Brop9404'S MOCK DRAFT

Perfect Pats Draft

  • Brop9404 DRAFTING FOR THE
    Patriots
Draft Selections
Drake Maye Head Shot
PICK: 5 RND: 1 (NE)
Drake Maye
QB North Carolina
JC Latham Head Shot
PICK: 20 RND: 1 (NE)
JC Latham
OT Alabama
Ja'Lynn Polk Head Shot
PICK: 62 RND: 2 (NE)
Ja'Lynn Polk
WR Washington
Cooper DeJean Head Shot
PICK: 67 RND: 3 (NE)
Cooper DeJean
CB Iowa
Javon Foster Head Shot
PICK: 69 RND: 3 (NE)
Javon Foster
OT Missouri
Roman Wilson Head Shot
PICK: 93 RND: 3 (NE)
Roman Wilson
WR Michigan
Beaux Limmer Head Shot
PICK: 103 RND: 4 (NE)
Beaux Limmer
C Arkansas
McCallan Castles Head Shot
PICK: 140 RND: 5 (NE)
McCallan Castles
TE Tennessee
Zion Tupuola-Fetui Head Shot
PICK: 181 RND: 6 (NE)
Zion Tupuola-Fetui
DE-EDGE Washington
Frank Gore Jr. Head Shot
PICK: 224 RND: 7 (NE)
Frank Gore Jr.
RB Southern Miss
Draft Picks Received
Drake Maye Head Shot
PICK: 5 RND: 1 (NYG)
Drake Maye
QB North Carolina
JC Latham Head Shot
PICK: 20 RND: 1 (TB)
JC Latham
OT Alabama
Ja'Lynn Polk Head Shot
PICK: 62 RND: 2 (DAL)
Ja'Lynn Polk
WR Washington
Javon Foster Head Shot
PICK: 69 RND: 3 (NYG)
Javon Foster
OT Missouri
Roman Wilson Head Shot
PICK: 93 RND: 3 (DAL)
Roman Wilson
WR Michigan
No Pick Head Shot
PICK: RND: 4 (DAL)
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No Pick Head Shot
PICK: RND: 4 (NYG)
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Draft Picks Traded
Brock Bowers Head Shot
PICK: 3 RND: 1 (NYG)
Brock Bowers
TE Georgia
Johnny Wilson Head Shot
PICK: 35 RND: 2 (TB)
Johnny Wilson
WR Florida State
Players Gained
Head Shot
Eric Scott Jr.
CB
Draft Grade — Patriots
Overall B+
ValueB- NeedB TradesA+ FutureB-
A passer of the future in Maye, and a B+, for the Patriots.

They finally answered the question that shadows every other one. Drake Maye is the Patriots' quarterback, full stop. A dependable weekend that grades out a B+.

Every board in the league had Limmer lower, and that gap is the story. They won the margins on every swap, and it adds up fast.

That interior defensive lineman hole did not close this weekend, and it was the biggest one on the wall. On value alone, Foster makes the weekend a net positive.

Bottom line, more hits than misses and a roster nudged the right way.

Pick Analysis
Pick5 Rnd1 Drake Maye
In slot 5 they get the arm they will build around. A real need, handled.
Pick20 Rnd1 JC Latham
In pick 20 they get a cornerstone up front at fair value. A clean fit for the roster.
Pick62 Rnd2 Ja'Lynn Polk
Ja'Lynn Polk at the Round 2 slot is neither steal nor reach, just the going rate. A must-fix position, and they treated it like one.
Pick67 Rnd3 Cooper DeJean
A reasonable price with a little left over, Cooper DeJean in the 67th overall pick. A quiet depth add at a thin-ish spot.
Pick69 Rnd3 Javon Foster
Javon Foster in the 69th pick is a bargain the rest of the room will envy. The roster fit checks out.
Pick93 Rnd3 Roman Wilson
A reach for Roman Wilson in pick No. 93; a little patience would have been rewarded. The one spot they could not leave alone, and did not.
Pick103 Rnd4 Beaux Limmer
The board screamed and they did not listen, reaching into the next round for Beaux Limmer. A sensible fit that makes the depth chart a little sturdier.
Pick140 Rnd5 McCallan Castles
They reached into another round for McCallan Castles, and the board is nowhere close to agreeing. It patches a soft spot without any drama.
Pick181 Rnd6 Zion Tupuola-Fetui
A big swing on Zion Tupuola-Fetui at pick 181, well ahead of any board in the building. Top of the wish list, and they did not leave without it.
Pick224 Rnd7 Frank Gore Jr.
They left a pile of value on the table to take Frank Gore Jr. this early at slot 224. One more legitimate question on the roster, answered.