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skonsella'S MOCK DRAFT
RUN ON JAN 22, 2024

Drake!

  • skonsella DRAFTING FOR THE
    Patriots
Draft Selections
Drake Maye Head Shot
PICK: 3 RND: 1 (NE)
Drake Maye
QB North Carolina
Dallas Turner Head Shot
PICK: 34 RND: 2 (NE)
Dallas Turner
LB-EDGE Alabama
Blake Fisher Head Shot
PICK: 101 RND: 4 (NE)
Blake Fisher
OT Notre Dame
Jacob Cowing Head Shot
PICK: 110 RND: 4 (NE)
Jacob Cowing
WR Arizona
Javion Cohen Head Shot
PICK: 139 RND: 5 (NE)
Javion Cohen
OG Miami (FL)
Grayson Murphy Head Shot
PICK: 168 RND: 5 (NE)
Grayson Murphy
DL-EDGE UCLA
Michael Barrett Head Shot
PICK: 182 RND: 6 (NE)
Michael Barrett
LB Michigan
Omar Speights Head Shot
PICK: 224 RND: 7 (NE)
Omar Speights
LB LSU
Draft Picks Received
Blake Fisher Head Shot
PICK: 101 RND: 4 (CAR)
Blake Fisher
OT Notre Dame
Jacob Cowing Head Shot
PICK: 110 RND: 4 (CHI)
Jacob Cowing
WR Arizona
Grayson Murphy Head Shot
PICK: 168 RND: 5 (CAR)
Grayson Murphy
DL-EDGE UCLA
No Pick Head Shot
PICK: RND: 3 (CAR)
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No Pick Head Shot
PICK: RND: 4 (CAR)
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No Pick Head Shot
PICK: RND: 5 (CAR)
NEXT YEAR (2025)
 
No Pick Head Shot
PICK: RND: 5 (CHI)
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Draft Picks Traded
Caelen Carson Head Shot
PICK: 68 RND: 3 (CAR)
Caelen Carson
CB Wake Forest
Dominick Puni Head Shot
PICK: 103 RND: 4 (CHI)
Dominick Puni
OT Kansas
Players Gained
Head Shot
Dylan Cole
LB
Head Shot
Eku Leota
LB
Draft Grade — Patriots
Overall B
ValueB NeedB+ TradesB FutureB
The Patriots drew a line under the quarterback search with Maye: 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.

They banked enough surplus on Speights to cover a lot of smaller sins. They will regret leaving interior defensive lineman for another day if the season turns on it. The roster is better shaped than it was, with edge rusher chief among the fixes.

In sum, a sturdy weekend with one asterisk, the interior defensive lineman spot they never got to.

Pick Analysis
Pick3 Rnd1 Drake Maye
In the Round 1 slot they get a franchise quarterback. A real need, handled.
Pick34 Rnd2 Dallas Turner
Dallas Turner at No. 34 is daylight robbery; nobody expected him to last. The biggest hole on the depth chart just got a whole lot smaller.
Pick101 Rnd4 Blake Fisher
No edge and no loss on Blake Fisher in the 101st pick; it is a wash and a sensible one. It plugs a real leak on the depth chart.
Pick110 Rnd4 Jacob Cowing
Jacob Cowing is a better player than slot 110 suggests; smart patience, rewarded. A must-fix position, and they treated it like one.
Pick139 Rnd5 Javion Cohen
By-the-book stuff, Javion Cohen at the 139th overall pick squarely in line with his ranking. The roster fit checks out.
Pick168 Rnd5 Grayson Murphy
Grayson Murphy at Round 5, Pick 32 nudges the ledger their way without any fuss. They walked in needing this and walked out with it.
Pick182 Rnd6 Michael Barrett
Michael Barrett at pick 182 is neither steal nor reach, just the going rate. A minor itch, scratched.
Pick224 Rnd7 Omar Speights
The board fumbled Omar Speights all the way to pick No. 224, and they scooped it up. Insurance at a position that did not really ask for it.