NE4EVER'S MOCK DRAFT
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    Patriots
Draft Selections
Drake Maye Head Shot
PICK: 3 RND: 1 (NE)
Drake Maye
QB North Carolina
Amarius Mims Head Shot
PICK: 34 RND: 2 (NE)
Amarius Mims
OT Georgia
Malachi Corley Head Shot
PICK: 68 RND: 3 (NE)
Malachi Corley
WR Western Kentucky
Max Melton Head Shot
PICK: 103 RND: 4 (NE)
Max Melton
CB Rutgers
Dallin Holker Head Shot
PICK: 139 RND: 5 (NE)
Dallin Holker
TE Colorado State
Julian Pearl Head Shot
PICK: 182 RND: 6 (NE)
Julian Pearl
OT-EDGE Illinois
Kimani Vidal Head Shot
PICK: 215 RND: 6 (NE)
Kimani Vidal
RB Troy
Draft Picks Received
Kimani Vidal Head Shot
PICK: 215 RND: 6 (SF)
Kimani Vidal
RB Troy
Draft Picks Traded
Stefon Thompson Head Shot
PICK: 224 RND: 7 (SF)
Stefon Thompson
OLB-EDGE Syracuse
BJ Mayes Head Shot
PICK: 232 RND: 7 (SF)
BJ Mayes
CB UAB
Draft Grade — Patriots
Overall B-
ValueB NeedB TradesB- FutureB-
Quarterback settled, Maye in the fold, and a B- for the Patriots.

They finally answered the question that shadows every other one. Drake Maye is the Patriots' quarterback, full stop. It does the job without flash, and the B- reflects it.

Vidal at that cost is the sort of edge that compounds over a roster. A whole weekend of picks and edge rusher is somehow still a want.

Not a headline-grabber, but a perfectly good weekend's work.

Pick Analysis
Pick3 Rnd1 Drake Maye
In slot 3 they get a long-term answer under center. A real need, handled.
Pick34 Rnd2 Amarius Mims
They read the board right and Amarius Mims was the payoff at pick No. 34. A real hole, addressed with a reasonable pick.
Pick68 Rnd3 Malachi Corley
Malachi Corley at the 68th overall pick jumps the queue by a touch more than is comfortable. That was the need underlined and circled, and now it is checked off.
Pick103 Rnd4 Max Melton
A conviction pick on Max Melton at the 103rd pick that the board grades a round light. A minor itch, scratched.
Pick139 Rnd5 Dallin Holker
No drama and no debate, Dallin Holker went about where he belonged in the Round 5 slot. The roster fit checks out.
Pick182 Rnd6 Julian Pearl
They took Julian Pearl at par in pick 182, which is nothing to complain about. A fine player at a spot low on the priority list.
Pick215 Rnd6 Kimani Vidal
The board fumbled Kimani Vidal all the way to No. 215, and they scooped it up. One more legitimate question on the roster, answered.