Brady'S MOCK DRAFT
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Draft Selections
Drake Maye Head Shot
PICK: 3 RND: 1 (NE)
Drake Maye
QB North Carolina
Graham Barton Head Shot
PICK: 34 RND: 2 (NE)
Graham Barton
OT Duke
Devontez Walker Head Shot
PICK: 68 RND: 3 (NE)
Devontez Walker
WR North Carolina
Matt Goncalves Head Shot
PICK: 103 RND: 4 (NE)
Matt Goncalves
OT Pittsburgh
Luke McCaffrey Head Shot
PICK: 137 RND: 5 (NE)
Luke McCaffrey
WR Rice
Jordan Travis Head Shot
PICK: 180 RND: 6 (NE)
Jordan Travis
QB Florida State
Jaylen Harrell Head Shot
PICK: 193 RND: 6 (NE)
Jaylen Harrell
DE-EDGE Michigan
Richard Jibunor Head Shot
PICK: 231 RND: 7 (NE)
Richard Jibunor
OLB-EDGE Troy
Draft Grade — Patriots
Overall B-
ValueB- NeedB TradesB- FutureB-
The Patriots left with their quarterback, and a B- to match.

The one hole that towered over the rest is filled. The Patriots spent their marquee pick on Drake Maye, and for the first time in a while there is a real answer at quarterback.

They are betting Jibunor proves the room right and everyone else wrong. They covered a lot of ground and still skipped interior defensive lineman, which is a strange place to end up.

The Barton pick is the one they will point to when this weekend is judged.

Bottom line, more hits than misses and a roster nudged the right way.

Pick Analysis
Pick3 Rnd1 Drake Maye
In Round 1, Pick 3 they get the arm they will build around. A real need, handled.
Pick34 Rnd2 Graham Barton
Graham Barton is a better player than pick 34 suggests; smart patience, rewarded. Another box on the needs board, quietly ticked.
Pick68 Rnd3 Devontez Walker
Devontez Walker at pick No. 68 is right where the board had him, plain and simple. Better still, it is exactly the hole they had to fill.
Pick103 Rnd4 Matt Goncalves
A straight-up fair deal on Matt Goncalves at No. 103, value and slot in agreement. The roster fit checks out.
Pick137 Rnd5 Luke McCaffrey
A reach for Luke McCaffrey in the 137th overall pick; a little patience would have been rewarded. Top of the wish list, and they did not leave without it.
Pick180 Rnd6 Jordan Travis
Jordan Travis at the 180th pick is a sound buy, the sort that quietly helps a class. A sensible fit for a spot that needed help.
Pick193 Rnd6 Jaylen Harrell
They went early on Jaylen Harrell in the Round 6 slot, and the value did not follow. A glaring weakness, addressed head on.
Pick231 Rnd7 Richard Jibunor
Richard Jibunor at slot 231 is an overdraft of the loud, memorable kind. This was not a hole anyone had circled.