jgeorge21'S MOCK DRAFT

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  • jgeorge21 DRAFTING FOR THE
    Patriots
Draft Selections
Drake Maye Head Shot
PICK: 8 RND: 1 (NE)
Drake Maye
QB North Carolina
Olumuyiwa Fashanu Head Shot
PICK: 34 RND: 2 (NE)
Olumuyiwa Fashanu
OT Penn State
Devontez Walker Head Shot
PICK: 68 RND: 3 (NE)
Devontez Walker
WR North Carolina
DeWayne Carter Head Shot
PICK: 79 RND: 3 (NE)
DeWayne Carter
DT Duke
Johnny Wilson Head Shot
PICK: 103 RND: 4 (NE)
Johnny Wilson
WR Florida State
Tommy Eichenberg Head Shot
PICK: 137 RND: 5 (NE)
Tommy Eichenberg
LB Ohio State
Malik Mustapha Head Shot
PICK: 180 RND: 6 (NE)
Malik Mustapha
S Wake Forest
Dwight McGlothern Head Shot
PICK: 187 RND: 6 (NE)
Dwight McGlothern
CB Arkansas
Jared Wiley Head Shot
PICK: 193 RND: 6 (NE)
Jared Wiley
TE TCU
Matt Lee Head Shot
PICK: 231 RND: 7 (NE)
Matt Lee
C Miami (FL)
Draft Picks Received
Drake Maye Head Shot
PICK: 8 RND: 1 (ATL)
Drake Maye
QB North Carolina
DeWayne Carter Head Shot
PICK: 79 RND: 3 (ATL)
DeWayne Carter
DT Duke
Dwight McGlothern Head Shot
PICK: 187 RND: 6 (ATL)
Dwight McGlothern
CB Arkansas
No Pick Head Shot
PICK: RND: 6 (ATL)
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No Pick Head Shot
PICK: RND: 7 (ATL)
NEXT YEAR (2025)
 
Draft Picks Traded
Caleb Williams Head Shot
PICK: 3 RND: 1 (ATL)
Caleb Williams
QB USC
Draft Grade — Patriots
Overall C+
ValueB NeedB TradesF FutureB-
The Patriots answered their biggest question with Maye. Grade: C+.

The search is over. The Patriots handed the keys to Drake Maye, and the whole operation now runs on his development. It nets out a thoroughly average C+.

They are betting Lee proves the room right and everyone else wrong. Landing Fashanu that late papers over a lot of smaller sins.

The trades bled value they could not afford to lose. They will regret leaving edge rusher for another day if the season turns on it.

In the end, a coin-flip class: fine today, with a wide range of outcomes ahead.

Pick Analysis
Pick8 Rnd1 Drake Maye
In the 8th overall pick they get a franchise quarterback. A clean fit for the roster.
Pick34 Rnd2 Olumuyiwa Fashanu
Olumuyiwa Fashanu at pick 34 is a first-round grade at a bargain-bin price, no notes. A need, and now a little less of one.
Pick68 Rnd3 Devontez Walker
Devontez Walker in Round 3, Pick 4 is fair value, right on his grade. It also answers one of the loudest questions on the roster.
Pick79 Rnd3 DeWayne Carter
They left a pile of value on the table to take DeWayne Carter this early at slot 79. A must-fix position, and they treated it like one.
Pick103 Rnd4 Johnny Wilson
Johnny Wilson at the Round 4 slot is the pick scouts circle, and not in a good way. The one spot they could not leave alone, and did not.
Pick137 Rnd5 Tommy Eichenberg
Tommy Eichenberg at pick No. 137 jumps the queue by a touch more than is comfortable. Depth more than a fix, but depth they can use.
Pick180 Rnd6 Malik Mustapha
The board had Malik Mustapha higher than No. 180, and the safety fell to them anyway. That was the need underlined and circled, and now it is checked off.
Pick187 Rnd6 Dwight McGlothern
Steal is underselling it; Dwight McGlothern at the 187th pick is a heist with the alarm still ringing. Useful depth more than a marquee fix.
Pick193 Rnd6 Jared Wiley
They went early on Jared Wiley in No. 193, and the value did not follow. It patches a soft spot without any drama.
Pick231 Rnd7 Matt Lee
A wild overpay on Matt Lee in slot 231, the sort that defines a class for the wrong reasons. It fills a real need, too.