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NE4EVER'S MOCK DRAFT
RUN ON FEB 16, 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
Jordan Morgan Head Shot
PICK: 34 RND: 2 (NE)
Jordan Morgan
OT Arizona
Chris Braswell Head Shot
PICK: 68 RND: 3 (NE)
Chris Braswell
LB-EDGE Alabama
Malachi Corley Head Shot
PICK: 84 RND: 3 (NE)
Malachi Corley
WR Western Kentucky
Max Melton Head Shot
PICK: 121 RND: 4 (NE)
Max Melton
CB Rutgers
Dallin Holker Head Shot
PICK: 136 RND: 4 (NE)
Dallin Holker
TE Colorado State
Jha'Quan Jackson Head Shot
PICK: 182 RND: 6 (NE)
Jha'Quan Jackson
WR Tulane
Donovan Jennings Head Shot
PICK: 229 RND: 7 (NE)
Donovan Jennings
OT USF
Draft Picks Received
Malachi Corley Head Shot
PICK: 84 RND: 3 (PIT)
Malachi Corley
WR Western Kentucky
Max Melton Head Shot
PICK: 121 RND: 4 (PIT)
Max Melton
CB Rutgers
Draft Picks Traded
Tykee Smith Head Shot
PICK: 104 RND: 4 (PIT)
Tykee Smith
S Georgia
Players traded away
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JuJu Smith-Schuster
WR
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Mac Jones
QB
Head Shot
Trent Brown
OT
Draft Grade — Patriots
Overall C-
ValueB NeedB TradesF FutureB-
A franchise passer in Maye headlines a C- weekend for the Patriots.

The Patriots spent the pick that matters most on Drake Maye, and a roster that has been waiting on a passer can start to take shape. Some smart calls, some head-scratchers, and a C- in the wash.

The cost of the Jackson reach is exactly the players who went right after him. Overpaying at the table undid a lot of the good work elsewhere. A whole weekend of picks and interior defensive lineman is somehow still a want.

That is an edge rusher worth more than the slot they spent on him, plainly.

Hit on Drake Maye and the swing picks, and this ages a lot better than it grades today.

Pick Analysis
Pick3 Rnd1 Drake Maye
Drake Maye at the Round 1 slot is right where the board had him, plain and simple. A real hole, addressed with a reasonable pick.
Pick34 Rnd2 Jordan Morgan
A quiet steal in No. 34: Jordan Morgan for less than the market said. It plugs a real leak on the depth chart.
Pick68 Rnd3 Chris Braswell
They let Chris Braswell come to them and pounced at slot 68. The biggest hole on the depth chart just got a whole lot smaller.
Pick84 Rnd3 Malachi Corley
A clean, defensible pick in pick No. 84 with a little surplus value in Malachi Corley. That was the need underlined and circled, and now it is checked off.
Pick121 Rnd4 Max Melton
Value with a capital V on Max Melton in Round 4, Pick 21, a genuine coup. It adds depth where they could use a little.
Pick136 Rnd4 Dallin Holker
A reach on Dallin Holker in pick 136; the board had better options right there. A sensible fit for a spot that needed help.
Pick182 Rnd6 Jha'Quan Jackson
A swing that ignored the value entirely, Jha'Quan Jackson well ahead of where he belonged. It answers the question that was keeping the coaches up at night.
Pick229 Rnd7 Donovan Jennings
Donovan Jennings at the 229th pick is a steep price for a hunch, hard to square with any board. A sensible fit that makes the depth chart a little sturdier.