NE4EVER'S MOCK DRAFT

The best draft yet

  • NE4EVER DRAFTING FOR THE
    Patriots
Draft Selections
Drake Maye Head Shot
PICK: 3 RND: 1 (NE)
Drake Maye
QB North Carolina
Troy Fautanu Head Shot
PICK: 34 RND: 2 (NE)
Troy Fautanu
OT Washington
Xavier Worthy Head Shot
PICK: 68 RND: 3 (NE)
Xavier Worthy
WR Texas
Devontez Walker Head Shot
PICK: 103 RND: 4 (NE)
Devontez Walker
WR North Carolina
Dallin Holker Head Shot
PICK: 137 RND: 5 (NE)
Dallin Holker
TE Colorado State
Kamal Hadden Head Shot
PICK: 180 RND: 6 (NE)
Kamal Hadden
CB Tennessee
Myles Cole Head Shot
PICK: 193 RND: 6 (NE)
Myles Cole
DE-EDGE Texas Tech
Josh Proctor Head Shot
PICK: 248 RND: 7 (NE)
Josh Proctor
S Ohio State
Draft Picks Received
Josh Proctor Head Shot
PICK: 248 RND: 7 (BUF)
Josh Proctor
S Ohio State
No Pick Head Shot
PICK: RND: 4 (BUF)
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No Pick Head Shot
PICK: RND: 5 (BUF)
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No Pick Head Shot
PICK: RND: 7 (BUF)
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Draft Picks Traded
Donovan Jennings Head Shot
PICK: 231 RND: 7 (BUF)
Donovan Jennings
OT USF
Players Gained
Head Shot
KJ Hamler
WR
Draft Grade — Patriots
Overall B
ValueB NeedB TradesB- FutureB-
The Patriots bet the future on Maye. The board says B.

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.

That is a wide receiver worth more than the slot they spent on him, plainly. The interior defensive lineman hole is the one line item this class does not answer.

Every board in the league had Holker lower, and that gap is the story. They went 6 of 8 on their needs, which is most of what a draft is for.

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

Pick Analysis
Pick3 Rnd1 Drake Maye
In Round 1, Pick 3 they get their quarterback of the future. A real need, handled.
Pick34 Rnd2 Troy Fautanu
Troy Fautanu slid further than he should have, and slot 34 is lovely value for the offensive lineman. It plugs a real leak on the depth chart.
Pick68 Rnd3 Xavier Worthy
Xavier Worthy at pick 68 is money in the bank, a wide receiver taken below his worth. The biggest hole on the depth chart just got a whole lot smaller.
Pick103 Rnd4 Devontez Walker
The board fumbled Devontez Walker all the way to the 103rd pick, and they scooped it up. This was priority one on the needs board, and now it is handled.
Pick137 Rnd5 Dallin Holker
Dallin Holker at the 137th overall pick is a conviction pick that outran the value. A need, and now a little less of one.
Pick180 Rnd6 Kamal Hadden
The board had Kamal Hadden higher than pick No. 180, and the cornerback fell to them anyway. Not urgent, but hardly pointless.
Pick193 Rnd6 Myles Cole
Myles Cole at No. 193 is right where the board had him, plain and simple. Top of the wish list, and they did not leave without it.
Pick248 Rnd7 Josh Proctor
They did well to land Josh Proctor in the Round 7 slot, just ahead of his grade. The one spot they could not leave alone, and did not.