they were already set here.
Pick193 Rnd6 Cornelius Johnson
Good price on Cornelius Johnson in the Round 6 slot, a hair ahead of his grade with no real quibbles. Better still, it is exactly the hole they had to fill.
Pick212 Rnd6 Logan Lee
A market-rate interior defensive lineman, with the board and the slot shaking hands on Logan Lee. That was the need underlined and circled, and now it is checked off.
Pick213 Rnd6 Jaylen Harrell
Jaylen Harrell in slot 213 lands just on the right side of the ledger. They walked in needing this and walked out with it.
Pick222 Rnd7 Jared Wiley
Good things come to war rooms that wait, and Jared Wiley at pick 222 is the proof. One more legitimate question on the roster, answered.
Pick231 Rnd7 Caedan Wallace
Caedan Wallace in the 231st pick should not have been possible, and that is the whole point. It plugs a real leak on the depth chart.