zaproctor'S MOCK DRAFT
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zaproctor'S MOCK DRAFT
RUN ON FEB 2, 2024

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  • zaproctor DRAFTING FOR THE
    Patriots
Draft Selections
Drake Maye Head Shot
PICK: 7 RND: 1 (NE)
Drake Maye
QB North Carolina
Troy Franklin Head Shot
PICK: 34 RND: 2 (NE)
Troy Franklin
WR Oregon
Quinyon Mitchell Head Shot
PICK: 35 RND: 2 (NE)
Quinyon Mitchell
CB Toledo
Blake Corum Head Shot
PICK: 103 RND: 4 (NE)
Blake Corum
RB Michigan
Theo Johnson Head Shot
PICK: 139 RND: 5 (NE)
Theo Johnson
TE Penn State
Cedric Gray Head Shot
PICK: 140 RND: 5 (NE)
Cedric Gray
LB North Carolina
Johnny Dixon Head Shot
PICK: 156 RND: 5 (NE)
Johnny Dixon
CB Penn State
Marcus Rosemy-Jacksaint Head Shot
PICK: 157 RND: 5 (NE)
Marcus Rosemy-Jacksaint...
WR Georgia
Draft Picks Received
Drake Maye Head Shot
PICK: 7 RND: 1 (TEN)
Drake Maye
QB North Carolina
Quinyon Mitchell Head Shot
PICK: 35 RND: 2 (ARI)
Quinyon Mitchell
CB Toledo
Cedric Gray Head Shot
PICK: 140 RND: 5 (ARI)
Cedric Gray
LB North Carolina
Johnny Dixon Head Shot
PICK: 156 RND: 5 (LAR)
Johnny Dixon
CB Penn State
Marcus Rosemy-Jacksaint Head Shot
PICK: 157 RND: 5 (LAR)
Marcus Rosemy-Jacksaint...
WR Georgia
No Pick Head Shot
PICK: RND: 4 (LAR)
NEXT YEAR (2025)
 
Draft Picks Traded
Caleb Williams Head Shot
PICK: 3 RND: 1 (TEN)
Caleb Williams
QB USC
Kalen King Head Shot
PICK: 68 RND: 3 (ARI)
Kalen King
CB Penn State
LaDarius Henderson Head Shot
PICK: 182 RND: 6 (ARI)
LaDarius Henderson
OT Michigan
Christian Jones Head Shot
PICK: 224 RND: 7 (LAR)
Christian Jones
OT Texas
Jawhar Jordan Head Shot
PICK: 232 RND: 7 (ARI)
Jawhar Jordan
RB Louisville
No Pick Head Shot
PICK: RND: 3 (MIA)
NEXT YEAR (2025)
 
Players Gained
Head Shot
Peter Skoronski
OT
Draft Grade — Patriots
Overall B+
ValueB NeedB TradesA+ FutureC+
The Patriots bet the future on Maye. The board says B+.

The Patriots spent the pick that matters most on Drake Maye, and a roster that has been waiting on a passer can start to take shape. More right than wrong, and a B+ to match.

The Dixon pick alone nudges the whole weekend up a notch. The phones were where this weekend was really won. A whole weekend of picks and edge rusher is somehow still a want.

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

Pick Analysis
Pick7 Rnd1 Drake Maye
In No. 7 they get a franchise quarterback. A real need, handled.
Pick34 Rnd2 Troy Franklin
Troy Franklin slipping to slot 34 is the kind of luck good rooms make for themselves. This was priority one on the needs board, and now it is handled.
Pick35 Rnd2 Quinyon Mitchell
A straight-up fair deal on Quinyon Mitchell at the 35th pick, value and slot in agreement. Useful body for a position without much behind the starter.
Pick103 Rnd4 Blake Corum
A top-tier running back at a bargain, Blake Corum in pick No. 103, plain and simple. A real hole, addressed with a reasonable pick.
Pick139 Rnd5 Theo Johnson
A conviction pick on Theo Johnson at Round 5, Pick 3 that the board grades a round light. It patches a soft spot without any drama.
Pick140 Rnd5 Cedric Gray
Nothing to complain about; Cedric Gray went a shade earlier than his grade, which is fine. It thickens a room that could stand to be thicker.
Pick156 Rnd5 Johnny Dixon
They robbed the room for Johnny Dixon here, a fall nobody at the table saw coming. They added to a strength when a need was still open elsewhere.
Pick157 Rnd5 Marcus Rosemy-Jacksaint
They let Marcus Rosemy-Jacksaint come to them and pounced at the 157th overall pick. A glaring weakness, addressed head on.