Brop9404'S MOCK DRAFT

Possible draft

  • Brop9404 DRAFTING FOR THE
    Patriots
Draft Selections
Drake Maye Head Shot
PICK: 7 RND: 1 (NE)
Drake Maye
QB North Carolina
Keon Coleman Head Shot
PICK: 38 RND: 2 (NE)
Keon Coleman
WR Florida State
Patrick Paul Head Shot
PICK: 50 RND: 2 (NE)
Patrick Paul
OT Houston
Ja'Lynn Polk Head Shot
PICK: 53 RND: 2 (NE)
Ja'Lynn Polk
WR Washington
Leonard Taylor III Head Shot
PICK: 103 RND: 4 (NE)
Leonard Taylor III
DL Miami (FL)
Kitan Oladapo Head Shot
PICK: 137 RND: 5 (NE)
Kitan Oladapo
S Oregon State
Tip Reiman Head Shot
PICK: 180 RND: 6 (NE)
Tip Reiman
TE Illinois
Zion Tupuola-Fetui Head Shot
PICK: 193 RND: 6 (NE)
Zion Tupuola-Fetui
DE-EDGE Washington
Myles Harden Head Shot
PICK: 231 RND: 7 (NE)
Myles Harden
CB South Dakota
Draft Picks Received
Drake Maye Head Shot
PICK: 7 RND: 1 (TEN)
Drake Maye
QB North Carolina
Keon Coleman Head Shot
PICK: 38 RND: 2 (TEN)
Keon Coleman
WR Florida State
Patrick Paul Head Shot
PICK: 50 RND: 2 (PHI)
Patrick Paul
OT Houston
Ja'Lynn Polk Head Shot
PICK: 53 RND: 2 (PHI)
Ja'Lynn Polk
WR Washington
No Pick Head Shot
PICK: RND: 1 (TEN)
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Draft Picks Traded
Marvin Harrison Jr. Head Shot
PICK: 3 RND: 1 (TEN)
Marvin Harrison Jr.
WR Ohio State
Troy Franklin Head Shot
PICK: 34 RND: 2 (PHI)
Troy Franklin
WR Oregon
T.J. Tampa Head Shot
PICK: 68 RND: 3 (PHI)
T.J. Tampa
CB Iowa State
Draft Grade — Patriots
Overall B
ValueC+ NeedB+ TradesC- FutureA
A franchise passer in Maye headlines a B weekend for the Patriots.

Start where it matters. The Patriots took Drake Maye to run the offense for the next decade, and every other decision this weekend bends around that one. The bottom line is a respectable B.

The Harden steal is the beam this whole class leans on. They are betting Tupuola-Fetui proves the room right and everyone else wrong. That running back hole did not close this weekend, and it was the biggest one on the wall.

All told, a draft that does its job without fuss, and there is real value in that.

Pick Analysis
Pick7 Rnd1 Drake Maye
In No. 7 they get their quarterback of the future at fair value.
Pick38 Rnd2 Keon Coleman
They took Keon Coleman at par in pick 38, which is nothing to complain about. It also answers one of the loudest questions on the roster.
Pick50 Rnd2 Patrick Paul
They talked themselves into Patrick Paul at slot 50, and the board did not agree. It fills a real need, too.
Pick53 Rnd2 Ja'Lynn Polk
Ja'Lynn Polk at Round 2, Pick 21 is the pick scouts circle, and not in a good way. A must-fix position, and they treated it like one.
Pick103 Rnd4 Leonard Taylor III
Leonard Taylor III in the 103rd pick is exactly on the number, no argument either way. A glaring weakness, addressed head on.
Pick137 Rnd5 Kitan Oladapo
A premium they did not need to pay, Kitan Oladapo a notch or two before his time. Top of the wish list, and they did not leave without it.
Pick180 Rnd6 Tip Reiman
They paid sticker price for Tip Reiman in the 180th overall pick, and that is fine. It plugs a real leak on the depth chart.
Pick193 Rnd6 Zion Tupuola-Fetui
A wild overpay on Zion Tupuola-Fetui in the Round 6 slot, the sort that defines a class for the wrong reasons. This was priority one on the needs board, and now it is handled.
Pick231 Rnd7 Myles Harden
Taking Myles Harden in the Round 7 slot is close to grand larceny; a cornerback that good had no business lasting this long. It thickens a room that could stand to be thicker.