Draftgoat2oh9'S MOCK DRAFT
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Draft Selections
Will Echoles Head Shot
PICK: 18 RND: 1 (NE)
Will Echoles
DT Ole Miss
KJ Duff Head Shot
PICK: 49 RND: 2 (NE)
KJ Duff
WR Rutgers
Chris Peal Head Shot
PICK: 80 RND: 3 (NE)
Chris Peal
CB Syracuse
Jayden Maiava Head Shot
PICK: 119 RND: 4 (NE)
Jayden Maiava
QB USC
Adon Shuler Head Shot
PICK: 164 RND: 5 (NE)
Adon Shuler
S Notre Dame
Draft Grade — Patriots
Overall B
ValueB+ NeedA- TradesB- FutureB-
Larceny in the 119th pick lands the Patriots a B, Maiava and all.

The value of the weekend has a name and a slot: Jayden Maiava, the 119th pick, roughly 99 picks past where he belonged. It nets out to a B, which feels about right.

Leaving edge rusher unaddressed is the roster risk they will have to answer for in the fall. On the needs board they went 4 of 8, with wide receiver the one that mattered most. The weekend tilted hard toward the defense.

In sum, a sturdy weekend with one asterisk, the edge rusher spot they never got to.

Pick Analysis
Pick18 Rnd1 Will Echoles
In the 18th overall pick they get a disruptive interior force at fair value. Exactly the need they had to hit.
Pick49 Rnd2 KJ Duff
Value with a capital V on KJ Duff in pick 49, a genuine coup. It also answers one of the loudest questions on the roster.
Pick80 Rnd3 Chris Peal
Chris Peal at the Round 3 slot is neither steal nor reach, just the going rate. It adds depth where they could use a little.
Pick119 Rnd4 Jayden Maiava
Steal is underselling it; Jayden Maiava at pick No. 119 is a heist with the alarm still ringing. A sensible fit for a spot that needed help.
Pick164 Rnd5 Adon Shuler
They robbed the room for Adon Shuler here, a fall nobody at the table saw coming. A must-fix position, and they treated it like one.