ZS'S MOCK DRAFT
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ZS'S MOCK DRAFT
RUN ON APR 1, 2024

PATS

  • ZS DRAFTING FOR THE
    Patriots
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
Jermaine Burton Head Shot
PICK: 68 RND: 3 (NE)
Jermaine Burton
WR Alabama
Dominick Puni Head Shot
PICK: 103 RND: 4 (NE)
Dominick Puni
OT Kansas
Javon Foster Head Shot
PICK: 119 RND: 4 (NE)
Javon Foster
OT Missouri
Jaylin Simpson Head Shot
PICK: 140 RND: 5 (NE)
Jaylin Simpson
CB Auburn
Draft Picks Received
Javon Foster Head Shot
PICK: 119 RND: 4 (PIT)
Javon Foster
OT Missouri
Jaylin Simpson Head Shot
PICK: 140 RND: 5 (LAC)
Jaylin Simpson
CB Auburn
No Pick Head Shot
PICK: 225 RND: 7 (LAC)
TO PICK
 
No Pick Head Shot
PICK: RND: 7 (LAC)
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Draft Picks Traded
Brennan Jackson Head Shot
PICK: 137 RND: 5 (LAC)
Brennan Jackson
DE-EDGE Washington State
No Pick Head Shot
PICK: 180 RND: 6 (PIT)
TO PICK
 
No Pick Head Shot
PICK: 193 RND: 6 (PIT)
TO PICK
 
Players traded away
Head Shot
Kawaan Baker
WR
Draft Grade — Patriots
Overall B-
ValueB NeedB TradesC FutureB-
The Patriots found their guy under center in Maye: B-.

The Patriots spent the pick that matters most on Drake Maye, and a roster that has been waiting on a passer can start to take shape.

The Puni pick alone nudges the whole weekend up a notch. They punted on edge rusher, and it is the miss that keeps the grade honest.

The dealing tilted against them, just enough to notice. On the needs board they went 3 of 8, with wide receiver the one that mattered most.

All told, a solid class that does its job everywhere but edge rusher.

Pick Analysis
Pick3 Rnd1 Drake Maye
In the 3rd overall pick they get the face of the franchise at fair value. A clean fit for the roster.
Pick34 Rnd2 Brian Thomas Jr.
Brian Thomas Jr. in pick 34 is fine work, a shade of surplus and no downside. The biggest hole on the depth chart just got a whole lot smaller.
Pick68 Rnd3 Jermaine Burton
Jermaine Burton at slot 68 is the sort of value that quietly wins a weekend. It also answers one of the loudest questions on the roster.
Pick103 Rnd4 Dominick Puni
They read the board right and Dominick Puni was the payoff at the Round 4 slot. It fills a real need, too.
Pick119 Rnd4 Javon Foster
A straight-up fair deal on Javon Foster at the 119th pick, value and slot in agreement. A need, and now a little less of one.
Pick140 Rnd5 Jaylin Simpson
Jaylin Simpson in pick No. 140 lands just on the right side of the ledger. Useful body for a position without much behind the starter.