Dandes'S MOCK DRAFT
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Draft Selections
Drake Maye Head Shot
PICK: 3 RND: 1 (NE)
Drake Maye
QB North Carolina
Adonai Mitchell Head Shot
PICK: 50 RND: 2 (NE)
Adonai Mitchell
WR Texas
Cooper Beebe Head Shot
PICK: 68 RND: 3 (NE)
Cooper Beebe
OG Kansas State
Marcus Rosemy-Jacksaint Head Shot
PICK: 97 RND: 3 (NE)
Marcus Rosemy-Jacksaint...
WR Georgia
Dylan Laube Head Shot
PICK: 136 RND: 4 (NE)
Dylan Laube
RB New Hampshire
Roger Rosengarten Head Shot
PICK: 182 RND: 6 (NE)
Roger Rosengarten
OT Washington
Jalen Green Head Shot
PICK: 229 RND: 7 (NE)
Jalen Green
S Mississippi State
Draft Picks Received
Adonai Mitchell Head Shot
PICK: 50 RND: 2 (PHI)
Adonai Mitchell
WR Texas
Marcus Rosemy-Jacksaint Head Shot
PICK: 97 RND: 3 (PHI)
Marcus Rosemy-Jacksaint...
WR Georgia
No Pick Head Shot
PICK: RND: 4 (NO)
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Draft Picks Traded
Tyler Guyton Head Shot
PICK: 34 RND: 2 (PHI)
Tyler Guyton
OT Oklahoma
Michael Pratt Head Shot
PICK: 104 RND: 4 (NO)
Michael Pratt
QB Tulane
Players Gained
Head Shot
James Bradberry
CB
Head Shot
Alontae Taylor
CB
Draft Grade — Patriots
Overall B+
ValueB- NeedB TradesA+ FutureB-
The Patriots bet the future on Maye. The board says B+.

The search is over. The Patriots handed the keys to Drake Maye, and the whole operation now runs on his development.

The Rosemy-Jacksaint pick is the one the value grade keeps tripping over. The dealing alone would carry a lesser class.

The Mitchell pick alone nudges the whole weekend up a notch. The edge rusher hole is the one line item this class does not answer.

All told, a solid class that does its job everywhere but edge rusher.

Pick Analysis
Pick3 Rnd1 Drake Maye
They paid sticker price for Drake Maye in pick 3, and that is fine. A need, and now a little less of one.
Pick50 Rnd2 Adonai Mitchell
Somehow Adonai Mitchell was still sitting there in Round 2, Pick 18, and they pounced on premier wide receiver value. The biggest hole on the depth chart just got a whole lot smaller.
Pick68 Rnd3 Cooper Beebe
The board had cheaper options than Cooper Beebe at the 68th pick, and it noticed. It shores up a spot that genuinely needed the help.
Pick97 Rnd3 Marcus Rosemy-Jacksaint
Marcus Rosemy-Jacksaint at pick No. 97 is a steep price for a hunch, hard to square with any board. They walked in needing this and walked out with it.
Pick136 Rnd4 Dylan Laube
Dylan Laube at the 136th overall pick is a clear overpay, with better names still on the board. A sensible fit for a spot that needed help.
Pick182 Rnd6 Roger Rosengarten
Nothing to complain about; Roger Rosengarten went a shade earlier than his grade, which is fine. One more legitimate question on the roster, answered.
Pick229 Rnd7 Jalen Green
A quiet steal in slot 229: Jalen Green for less than the market said. It also answers one of the loudest questions on the roster.