jgeorge21'S MOCK DRAFT

Patriot 30

  • jgeorge21 DRAFTING FOR THE
    Patriots
Draft Selections
Drake Maye Head Shot
PICK: 6 RND: 1 (NE)
Drake Maye
QB North Carolina
Troy Franklin Head Shot
PICK: 34 RND: 2 (NE)
Troy Franklin
WR Oregon
Tyler Guyton Head Shot
PICK: 47 RND: 2 (NE)
Tyler Guyton
OT Oklahoma
Michael Hall Jr. Head Shot
PICK: 68 RND: 3 (NE)
Michael Hall Jr.
DT Ohio State
Johnny Wilson Head Shot
PICK: 103 RND: 4 (NE)
Johnny Wilson
WR Florida State
James Williams Head Shot
PICK: 137 RND: 5 (NE)
James Williams
LB Miami (FL)
Dwight McGlothern Head Shot
PICK: 180 RND: 6 (NE)
Dwight McGlothern
CB Arkansas
Delmar Glaze Head Shot
PICK: 193 RND: 6 (NE)
Delmar Glaze
C Maryland
Brevyn Spann-Ford Head Shot
PICK: 231 RND: 7 (NE)
Brevyn Spann-Ford
TE Minnesota
Draft Picks Received
Drake Maye Head Shot
PICK: 6 RND: 1 (NYG)
Drake Maye
QB North Carolina
Tyler Guyton Head Shot
PICK: 47 RND: 2 (NYG)
Tyler Guyton
OT Oklahoma
No Pick Head Shot
PICK: RND: 1 (NYG)
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No Pick Head Shot
PICK: RND: 7 (NYG)
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Draft Picks Traded
Brock Bowers Head Shot
PICK: 3 RND: 1 (NYG)
Brock Bowers
TE Georgia
Players Gained
Head Shot
Darren Waller
TE
Draft Grade — Patriots
Overall A-
ValueB NeedB TradesA+ FutureA
The Patriots drew a line under the quarterback search with Maye: A-.

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. It holds up to a second look, which is why it earns the A-.

They won the margins on every swap, and it adds up fast. The edge rusher hole is the one line item this class does not answer.

Whatever else happened, they won the night they took McGlothern. Every board in the league had Wilson lower, and that gap is the story.

Add it up and few war rooms did better this weekend, Drake Maye and all.

Pick Analysis
Pick6 Rnd1 Drake Maye
In No. 6 they get a passer to set the clock by. A clean fit for the roster.
Pick34 Rnd2 Troy Franklin
A straight-up fair deal on Troy Franklin at the 34th overall pick, value and slot in agreement. They walked in needing this and walked out with it.
Pick47 Rnd2 Tyler Guyton
They barely believed it either: Tyler Guyton still on the board at Round 2, Pick 15. Another box on the needs board, quietly ticked.
Pick68 Rnd3 Michael Hall Jr.
Michael Hall Jr. at the 68th pick is a clear overpay, with better names still on the board. It answers the question that was keeping the coaches up at night.
Pick103 Rnd4 Johnny Wilson
Johnny Wilson at pick 103 is the kind of overdraft that needs everything to break right. The biggest hole on the depth chart just got a whole lot smaller.
Pick137 Rnd5 James Williams
They read the board right and James Williams was the payoff at pick No. 137. Useful depth more than a marquee fix.
Pick180 Rnd6 Dwight McGlothern
The board fumbled Dwight McGlothern all the way to slot 180, and they scooped it up. It adds depth where they could use a little.
Pick193 Rnd6 Delmar Glaze
By-the-book stuff, Delmar Glaze at the Round 6 slot squarely in line with his ranking. A need, and now a little less of one.
Pick231 Rnd7 Brevyn Spann-Ford
Brevyn Spann-Ford at No. 231 is the pick scouts circle, and not in a good way. A sensible fit that makes the depth chart a little sturdier.