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caleb'S MOCK DRAFT
RUN ON JAN 14, 2024

the real future

  • caleb DRAFTING FOR THE
    Patriots
Draft Selections
Drake Maye Head Shot
PICK: 4 RND: 1 (NE)
Drake Maye
QB North Carolina
JC Latham Head Shot
PICK: 21 RND: 1 (NE)
JC Latham
OT Alabama
Troy Franklin Head Shot
PICK: 41 RND: 2 (NE)
Troy Franklin
WR Oregon
Brandon Dorlus Head Shot
PICK: 68 RND: 3 (NE)
Brandon Dorlus
DE-EDGE Oregon
Blake Corum Head Shot
PICK: 83 RND: 3 (NE)
Blake Corum
RB Michigan
Sedrick Van Pran Head Shot
PICK: 92 RND: 3 (NE)
Sedrick Van Pran
C Georgia
Tommy Eichenberg Head Shot
PICK: 103 RND: 4 (NE)
Tommy Eichenberg
LB Ohio State
Dallin Holker Head Shot
PICK: 137 RND: 5 (NE)
Dallin Holker
TE Colorado State
Jaden Hicks Head Shot
PICK: 139 RND: 5 (NE)
Jaden Hicks
S Washington State
Nelson Ceaser Head Shot
PICK: 140 RND: 5 (NE)
Nelson Ceaser
DL-EDGE Houston
Moose Muhammad III Head Shot
PICK: 157 RND: 5 (NE)
Moose Muhammad III
WR Texas A&M
Chau Smith-Wade Head Shot
PICK: 182 RND: 6 (NE)
Chau Smith-Wade
CB Washington State
Sheridan Jones Head Shot
PICK: 224 RND: 7 (NE)
Sheridan Jones
CB Clemson
Draft Picks Received
Drake Maye Head Shot
PICK: 4 RND: 1 (ARI)
Drake Maye
QB North Carolina
JC Latham Head Shot
PICK: 21 RND: 1 (ARI)
JC Latham
OT Alabama
Troy Franklin Head Shot
PICK: 41 RND: 2 (GB)
Troy Franklin
WR Oregon
Blake Corum Head Shot
PICK: 83 RND: 3 (GB)
Blake Corum
RB Michigan
Sedrick Van Pran Head Shot
PICK: 92 RND: 3 (GB)
Sedrick Van Pran
C Georgia
Dallin Holker Head Shot
PICK: 137 RND: 5 (PHI)
Dallin Holker
TE Colorado State
Nelson Ceaser Head Shot
PICK: 140 RND: 5 (ARI)
Nelson Ceaser
DL-EDGE Houston
Moose Muhammad III Head Shot
PICK: 157 RND: 5 (PHI)
Moose Muhammad III
WR Texas A&M
Draft Picks Traded
Joe Alt Head Shot
PICK: 3 RND: 1 (ARI)
Joe Alt
OT Notre Dame
Jordan Morgan Head Shot
PICK: 34 RND: 2 (PHI)
Jordan Morgan
OT Arizona
No Pick Head Shot
PICK: RND: 2 (MIA)
NEXT YEAR (2025)
 
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Budda Baker
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Charleston Rambo
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Draft Grade — Patriots
Overall B
ValueB NeedB TradesA+ FutureC
The Patriots bet the future on Maye. The board says B.

They finally answered the question that shadows every other one. Drake Maye is the Patriots' quarterback, full stop. A dependable weekend that grades out a B.

Every deal seemed to tilt their way, which is not luck. They banked enough surplus on Smith-Wade to cover a lot of smaller sins. They covered a lot of ground and still skipped interior defensive lineman, which is a strange place to end up.

Good work on the whole, with interior defensive lineman the one box left unchecked.

Pick Analysis
Pick4 Rnd1 Drake Maye
In pick No. 4 they get the face of the franchise. A real need, handled.
Pick21 Rnd1 JC Latham
In No. 21 they get a blindside protector at fair value. A clean fit for the roster.
Pick41 Rnd2 Troy Franklin
Troy Franklin slipping to the Round 2 slot is the kind of luck good rooms make for themselves. That was the need underlined and circled, and now it is checked off.
Pick68 Rnd3 Brandon Dorlus
Good things come to war rooms that wait, and Brandon Dorlus at Round 3, Pick 4 is the proof. This was priority one on the needs board, and now it is handled.
Pick83 Rnd3 Blake Corum
A reasonable price with a little left over, Blake Corum in slot 83. It plugs a real leak on the depth chart.
Pick92 Rnd3 Sedrick Van Pran
Sedrick Van Pran at the 92nd pick is neither steal nor reach, just the going rate. A need, and now a little less of one.
Pick103 Rnd4 Tommy Eichenberg
By-the-book stuff, Tommy Eichenberg at pick 103 squarely in line with his ranking. Useful body for a position without much behind the starter.
Pick137 Rnd5 Dallin Holker
They did well to land Dallin Holker in the 137th overall pick, just ahead of his grade. Another box on the needs board, quietly ticked.
Pick139 Rnd5 Jaden Hicks
Value with a capital V on Jaden Hicks in Round 5, Pick 3, a genuine coup. Better still, it is exactly the hole they had to fill.
Pick140 Rnd5 Nelson Ceaser
No edge and no loss on Nelson Ceaser in slot 140; it is a wash and a sensible one. It answers the question that was keeping the coaches up at night.
Pick157 Rnd5 Moose Muhammad III
Moose Muhammad III in No. 157 lands just on the right side of the ledger. The biggest hole on the depth chart just got a whole lot smaller.
Pick182 Rnd6 Chau Smith-Wade
A cornerback of that caliber at pick 182 is the definition of value, full stop. It adds depth where they could use a little.
Pick224 Rnd7 Sheridan Jones
They stopped a slide they were happy to see, landing Sheridan Jones in pick No. 224. Pure best-available; the position was not exactly begging.