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Redsoxboy24'S MOCK DRAFT
RUN ON JAN 19, 2024

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  • Redsoxboy24 DRAFTING FOR THE
    Patriots
Draft Selections
Drake Maye Head Shot
PICK: 8 RND: 1 (NE)
Drake Maye
QB North Carolina
Brian Thomas Jr. Head Shot
PICK: 34 RND: 2 (NE)
Brian Thomas Jr.
WR LSU
Adisa Isaac Head Shot
PICK: 68 RND: 3 (NE)
Adisa Isaac
DE-EDGE Penn State
Blake Fisher Head Shot
PICK: 103 RND: 4 (NE)
Blake Fisher
OT Notre Dame
Tommy Eichenberg Head Shot
PICK: 139 RND: 5 (NE)
Tommy Eichenberg
LB Ohio State
Kamal Hadden Head Shot
PICK: 145 RND: 5 (NE)
Kamal Hadden
CB Tennessee
Blake Watson Head Shot
PICK: 224 RND: 7 (NE)
Blake Watson
RB Memphis
Draft Picks Received
Drake Maye Head Shot
PICK: 8 RND: 1 (ATL)
Drake Maye
QB North Carolina
Kamal Hadden Head Shot
PICK: 145 RND: 5 (ATL)
Kamal Hadden
CB Tennessee
No Pick Head Shot
PICK: RND: 1 (ATL)
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No Pick Head Shot
PICK: RND: 4 (ATL)
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No Pick Head Shot
PICK: RND: 5 (JAX)
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No Pick Head Shot
PICK: RND: 6 (ATL)
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Draft Picks Traded
Caleb Williams Head Shot
PICK: 3 RND: 1 (ATL)
Caleb Williams
QB USC
Trey Knox Head Shot
PICK: 182 RND: 6 (JAX)
Trey Knox
TE South Carolina
Players Gained
Head Shot
Matthew Bergeron
OG
Draft Grade — Patriots
Overall B
ValueB NeedB+ TradesC- FutureA
The Patriots bet the future on Maye. The board says B.

The search is over. The Patriots handed the keys to Drake Maye, and the whole operation now runs on his development. A dependable weekend that grades out a B.

Reaching for Watson left real value on the table behind him. They punted on interior defensive lineman, and it is the miss that keeps the grade honest. That Thomas Jr. pick is the receipt they will wave around later.

The Matthew Bergeron pickup adds a known quantity to a class of unknowns.

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

Pick Analysis
Pick8 Rnd1 Drake Maye
In the 8th pick they get their guy under center for the next decade at fair value.
Pick34 Rnd2 Brian Thomas Jr.
Value with a capital V on Brian Thomas Jr. in No. 34, a genuine coup. The biggest hole on the depth chart just got a whole lot smaller.
Pick68 Rnd3 Adisa Isaac
No drama and no debate, Adisa Isaac went about where he belonged in Round 3, Pick 4. The one spot they could not leave alone, and did not.
Pick103 Rnd4 Blake Fisher
They took Blake Fisher at par in the 103rd overall pick, which is nothing to complain about. The roster fit checks out.
Pick139 Rnd5 Tommy Eichenberg
A tidy little value on Tommy Eichenberg in slot 139, a step better than break-even. Depth more than a fix, but depth they can use.
Pick145 Rnd5 Kamal Hadden
Kamal Hadden at pick 145 nudges the ledger their way without any fuss. Useful body for a position without much behind the starter.
Pick224 Rnd7 Blake Watson
Blake Watson at pick No. 224 is a steep price for a hunch, hard to square with any board. It fills a real need, too.