Milk'S MOCK DRAFT

Pats Get Caleb

  • Milk DRAFTING FOR THE
    Patriots
Draft Selections
Caleb Williams Head Shot
PICK: 3 RND: 1 (NE)
Caleb Williams
QB USC
Adonai Mitchell Head Shot
PICK: 34 RND: 2 (NE)
Adonai Mitchell
WR Texas
Ja'Lynn Polk Head Shot
PICK: 68 RND: 3 (NE)
Ja'Lynn Polk
WR Washington
Mason McCormick Head Shot
PICK: 104 RND: 4 (NE)
Mason McCormick
OT South Dakota State
Justin Eboigbe Head Shot
PICK: 136 RND: 4 (NE)
Justin Eboigbe
DL-EDGE Alabama
Nathan Thomas Head Shot
PICK: 182 RND: 6 (NE)
Nathan Thomas
OT Louisiana
Tarheeb Still Head Shot
PICK: 229 RND: 7 (NE)
Tarheeb Still
CB Maryland
Draft Grade — Patriots
Overall B
ValueB NeedB+ TradesB- FutureB-
The Patriots left with their quarterback, and a B to match.

The Patriots spent the pick that matters most on Caleb Williams, and a roster that has been waiting on a passer can start to take shape. Nothing here to lose sleep over; call it a B.

Still falling to them is the kind of break a good board is built to catch. Leaving interior defensive lineman unaddressed is the roster risk they will have to answer for in the fall. Edge rusher is handled and the depth chart looks a good deal healthier for it.

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

Add it up and it is a good, unfussy class.

Pick Analysis
Pick3 Rnd1 Caleb Williams
Caleb Williams at Round 1, Pick 3 is neither steal nor reach, just the going rate. One more legitimate question on the roster, answered.
Pick34 Rnd2 Adonai Mitchell
Nothing to complain about; Adonai Mitchell went a shade earlier than his grade, which is fine. This was priority one on the needs board, and now it is handled.
Pick68 Rnd3 Ja'Lynn Polk
Ja'Lynn Polk slipping to the 68th pick is the kind of luck good rooms make for themselves. It also answers one of the loudest questions on the roster.
Pick104 Rnd4 Mason McCormick
Mason McCormick in pick 104 is fine work, a shade of surplus and no downside. A need, and now a little less of one.
Pick136 Rnd4 Justin Eboigbe
Justin Eboigbe at No. 136 is the sort of value that quietly wins a weekend. A must-fix position, and they treated it like one.
Pick182 Rnd6 Nathan Thomas
A straight-up fair deal on Nathan Thomas at the Round 6 slot, value and slot in agreement. It plugs a real leak on the depth chart.
Pick229 Rnd7 Tarheeb Still
Tarheeb Still in pick No. 229 is the kind of fall that makes a whole class. Depth more than a fix, but depth they can use.