Patriot_Way77'S MOCK DRAFT
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Jared Verse Head Shot
PICK: 3 RND: 1 (NE)
Jared Verse
DE-EDGE Florida State
Bralen Trice Head Shot
PICK: 34 RND: 2 (NE)
Bralen Trice
DE-EDGE Washington
Ray Davis Head Shot
PICK: 68 RND: 3 (NE)
Ray Davis
RB Kentucky
Malachi Corley Head Shot
PICK: 104 RND: 4 (NE)
Malachi Corley
WR Western Kentucky
Luke McCaffrey Head Shot
PICK: 136 RND: 4 (NE)
Luke McCaffrey
WR Rice
Tyrone Tracy Jr. Head Shot
PICK: 182 RND: 6 (NE)
Tyrone Tracy Jr.
WR Purdue
Xavier Thomas Head Shot
PICK: 229 RND: 7 (NE)
Xavier Thomas
DE-EDGE Clemson
Draft Grade — Patriots
Overall B-
ValueC NeedA- TradesB- FutureB-
No fireworks, just a tidy B- for the Patriots.

The Patriots put a flag in the ground for Ray Davis, 41 picks before anyone else would have, and the value took the hit.

However the rest shakes out, Corley at that price is a win they earned. The interior defensive lineman spot stays a question, and it was the one they most needed an answer at. They went 3 of 8 on their needs, which is most of what a draft is for.

Good work on the whole, with interior defensive lineman the one box left unchecked.

Pick Analysis
Pick3 Rnd1 Jared Verse
In slot 3 they get juice off the edge, even if it was a touch early. It fills the loudest need on the roster.
Pick34 Rnd2 Bralen Trice
A market-rate edge rusher, with the board and the slot shaking hands on Bralen Trice. That was the need underlined and circled, and now it is checked off.
Pick68 Rnd3 Ray Davis
Ray Davis in the 68th pick is a reach so steep the board needed a second look to believe it. A sensible fit for a spot that needed help.
Pick104 Rnd4 Malachi Corley
Malachi Corley at Round 4, Pick 4 is daylight robbery; nobody expected him to last. The biggest hole on the depth chart just got a whole lot smaller.
Pick136 Rnd4 Luke McCaffrey
No drama and no debate, Luke McCaffrey went about where he belonged in No. 136. This was priority one on the needs board, and now it is handled.
Pick182 Rnd6 Tyrone Tracy Jr.
This one needs a full-page explanation: Tyrone Tracy Jr. in the 182nd overall pick, miles early. A must-fix position, and they treated it like one.
Pick229 Rnd7 Xavier Thomas
They talked themselves into Xavier Thomas at pick No. 229, and the board did not agree. A glaring weakness, addressed head on.