NE4EVER'S MOCK DRAFT

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  • NE4EVER DRAFTING FOR THE
    Patriots
Draft Selections
Drake Maye Head Shot
PICK: 3 RND: 1 (NE)
Drake Maye
QB North Carolina
Ladd McConkey Head Shot
PICK: 34 RND: 2 (NE)
Ladd McConkey
WR Georgia
Kiran Amegadjie Head Shot
PICK: 68 RND: 3 (NE)
Kiran Amegadjie
OT Yale
Dallin Holker Head Shot
PICK: 129 RND: 4 (NE)
Dallin Holker
TE Colorado State
Jarrian Jones Head Shot
PICK: 137 RND: 5 (NE)
Jarrian Jones
CB Florida State
Luke McCaffrey Head Shot
PICK: 157 RND: 5 (NE)
Luke McCaffrey
WR Rice
Jha'Quan Jackson Head Shot
PICK: 180 RND: 6 (NE)
Jha'Quan Jackson
WR Tulane
Myles Cole Head Shot
PICK: 193 RND: 6 (NE)
Myles Cole
DE-EDGE Texas Tech
Myles Harden Head Shot
PICK: 231 RND: 7 (NE)
Myles Harden
CB South Dakota
Draft Picks Received
Dallin Holker Head Shot
PICK: 129 RND: 4 (MIN)
Dallin Holker
TE Colorado State
Luke McCaffrey Head Shot
PICK: 157 RND: 5 (MIN)
Luke McCaffrey
WR Rice
Draft Picks Traded
DeWayne Carter Head Shot
PICK: 103 RND: 4 (MIN)
DeWayne Carter
DT Duke
Players Gained
Head Shot
Andrew Booth Jr.
CB
Draft Grade — Patriots
Overall B
ValueB- NeedB TradesB+ FutureB-
The Patriots finally solved quarterback, and it carried them to a B.

After circling the position for what felt like forever, the Patriots committed. Drake Maye is the quarterback now, and the roster gets built to his timeline.

Harden falling to them is the kind of break a good board is built to catch. The cost of the Holker reach is exactly the players who went right after him.

That interior defensive lineman hole did not close this weekend, and it was the biggest one on the wall.

A workmanlike haul that should hold up just fine.

Pick Analysis
Pick3 Rnd1 Drake Maye
In the 3rd pick they get the arm they will build around. A real need, handled.
Pick34 Rnd2 Ladd McConkey
Ladd McConkey at pick No. 34 is neither steal nor reach, just the going rate. A must-fix position, and they treated it like one.
Pick68 Rnd3 Kiran Amegadjie
They paid sticker price for Kiran Amegadjie in No. 68, and that is fine. It shores up a spot that genuinely needed the help.
Pick129 Rnd4 Dallin Holker
Dallin Holker in slot 129 is a reach so steep the board needed a second look to believe it. It plugs a real leak on the depth chart.
Pick137 Rnd5 Jarrian Jones
They took Jarrian Jones at par in Round 5, Pick 1, which is nothing to complain about. It adds depth where they could use a little.
Pick157 Rnd5 Luke McCaffrey
The board had Luke McCaffrey higher than the 157th overall pick, and the wide receiver fell to them anyway. The biggest hole on the depth chart just got a whole lot smaller.
Pick180 Rnd6 Jha'Quan Jackson
Jha'Quan Jackson in the Round 6 slot is fair value, right on his grade. Better still, it is exactly the hole they had to fill.
Pick193 Rnd6 Myles Cole
A straight-up fair deal on Myles Cole at pick 193, value and slot in agreement. This was priority one on the needs board, and now it is handled.
Pick231 Rnd7 Myles Harden
A top-tier cornerback at a bargain, Myles Harden in No. 231, plain and simple. Nice player, but the depth chart did not need him here.