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caleb'S MOCK DRAFT
RUN ON JAN 24, 2024

the the future

  • caleb 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
Brenden Rice Head Shot
PICK: 68 RND: 3 (NE)
Brenden Rice
WR USC
Cade Stover Head Shot
PICK: 92 RND: 3 (NE)
Cade Stover
TE-EDGE Ohio State
Javon Solomon Head Shot
PICK: 103 RND: 4 (NE)
Javon Solomon
OLB-EDGE Troy
MarShawn Lloyd Head Shot
PICK: 125 RND: 4 (NE)
MarShawn Lloyd
RB USC
Cedric Gray Head Shot
PICK: 139 RND: 5 (NE)
Cedric Gray
LB North Carolina
Javon Baker Head Shot
PICK: 182 RND: 6 (NE)
Javon Baker
WR UCF
Erick All Head Shot
PICK: 203 RND: 6 (NE)
Erick All
TE Iowa
Jontrey Hunter Head Shot
PICK: 224 RND: 7 (NE)
Jontrey Hunter
S Georgia State
Draft Picks Received
Cade Stover Head Shot
PICK: 92 RND: 3 (GB)
Cade Stover
TE-EDGE Ohio State
MarShawn Lloyd Head Shot
PICK: 125 RND: 4 (GB)
MarShawn Lloyd
RB USC
Erick All Head Shot
PICK: 203 RND: 6 (GB)
Erick All
TE Iowa
Draft Picks Traded
No Pick Head Shot
PICK: RND: 2 (MIA)
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Draft Grade — Patriots
Overall B-
ValueB- NeedB TradesB+ FutureC
The Patriots left with their quarterback, and a B- to match.

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.

The Stover pick reads as want over need, and the roster will feel it at edge rusher and interior defensive lineman. For all the activity, edge rusher went untouched, which is hard to explain. They banked enough surplus on Hunter to cover a lot of smaller sins.

A modest surplus at the table, banked quietly.

In sum, a sensible class that nudges the roster the right way.

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 in the Round 2 slot is fine work, a shade of surplus and no downside. It fills a real need, too.
Pick68 Rnd3 Brenden Rice
Brenden Rice in the 68th pick is exactly on the number, no argument either way. The one spot they could not leave alone, and did not.
Pick92 Rnd3 Cade Stover
A curious use of pick No. 92. Edge rusher and interior defensive lineman needed the pick; a TE-EDGE in Cade Stover did not.
Pick103 Rnd4 Javon Solomon
The needs board was loud and they turned it down, spending slot 103 on Javon Solomon with edge rusher and interior defensive lineman unsolved.
Pick125 Rnd4 MarShawn Lloyd
MarShawn Lloyd at the 125th overall pick is right where the board had him, plain and simple. It plugs a real leak on the depth chart.
Pick139 Rnd5 Cedric Gray
Cedric Gray at pick 139 is money in the bank, a linebacker taken below his worth. It thickens a room that could stand to be thicker.
Pick182 Rnd6 Javon Baker
A clean, defensible pick in No. 182 with a little surplus value in Javon Baker. This was priority one on the needs board, and now it is handled.
Pick203 Rnd6 Erick All
They paid sticker price for Erick All in the Round 6 slot, and that is fine. The roster fit checks out.
Pick224 Rnd7 Jontrey Hunter
Jontrey Hunter slid further than he should have, and slot 224 is lovely value for the safety. The biggest hole on the depth chart just got a whole lot smaller.