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jmano21'S MOCK DRAFT
RUN ON MAR 5, 2024

draft 3/5 Patriot

  • jmano21 DRAFTING FOR THE
    Patriots
Draft Selections
Drake Maye Head Shot
PICK: 3 RND: 1 (NE)
Drake Maye
QB North Carolina
Brian Thomas Jr. Head Shot
PICK: 34 RND: 2 (NE)
Brian Thomas Jr.
WR LSU
Kiran Amegadjie Head Shot
PICK: 68 RND: 3 (NE)
Kiran Amegadjie
OT Yale
Caelen Carson Head Shot
PICK: 104 RND: 4 (NE)
Caelen Carson
CB Wake Forest
Jalyx Hunt Head Shot
PICK: 136 RND: 4 (NE)
Jalyx Hunt
S-EDGE Houston Christian
Luke McCaffrey Head Shot
PICK: 182 RND: 6 (NE)
Luke McCaffrey
WR Rice
Elijah Jones Head Shot
PICK: 229 RND: 7 (NE)
Elijah Jones
CB Boston College
Draft Grade — Patriots
Overall B-
ValueB NeedB TradesB- FutureB-
A passer of the future in Maye, and a B-, for the Patriots.

The one hole that towered over the rest is filled. The Patriots spent their marquee pick on Drake Maye, and for the first time in a while there is a real answer at quarterback. No fireworks, but a solid B-.

Hunt has a lot of ground to make up just to look fairly priced. The Jones value carries more weight than any single miss elsewhere.

If this class has a fault line, it runs straight through edge rusher. The Hunt pick reads as want over need, and the roster will feel it at edge rusher, interior defensive lineman and other spots.

A competent weekend that does not make headlines and does not need to.

Pick Analysis
Pick3 Rnd1 Drake Maye
In Round 1, Pick 3 they get their guy under center for the next decade. A real need, handled.
Pick34 Rnd2 Brian Thomas Jr.
Brian Thomas Jr. at No. 34 is the sort of value that quietly wins a weekend. Better still, it is exactly the hole they had to fill.
Pick68 Rnd3 Kiran Amegadjie
Good price on Kiran Amegadjie in slot 68, a hair ahead of his grade with no real quibbles. Another box on the needs board, quietly ticked.
Pick104 Rnd4 Caelen Carson
Quietly one of the better values of the day, Caelen Carson at pick No. 104. A quiet depth add at a thin-ish spot.
Pick136 Rnd4 Jalyx Hunt
Of all the spots to shop, they chose S-EDGE. Jalyx Hunt in pick 136 leaves edge rusher, interior defensive lineman and other spots for later.
Pick182 Rnd6 Luke McCaffrey
Luke McCaffrey is a better player than the 182nd overall pick suggests; smart patience, rewarded. The one spot they could not leave alone, and did not.
Pick229 Rnd7 Elijah Jones
Somehow Elijah Jones was still sitting there in the 229th pick, and they pounced on premier cornerback value. A want more than a need, though you can never have too many.