Hemo1012'S MOCK DRAFT

Late Mock

  • Hemo1012 DRAFTING FOR THE
    Patriots
Draft Selections
Drake Maye Head Shot
PICK: 3 RND: 1 (NE)
Drake Maye
QB North Carolina
Kingsley Suamataia Head Shot
PICK: 34 RND: 2 (NE)
Kingsley Suamataia
OT BYU
Adonai Mitchell Head Shot
PICK: 37 RND: 2 (NE)
Adonai Mitchell
WR Texas
Cam Hart Head Shot
PICK: 103 RND: 4 (NE)
Cam Hart
CB Notre Dame
Luke McCaffrey Head Shot
PICK: 137 RND: 5 (NE)
Luke McCaffrey
WR Rice
Jaylin Simpson Head Shot
PICK: 166 RND: 5 (NE)
Jaylin Simpson
CB Auburn
Sataoa Laumea Head Shot
PICK: 183 RND: 6 (NE)
Sataoa Laumea
OT Utah
Grayson Murphy Head Shot
PICK: 193 RND: 6 (NE)
Grayson Murphy
DL-EDGE UCLA
Carson Steele Head Shot
PICK: 231 RND: 7 (NE)
Carson Steele
RB UCLA
Draft Picks Received
Adonai Mitchell Head Shot
PICK: 37 RND: 2 (LAC)
Adonai Mitchell
WR Texas
Jaylin Simpson Head Shot
PICK: 166 RND: 5 (NYG)
Jaylin Simpson
CB Auburn
Sataoa Laumea Head Shot
PICK: 183 RND: 6 (NYG)
Sataoa Laumea
OT Utah
Draft Picks Traded
T.J. Tampa Head Shot
PICK: 68 RND: 3 (LAC)
T.J. Tampa
CB Iowa State
Gabe Hall Head Shot
PICK: 180 RND: 6 (NYG)
Gabe Hall
DL Baylor
No Pick Head Shot
PICK: RND: 2 (MIA)
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Draft Grade — Patriots
Overall B-
ValueC+ NeedB TradesA- FutureC
A passer of the future in Maye, and a B-, for the Patriots.

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 bottom line is a respectable B-.

They are betting Suamataia proves the room right and everyone else wrong. The Laumea value carries more weight than any single miss elsewhere. For all the activity, interior defensive lineman went untouched, which is hard to explain.

The roster is better shaped than it was, with edge rusher chief among the fixes.

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

Pick Analysis
Pick3 Rnd1 Drake Maye
In the 3rd overall pick they get the face of the franchise. A real need, handled.
Pick34 Rnd2 Kingsley Suamataia
Kingsley Suamataia at slot 34 is a steep price for a hunch, hard to square with any board. It fills a real need, too.
Pick37 Rnd2 Adonai Mitchell
Adonai Mitchell at pick No. 37 nudges the ledger their way without any fuss. They walked in needing this and walked out with it.
Pick103 Rnd4 Cam Hart
Cam Hart at No. 103 is a clear overpay, with better names still on the board. A minor need, but a need all the same.
Pick137 Rnd5 Luke McCaffrey
A reach on Luke McCaffrey in pick 137; the board had better options right there. It answers the question that was keeping the coaches up at night.
Pick166 Rnd5 Jaylin Simpson
Quietly one of the better values of the day, Jaylin Simpson at the 166th pick. Nice player, but the depth chart did not need him here.
Pick183 Rnd6 Sataoa Laumea
Sataoa Laumea at Round 6, Pick 8 is the steal of the weekend, a first-round talent at a bargain-bin price. A real hole, addressed with a reasonable pick.
Pick193 Rnd6 Grayson Murphy
A market-rate edge rusher, with the board and the slot shaking hands on Grayson Murphy. A glaring weakness, addressed head on.
Pick231 Rnd7 Carson Steele
Carson Steele at the 231st overall pick is a conviction pick that outran the value. It plugs a real leak on the depth chart.