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EMANPATSFAN'S MOCK DRAFT
RUN ON APR 5, 2024

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Patriots rebuild

  • EMANPATSFAN DRAFTING FOR THE
    Patriots
Draft Selections
Drake Maye Head Shot
PICK: 3 RND: 1 (NE)
Drake Maye
QB North Carolina
Olumuyiwa Fashanu Head Shot
PICK: 34 RND: 2 (NE)
Olumuyiwa Fashanu
OT Penn State
Ja'Lynn Polk Head Shot
PICK: 72 RND: 3 (NE)
Ja'Lynn Polk
WR Washington
Cam Hart Head Shot
PICK: 103 RND: 4 (NE)
Cam Hart
CB Notre Dame
Jamari Thrash Head Shot
PICK: 135 RND: 4 (NE)
Jamari Thrash
WR Louisville
Jaylin Simpson Head Shot
PICK: 137 RND: 5 (NE)
Jaylin Simpson
CB Auburn
Jordan Jefferson Head Shot
PICK: 180 RND: 6 (NE)
Jordan Jefferson
DT LSU
Tanner McLachlan Head Shot
PICK: 193 RND: 6 (NE)
Tanner McLachlan
TE Arizona
JD Bertrand Head Shot
PICK: 231 RND: 7 (NE)
JD Bertrand
LB Notre Dame
Draft Picks Received
Ja'Lynn Polk Head Shot
PICK: 72 RND: 3 (NYJ)
Ja'Lynn Polk
WR Washington
Jamari Thrash Head Shot
PICK: 135 RND: 4 (NYJ)
Jamari Thrash
WR Louisville
Draft Picks Traded
Bralen Trice Head Shot
PICK: 68 RND: 3 (NYJ)
Bralen Trice
DE-EDGE Washington
Draft Grade — Patriots
Overall B-
ValueB NeedB TradesB- FutureB-
A passer of the future in Maye, and a B-, for the Patriots.

The search is over. The Patriots handed the keys to Drake Maye, and the whole operation now runs on his development.

They banked enough surplus on Fashanu to cover a lot of smaller sins. A whole weekend of picks and edge rusher is somehow still a want. They are betting McLachlan proves the room right and everyone else wrong.

The offense got the lion's share of the attention.

In sum, a sensible class that nudges the roster the right way.

Pick Analysis
Pick3 Rnd1 Drake Maye
In the 3rd overall pick they get a long-term answer under center. A real need, handled.
Pick34 Rnd2 Olumuyiwa Fashanu
Somehow Olumuyiwa Fashanu was still sitting there in the 34th pick, and they pounced on premier offensive lineman value. It fills a real need, too.
Pick72 Rnd3 Ja'Lynn Polk
A straight-up fair deal on Ja'Lynn Polk at Round 3, Pick 8, value and slot in agreement. That was the need underlined and circled, and now it is checked off.
Pick103 Rnd4 Cam Hart
A clean, defensible pick in pick 103 with a little surplus value in Cam Hart. A minor itch, scratched.
Pick135 Rnd4 Jamari Thrash
A reasonable price with a little left over, Jamari Thrash in the Round 4 slot. The biggest hole on the depth chart just got a whole lot smaller.
Pick137 Rnd5 Jaylin Simpson
Jaylin Simpson at No. 137 is right where the board had him, plain and simple. A want more than a need, though you can never have too many.
Pick180 Rnd6 Jordan Jefferson
They took Jordan Jefferson at par in slot 180, which is nothing to complain about. Better still, it is exactly the hole they had to fill.
Pick193 Rnd6 Tanner McLachlan
A conviction pick on Tanner McLachlan at pick No. 193 that the board grades a round light. A sensible fit that makes the depth chart a little sturdier.
Pick231 Rnd7 JD Bertrand
They read the board right and JD Bertrand was the payoff at pick No. 231. Not urgent, but hardly pointless.