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Patriots Mock 8.0

  • irishmonk DRAFTING FOR THE
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Draft Selections
Drake Maye Head Shot
PICK: 3 RND: 1 (NE)
Drake Maye
QB North Carolina
Brian Thomas Jr. Head Shot
PICK: 34 RND: 2 (NE)
Brian Thomas Jr.
WR LSU
Patrick Paul Head Shot
PICK: 68 RND: 3 (NE)
Patrick Paul
OT Houston
Javon Solomon Head Shot
PICK: 103 RND: 4 (NE)
Javon Solomon
OLB-EDGE Troy
Roger Rosengarten Head Shot
PICK: 137 RND: 5 (NE)
Roger Rosengarten
OT Washington
Marist Liufau Head Shot
PICK: 180 RND: 6 (NE)
Marist Liufau
LB Notre Dame
Jaylen Harrell Head Shot
PICK: 193 RND: 6 (NE)
Jaylen Harrell
DE-EDGE Michigan
JD Bertrand Head Shot
PICK: 231 RND: 7 (NE)
JD Bertrand
LB Notre Dame
Draft Grade — Patriots
Overall B-
ValueB- NeedB TradesB- FutureB-
Maye is the plan now, and the Patriots grade out a B-.

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.

A whole weekend of picks and interior defensive lineman is somehow still a want. They will answer for taking OLB-EDGE early while interior defensive lineman, safety and other spots went begging. The Harrell pick is the one the value grade keeps tripping over.

That Liufau pick is the receipt they will wave around later.

In short, they left a little better than they arrived, which is the whole idea.

Pick Analysis
Pick3 Rnd1 Drake Maye
In pick 3 they get the arm they will build around at fair value. A real need, handled.
Pick34 Rnd2 Brian Thomas Jr.
A tidy little value on Brian Thomas Jr. in the 34th pick, a step better than break-even. A must-fix position, and they treated it like one.
Pick68 Rnd3 Patrick Paul
Patrick Paul at pick No. 68 is neither steal nor reach, just the going rate. It shores up a spot that genuinely needed the help.
Pick103 Rnd4 Javon Solomon
A curious use of the 103rd overall pick. Interior defensive lineman, safety and other spots needed the pick; an OLB-EDGE in Javon Solomon did not.
Pick137 Rnd5 Roger Rosengarten
By-the-book stuff, Roger Rosengarten at slot 137 squarely in line with his ranking. A need, and now a little less of one.
Pick180 Rnd6 Marist Liufau
They stopped a slide they were happy to see, landing Marist Liufau in Round 6, Pick 5. It thickens a room that could stand to be thicker.
Pick193 Rnd6 Jaylen Harrell
Jaylen Harrell at the Round 6 slot is a conviction pick that outran the value. The one spot they could not leave alone, and did not.
Pick231 Rnd7 JD Bertrand
JD Bertrand at No. 231 is money in the bank, a linebacker taken below his worth. They doubled down on a strength rather than a need.