NE4EVER'S MOCK DRAFT
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  • NE4EVER DRAFTING FOR THE
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Draft Selections
Drake Maye Head Shot
PICK: 3 RND: 1 (NE)
Drake Maye
QB North Carolina
Kool-Aid McKinstry Head Shot
PICK: 34 RND: 2 (NE)
Kool-Aid McKinstry
CB Alabama
Malachi Corley Head Shot
PICK: 68 RND: 3 (NE)
Malachi Corley
WR Western Kentucky
Dominick Puni Head Shot
PICK: 104 RND: 4 (NE)
Dominick Puni
OT Kansas
Dallin Holker Head Shot
PICK: 136 RND: 4 (NE)
Dallin Holker
TE Colorado State
Luke McCaffrey Head Shot
PICK: 182 RND: 6 (NE)
Luke McCaffrey
WR Rice
Josh Proctor Head Shot
PICK: 229 RND: 7 (NE)
Josh Proctor
S Ohio State
Draft Grade — Patriots
Overall B-
ValueB NeedB TradesB- FutureB-
The Patriots bet the future on Maye. The board says B-.

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

Holker has a lot of ground to make up just to look fairly priced. They will regret leaving edge rusher for another day if the season turns on it.

If one pick saves this weekend, it is McCaffrey.

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

Pick Analysis
Pick3 Rnd1 Drake Maye
In the Round 1 slot they get a passer to set the clock by at fair value. A clean fit for the roster.
Pick34 Rnd2 Kool-Aid McKinstry
Kool-Aid McKinstry is a better player than the 34th overall pick suggests; smart patience, rewarded. It thickens a room that could stand to be thicker.
Pick68 Rnd3 Malachi Corley
The board had Malachi Corley higher than slot 68, and the wide receiver fell to them anyway. The one spot they could not leave alone, and did not.
Pick104 Rnd4 Dominick Puni
Good things come to war rooms that wait, and Dominick Puni at No. 104 is the proof. It shores up a spot that genuinely needed the help.
Pick136 Rnd4 Dallin Holker
Dallin Holker at pick 136 is the kind of overdraft that needs everything to break right. It patches a soft spot without any drama.
Pick182 Rnd6 Luke McCaffrey
A tidy bit of business in the 182nd pick, where Luke McCaffrey graded well above the range. Better still, it is exactly the hole they had to fill.
Pick229 Rnd7 Josh Proctor
Quietly one of the better values of the day, Josh Proctor at Round 7, Pick 9. It also answers one of the loudest questions on the roster.