Bigbook'S MOCK DRAFT

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  • Bigbook DRAFTING FOR THE
    Patriots
Draft Selections
Drake Maye Head Shot
PICK: 4 RND: 1 (NE)
Drake Maye
QB North Carolina
Keon Coleman Head Shot
PICK: 27 RND: 1 (NE)
Keon Coleman
WR Florida State
Ja'Tavion Sanders Head Shot
PICK: 34 RND: 2 (NE)
Ja'Tavion Sanders
TE Texas
Braden Fiske Head Shot
PICK: 68 RND: 3 (NE)
Braden Fiske
DL Florida State
Kingsley Suamataia Head Shot
PICK: 70 RND: 3 (NE)
Kingsley Suamataia
OT BYU
Zak Zinter Head Shot
PICK: 103 RND: 4 (NE)
Zak Zinter
OG Michigan
Jaheim Bell Head Shot
PICK: 137 RND: 5 (NE)
Jaheim Bell
TE Florida State
Cody Schrader Head Shot
PICK: 180 RND: 6 (NE)
Cody Schrader
RB Missouri
Kamal Hadden Head Shot
PICK: 186 RND: 6 (NE)
Kamal Hadden
CB Tennessee
Ty'Ron Hopper Head Shot
PICK: 193 RND: 6 (NE)
Ty'Ron Hopper
LB Missouri
Kalen DeLoach Head Shot
PICK: 231 RND: 7 (NE)
Kalen DeLoach
S Florida State
Draft Picks Received
Drake Maye Head Shot
PICK: 4 RND: 1 (ARI)
Drake Maye
QB North Carolina
Keon Coleman Head Shot
PICK: 27 RND: 1 (ARI)
Keon Coleman
WR Florida State
Kingsley Suamataia Head Shot
PICK: 70 RND: 3 (NYG)
Kingsley Suamataia
OT BYU
Kamal Hadden Head Shot
PICK: 186 RND: 6 (ARI)
Kamal Hadden
CB Tennessee
No Pick Head Shot
PICK: RND: 4 (NYG)
NEXT YEAR (2025)
 
Draft Picks Traded
Malik Nabers Head Shot
PICK: 3 RND: 1 (ARI)
Malik Nabers
WR LSU
No Pick Head Shot
PICK: RND: 2 (ARI)
NEXT YEAR (2025)
 
Players Gained
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Budda Baker
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Draft Grade — Patriots
Overall B
ValueB- NeedB TradesA+ FutureC
The Patriots answered their biggest question with Maye. Grade: B.

Start where it matters. The Patriots took Drake Maye to run the offense for the next decade, and every other decision this weekend bends around that one.

The trade ledger is the best part of the whole weekend. They are betting Bell proves the room right and everyone else wrong. If this class has a fault line, it runs straight through edge rusher.

On value alone, Hadden makes the weekend a net positive.

Not a headline-grabber, but a perfectly good weekend's work.

Pick Analysis
Pick4 Rnd1 Drake Maye
In the 4th pick they get a long-term answer under center. A real need, handled.
Pick27 Rnd1 Keon Coleman
In the Round 1 slot they get a true top target, though they paid up to get him. The biggest hole, addressed.
Pick34 Rnd2 Ja'Tavion Sanders
No edge and no loss on Ja'Tavion Sanders in pick No. 34; it is a wash and a sensible one. It plugs a real leak on the depth chart.
Pick68 Rnd3 Braden Fiske
They let Braden Fiske come to them and pounced at Round 3, Pick 4. It answers the question that was keeping the coaches up at night.
Pick70 Rnd3 Kingsley Suamataia
Good things come to war rooms that wait, and Kingsley Suamataia at No. 70 is the proof. A real hole, addressed with a reasonable pick.
Pick103 Rnd4 Zak Zinter
Zak Zinter at the 103rd overall pick is right where the board had him, plain and simple. It fills a real need, too.
Pick137 Rnd5 Jaheim Bell
They left a pile of value on the table to take Jaheim Bell this early at pick 137. Another box on the needs board, quietly ticked.
Pick180 Rnd6 Cody Schrader
Good price on Cody Schrader in slot 180, a hair ahead of his grade with no real quibbles. A need, and now a little less of one.
Pick186 Rnd6 Kamal Hadden
Somehow Kamal Hadden was still sitting there in slot 186, and they pounced on premier cornerback value. It adds depth where they could use a little.
Pick193 Rnd6 Ty'Ron Hopper
Quietly one of the better values of the day, Ty'Ron Hopper at No. 193. A minor need, but a need all the same.
Pick231 Rnd7 Kalen DeLoach
Kalen DeLoach in the 231st pick is the kind of reach that only looks good if he outplays it. This was priority one on the needs board, and now it is handled.