Brop9404'S MOCK DRAFT

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  • Brop9404 DRAFTING FOR THE
    Patriots
Draft Selections
Drake Maye Head Shot
PICK: 4 RND: 1 (NE)
Drake Maye
QB North Carolina
Kris Abrams-Draine Head Shot
PICK: 36 RND: 2 (NE)
Kris Abrams-Draine
CB Missouri
Jordan Morgan Head Shot
PICK: 58 RND: 2 (NE)
Jordan Morgan
OT Arizona
Ja'Lynn Polk Head Shot
PICK: 66 RND: 3 (NE)
Ja'Lynn Polk
WR Washington
Jackson Powers-Johnson Head Shot
PICK: 75 RND: 3 (NE)
Jackson Powers-Johnson
C Oregon
Dominick Puni Head Shot
PICK: 90 RND: 3 (NE)
Dominick Puni
OT Kansas
Donovan Edwards Head Shot
PICK: 104 RND: 4 (NE)
Donovan Edwards
RB Michigan
Payton Wilson Head Shot
PICK: 139 RND: 5 (NE)
Payton Wilson
LB North Carolina State
Tyler Batty Head Shot
PICK: 180 RND: 6 (NE)
Tyler Batty
DL-EDGE BYU
Dallin Holker Head Shot
PICK: 223 RND: 7 (NE)
Dallin Holker
TE Colorado State
Draft Picks Received
Drake Maye Head Shot
PICK: 4 RND: 1 (WSH)
Drake Maye
QB North Carolina
Kris Abrams-Draine Head Shot
PICK: 36 RND: 2 (WSH)
Kris Abrams-Draine
CB Missouri
Jordan Morgan Head Shot
PICK: 58 RND: 2 (CLE)
Jordan Morgan
OT Arizona
Jackson Powers-Johnson Head Shot
PICK: 75 RND: 3 (GB)
Jackson Powers-Johnson
C Oregon
Dominick Puni Head Shot
PICK: 90 RND: 3 (CLE)
Dominick Puni
OT Kansas
Donovan Edwards Head Shot
PICK: 104 RND: 4 (WSH)
Donovan Edwards
RB Michigan
No Pick Head Shot
PICK: RND: 1 (WSH)
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No Pick Head Shot
PICK: RND: 4 (CLE)
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No Pick Head Shot
PICK: RND: 4 (WSH)
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Draft Picks Traded
Marvin Harrison Jr. Head Shot
PICK: 2 RND: 1 (WSH)
Marvin Harrison Jr.
WR Ohio State
JT Tuimoloau Head Shot
PICK: 34 RND: 2 (GB)
JT Tuimoloau
DE-EDGE Ohio State
Luke Lachey Head Shot
PICK: 102 RND: 4 (GB)
Luke Lachey
TE Iowa
Players Gained
Head Shot
Elijah Moore
WR
Head Shot
Chase Young
EDGE
Draft Grade — Patriots
Overall A-
ValueB NeedB TradesA+ FutureA
The Patriots bet the future on Maye. The board says A-.

The one hole that towered over the rest is filled. The Patriots spent their marquee pick on Drake Maye, and for the first time in a while there is a real answer at quarterback. Just about everything broke right, and the A- follows.

The dealing alone would carry a lesser class. Landing Holker that late papers over a lot of smaller sins.

They covered a lot of ground and still skipped interior defensive lineman, which is a strange place to end up.

In the end it comes back to Drake Maye, and a haul good enough to build on right away.

Pick Analysis
Pick4 Rnd1 Drake Maye
In pick No. 4 they get their guy under center for the next decade. A real need, handled.
Pick36 Rnd2 Kris Abrams-Draine
Kris Abrams-Draine in pick 36 is exactly on the number, no argument either way. Depth more than a fix, but depth they can use.
Pick58 Rnd2 Jordan Morgan
Jordan Morgan at slot 58 is money in the bank, a offensive lineman taken below his worth. A need, and now a little less of one.
Pick66 Rnd3 Ja'Lynn Polk
They took Ja'Lynn Polk at par in No. 66, which is nothing to complain about. A glaring weakness, addressed head on.
Pick75 Rnd3 Jackson Powers-Johnson
They paid sticker price for Jackson Powers-Johnson in Round 3, Pick 11, and that is fine. It plugs a real leak on the depth chart.
Pick90 Rnd3 Dominick Puni
No drama and no debate, Dominick Puni went about where he belonged in the 90th pick. A sensible fit for a spot that needed help.
Pick104 Rnd4 Donovan Edwards
Donovan Edwards in the 104th overall pick should not have been possible, and that is the whole point. The roster fit checks out.
Pick139 Rnd5 Payton Wilson
Payton Wilson at the Round 5 slot is right where the board had him, plain and simple. It thickens a room that could stand to be thicker.
Pick180 Rnd6 Tyler Batty
Tyler Batty at pick No. 180 nudges the ledger their way without any fuss. A must-fix position, and they treated it like one.
Pick223 Rnd7 Dallin Holker
A top-tier tight end at a bargain, Dallin Holker in No. 223, plain and simple. It shores up a spot that genuinely needed the help.