JScrillz'S MOCK DRAFT

Maye 1-5

  • JScrillz DRAFTING FOR THE
    Patriots
Draft Selections
Drake Maye Head Shot
PICK: 5 RND: 1 (NE)
Drake Maye
QB North Carolina
Brian Thomas Jr. Head Shot
PICK: 37 RND: 2 (NE)
Brian Thomas Jr.
WR LSU
Malachi Corley Head Shot
PICK: 68 RND: 3 (NE)
Malachi Corley
WR Western Kentucky
Dominick Puni Head Shot
PICK: 103 RND: 4 (NE)
Dominick Puni
OT Kansas
Tommy Eichenberg Head Shot
PICK: 126 RND: 4 (NE)
Tommy Eichenberg
LB Ohio State
Jarrian Jones Head Shot
PICK: 139 RND: 5 (NE)
Jarrian Jones
CB Florida State
LaDarius Henderson Head Shot
PICK: 182 RND: 6 (NE)
LaDarius Henderson
OT Michigan
Jase McClellan Head Shot
PICK: 224 RND: 7 (NE)
Jase McClellan
RB Alabama
Brian Ugwu Head Shot
PICK: 232 RND: 7 (NE)
Brian Ugwu
DL-EDGE Miami (OH)
Draft Picks Received
Drake Maye Head Shot
PICK: 5 RND: 1 (LAC)
Drake Maye
QB North Carolina
Brian Thomas Jr. Head Shot
PICK: 37 RND: 2 (LAC)
Brian Thomas Jr.
WR LSU
Tommy Eichenberg Head Shot
PICK: 126 RND: 4 (TB)
Tommy Eichenberg
LB Ohio State
No Pick Head Shot
PICK: RND: 1 (TB)
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Draft Picks Traded
Joe Alt Head Shot
PICK: 3 RND: 1 (LAC)
Joe Alt
OT Notre Dame
Keon Coleman Head Shot
PICK: 34 RND: 2 (TB)
Keon Coleman
WR Florida State
Players Gained
Head Shot
Cade Otton
TE
Draft Grade — Patriots
Overall B
ValueB NeedB TradesC+ FutureA
The Patriots left with their quarterback, and a B to match.

The search is over. The Patriots handed the keys to Drake Maye, and the whole operation now runs on his development. Solid and sensible more than spectacular: a B.

That Henderson pick is the receipt they will wave around later. The interior defensive lineman spot stays a question, and it was the one they most needed an answer at. Adding Cade Otton by trade rounds out the weekend beyond the rookies.

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

Add it up and it is a good, unfussy class.

Pick Analysis
Pick5 Rnd1 Drake Maye
In the Round 1 slot they get a passer to set the clock by. A real need, handled.
Pick37 Rnd2 Brian Thomas Jr.
Brian Thomas Jr. at slot 37 is money in the bank, a wide receiver taken below his worth. The biggest hole on the depth chart just got a whole lot smaller.
Pick68 Rnd3 Malachi Corley
They liked Malachi Corley enough to skip the value, taking him in the 68th pick. It answers the question that was keeping the coaches up at night.
Pick103 Rnd4 Dominick Puni
Dominick Puni in pick 103 is exactly on the number, no argument either way. A need, and now a little less of one.
Pick126 Rnd4 Tommy Eichenberg
Tommy Eichenberg at Round 4, Pick 26 is right where the board had him, plain and simple. Depth more than a fix, but depth they can use.
Pick139 Rnd5 Jarrian Jones
Jarrian Jones at pick No. 139 is the sort of value that quietly wins a weekend. A quiet depth add at a thin-ish spot.
Pick182 Rnd6 LaDarius Henderson
Steal is underselling it; LaDarius Henderson at the 182nd overall pick is a heist with the alarm still ringing. It patches a soft spot without any drama.
Pick224 Rnd7 Jase McClellan
A tidy little value on Jase McClellan in No. 224, a step better than break-even. Another box on the needs board, quietly ticked.
Pick232 Rnd7 Brian Ugwu
They read the board right and Brian Ugwu was the payoff at Round 7, Pick 12. It also answers one of the loudest questions on the roster.