EMANPATSFAN'S MOCK DRAFT

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Draft Selections
Drake Maye Head Shot
PICK: 3 RND: 1 (NE)
Drake Maye
QB North Carolina
Tyler Guyton Head Shot
PICK: 42 RND: 2 (NE)
Tyler Guyton
OT Oklahoma
Brenden Rice Head Shot
PICK: 68 RND: 3 (NE)
Brenden Rice
WR USC
Mohamed Kamara Head Shot
PICK: 109 RND: 4 (NE)
Mohamed Kamara
DL-EDGE Colorado State
Ben Sinnott Head Shot
PICK: 133 RND: 4 (NE)
Ben Sinnott
TE Kansas State
Dylan Laube Head Shot
PICK: 136 RND: 4 (NE)
Dylan Laube
RB New Hampshire
Javon Baker Head Shot
PICK: 182 RND: 6 (NE)
Javon Baker
WR UCF
Omar Speights Head Shot
PICK: 229 RND: 7 (NE)
Omar Speights
LB LSU
Draft Picks Received
Tyler Guyton Head Shot
PICK: 42 RND: 2 (MIN)
Tyler Guyton
OT Oklahoma
Mohamed Kamara Head Shot
PICK: 109 RND: 4 (MIN)
Mohamed Kamara
DL-EDGE Colorado State
Ben Sinnott Head Shot
PICK: 133 RND: 4 (KC)
Ben Sinnott
TE Kansas State
No Pick Head Shot
PICK: RND: 2 (KC)
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No Pick Head Shot
PICK: RND: 3 (MIN)
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Draft Picks Traded
T.J. Tampa Head Shot
PICK: 34 RND: 2 (MIN)
T.J. Tampa
CB Iowa State
Matt Goncalves Head Shot
PICK: 104 RND: 4 (KC)
Matt Goncalves
OT Pittsburgh
Draft Grade — Patriots
Overall B
ValueB- NeedB TradesC+ FutureB+
Maye is the plan now, and the Patriots grade out a B.

After circling the position for what felt like forever, the Patriots committed. Drake Maye is the quarterback now, and the roster gets built to his timeline.

If this class has a fault line, it runs straight through interior defensive lineman. They are betting Laube proves the room right and everyone else wrong. They went 6 of 8 on their needs, which is most of what a draft is for.

In sum, a sturdy weekend with one asterisk, the interior defensive lineman spot they never got to.

Pick Analysis
Pick3 Rnd1 Drake Maye
In slot 3 they get their quarterback of the future. A real need, handled.
Pick42 Rnd2 Tyler Guyton
Tyler Guyton at pick 42 is right where the board had him, plain and simple. A sensible fit that makes the depth chart a little sturdier.
Pick68 Rnd3 Brenden Rice
Brenden Rice in the 68th overall pick is fair value, right on his grade. The one spot they could not leave alone, and did not.
Pick109 Rnd4 Mohamed Kamara
They liked Mohamed Kamara enough to skip the value, taking him in the Round 4 slot. That was the need underlined and circled, and now it is checked off.
Pick133 Rnd4 Ben Sinnott
Ben Sinnott in No. 133 is the kind of reach that only looks good if he outplays it. The roster fit checks out.
Pick136 Rnd4 Dylan Laube
A conviction pick on Dylan Laube at pick No. 136 that the board grades a round light. It shores up a spot that genuinely needed the help.
Pick182 Rnd6 Javon Baker
A straight-up fair deal on Javon Baker at the 182nd pick, value and slot in agreement. The biggest hole on the depth chart just got a whole lot smaller.
Pick229 Rnd7 Omar Speights
Good price on Omar Speights in Round 7, Pick 9, a hair ahead of his grade with no real quibbles. A quiet depth add at a thin-ish spot.