Brop9404'S MOCK DRAFT

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  • Brop9404 DRAFTING FOR THE
    Patriots
Draft Selections
Drake Maye Head Shot
PICK: 4 RND: 1 (NE)
Drake Maye
QB North Carolina
Keon Coleman Head Shot
PICK: 35 RND: 2 (NE)
Keon Coleman
WR Florida State
Patrick Paul Head Shot
PICK: 36 RND: 2 (NE)
Patrick Paul
OT Houston
Ja'Lynn Polk Head Shot
PICK: 54 RND: 2 (NE)
Ja'Lynn Polk
WR Washington
Dominick Puni Head Shot
PICK: 91 RND: 3 (NE)
Dominick Puni
OT Kansas
Cade Stover Head Shot
PICK: 103 RND: 4 (NE)
Cade Stover
TE Ohio State
Khyree Jackson Head Shot
PICK: 140 RND: 5 (NE)
Khyree Jackson
CB Oregon
Sincere Haynesworth Head Shot
PICK: 164 RND: 5 (NE)
Sincere Haynesworth
C Tulane
Ty'Ron Hopper Head Shot
PICK: 181 RND: 6 (NE)
Ty'Ron Hopper
LB Missouri
Frank Gore Jr. Head Shot
PICK: 224 RND: 7 (NE)
Frank Gore Jr.
RB Southern Miss
Draft Picks Received
Drake Maye Head Shot
PICK: 4 RND: 1 (ARI)
Drake Maye
QB North Carolina
Patrick Paul Head Shot
PICK: 36 RND: 2 (ARI)
Patrick Paul
OT Houston
Ja'Lynn Polk Head Shot
PICK: 54 RND: 2 (JAX)
Ja'Lynn Polk
WR Washington
Dominick Puni Head Shot
PICK: 91 RND: 3 (DET)
Dominick Puni
OT Kansas
Sincere Haynesworth Head Shot
PICK: 164 RND: 5 (DET)
Sincere Haynesworth
C Tulane
Draft Picks Traded
Malik Nabers Head Shot
PICK: 3 RND: 1 (ARI)
Malik Nabers
WR LSU
Jack Sawyer Head Shot
PICK: 67 RND: 3 (JAX)
Jack Sawyer
DE-EDGE Ohio State
Players Gained
Head Shot
Marquise Brown
WR
Players traded away
Head Shot
DeVante Parker
WR
Head Shot
Mac Jones
QB
Head Shot
Trent Brown
OT
Draft Grade — Patriots
Overall B
ValueC+ NeedB TradesA+ FutureB-
The Patriots answered their biggest question with Maye. Grade: B.

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. A dependable weekend that grades out a B.

Every deal seemed to tilt their way, which is not luck. The Stover pick is the one the value grade keeps tripping over.

The edge rusher hole is the one line item this class does not answer.

Nothing here to lose sleep over, and plenty to feel decent about.

Pick Analysis
Pick4 Rnd1 Drake Maye
In No. 4 they get a franchise quarterback. A clean fit for the roster.
Pick35 Rnd2 Keon Coleman
A straight-up fair deal on Keon Coleman at pick 35, value and slot in agreement. This was priority one on the needs board, and now it is handled.
Pick36 Rnd2 Patrick Paul
Patrick Paul at slot 36 is a conviction pick that outran the value. It fills a real need, too.
Pick54 Rnd2 Ja'Lynn Polk
A reach on Ja'Lynn Polk in the 54th pick; the board had better options right there. A glaring weakness, addressed head on.
Pick91 Rnd3 Dominick Puni
Dominick Puni at the Round 3 slot is right where the board had him, plain and simple. A sensible fit for a spot that needed help.
Pick103 Rnd4 Cade Stover
This one needs a full-page explanation: Cade Stover in Round 4, Pick 3, miles early. It shores up a spot that genuinely needed the help.
Pick140 Rnd5 Khyree Jackson
A quiet steal in the 140th overall pick: Khyree Jackson for less than the market said. Depth more than a fix, but depth they can use.
Pick164 Rnd5 Sincere Haynesworth
By-the-book stuff, Sincere Haynesworth at pick No. 164 squarely in line with his ranking. The roster fit checks out.
Pick181 Rnd6 Ty'Ron Hopper
Ty'Ron Hopper at No. 181 is money in the bank, a linebacker taken below his worth. A minor need, but a need all the same.
Pick224 Rnd7 Frank Gore Jr.
Value said wait; Frank Gore Jr. in pick No. 224 says they were not listening. A real hole, addressed with a reasonable pick.