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mikev 'S MOCK DRAFT
RUN ON MAR 30, 2024

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  • mikev DRAFTING FOR THE
    Patriots
Draft Selections
Olumuyiwa Fashanu Head Shot
PICK: 11 RND: 1 (NE)
Olumuyiwa Fashanu
OT Penn State
J.J. McCarthy Head Shot
PICK: 23 RND: 1 (NE)
J.J. McCarthy
QB Michigan
Brian Thomas Jr. Head Shot
PICK: 34 RND: 2 (NE)
Brian Thomas Jr.
WR LSU
Xavier Worthy Head Shot
PICK: 68 RND: 3 (NE)
Xavier Worthy
WR Texas
Max Melton Head Shot
PICK: 72 RND: 3 (NE)
Max Melton
CB Rutgers
Dallin Holker Head Shot
PICK: 137 RND: 5 (NE)
Dallin Holker
TE Colorado State
Luke McCaffrey Head Shot
PICK: 167 RND: 5 (NE)
Luke McCaffrey
WR Rice
Joe Milton III Head Shot
PICK: 180 RND: 6 (NE)
Joe Milton III
QB Tennessee
Caedan Wallace Head Shot
PICK: 193 RND: 6 (NE)
Caedan Wallace
OT Penn State
Jalen Coker Head Shot
PICK: 231 RND: 7 (NE)
Jalen Coker
WR Holy Cross
Draft Picks Received
Olumuyiwa Fashanu Head Shot
PICK: 11 RND: 1 (MIN)
Olumuyiwa Fashanu
OT Penn State
J.J. McCarthy Head Shot
PICK: 23 RND: 1 (MIN)
J.J. McCarthy
QB Michigan
Max Melton Head Shot
PICK: 72 RND: 3 (NYJ)
Max Melton
CB Rutgers
Luke McCaffrey Head Shot
PICK: 167 RND: 5 (MIN)
Luke McCaffrey
WR Rice
No Pick Head Shot
PICK: RND: 1 (MIN)
NEXT YEAR (2025)
 
Draft Picks Traded
Joe Alt Head Shot
PICK: 3 RND: 1 (MIN)
Joe Alt
OT Notre Dame
Khyree Jackson Head Shot
PICK: 103 RND: 4 (NYJ)
Khyree Jackson
CB Oregon
No Pick Head Shot
PICK: RND: 2 (CHI)
NEXT YEAR (2025)
 
Draft Grade — Patriots
Overall B
ValueB- NeedB TradesC+ FutureB+
A franchise passer in McCarthy headlines a B weekend for the Patriots.

The search is over. The Patriots handed the keys to J.J. McCarthy, and the whole operation now runs on his development.

On value alone, McCaffrey makes the weekend a net positive. Every board in the league had Milton III lower, and that gap is the story. They covered a lot of ground and still skipped edge rusher, which is a strange place to end up.

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

Pick Analysis
Pick11 Rnd1 Olumuyiwa Fashanu
In No. 11 they get a cornerstone up front. A real need, handled.
Pick23 Rnd1 J.J. McCarthy
In slot 23 they get the arm they will build around at fair value. A clean fit for the roster.
Pick34 Rnd2 Brian Thomas Jr.
Brian Thomas Jr. in Round 2, Pick 2 is fine work, a shade of surplus and no downside. It also answers one of the loudest questions on the roster.
Pick68 Rnd3 Xavier Worthy
Xavier Worthy at pick 68 is the sort of value that quietly wins a weekend. It answers the question that was keeping the coaches up at night.
Pick72 Rnd3 Max Melton
A straight-up fair deal on Max Melton at the 72nd overall pick, value and slot in agreement. It thickens a room that could stand to be thicker.
Pick137 Rnd5 Dallin Holker
They paid up for Dallin Holker at the Round 5 slot when waiting would have done the job. Another box on the needs board, quietly ticked.
Pick167 Rnd5 Luke McCaffrey
They robbed the room for Luke McCaffrey here, a fall nobody at the table saw coming. This was priority one on the needs board, and now it is handled.
Pick180 Rnd6 Joe Milton III
Joe Milton III in the 180th pick is a bet on their own eyes over everyone else's grade. It shores up a spot that genuinely needed the help.
Pick193 Rnd6 Caedan Wallace
Value said wait; Caedan Wallace in the Round 6 slot says they were not listening. One more legitimate question on the roster, answered.
Pick231 Rnd7 Jalen Coker
A big swing on Jalen Coker at the 231st pick, well ahead of any board in the building. They walked in needing this and walked out with it.