TheGodfather'S MOCK DRAFT
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Draft Selections
Drake Maye Head Shot
PICK: 4 RND: 1 (NE)
Drake Maye
QB North Carolina
Troy Fautanu Head Shot
PICK: 27 RND: 1 (NE)
Troy Fautanu
OT Washington
Brian Thomas Jr. Head Shot
PICK: 34 RND: 2 (NE)
Brian Thomas Jr.
WR LSU
Patrick Paul Head Shot
PICK: 68 RND: 3 (NE)
Patrick Paul
OT Houston
Bucky Irving Head Shot
PICK: 109 RND: 4 (NE)
Bucky Irving
RB Oregon
Kamal Hadden Head Shot
PICK: 139 RND: 5 (NE)
Kamal Hadden
CB Tennessee
Andru Phillips Head Shot
PICK: 182 RND: 6 (NE)
Andru Phillips
CB Kentucky
Trey Knox Head Shot
PICK: 189 RND: 6 (NE)
Trey Knox
TE South Carolina
Chad Lindberg Head Shot
PICK: 224 RND: 7 (NE)
Chad Lindberg
C Georgia
Jawhar Jordan Head Shot
PICK: 232 RND: 7 (NE)
Jawhar Jordan
RB Louisville
Draft Picks Received
Drake Maye Head Shot
PICK: 4 RND: 1 (ARI)
Drake Maye
QB North Carolina
Troy Fautanu Head Shot
PICK: 27 RND: 1 (ARI)
Troy Fautanu
OT Washington
Bucky Irving Head Shot
PICK: 109 RND: 4 (ATL)
Bucky Irving
RB Oregon
Trey Knox Head Shot
PICK: 189 RND: 6 (ATL)
Trey Knox
TE South Carolina
Draft Picks Traded
Marvin Harrison Jr. Head Shot
PICK: 3 RND: 1 (ARI)
Marvin Harrison Jr.
WR Ohio State
Johnny Wilson Head Shot
PICK: 103 RND: 4 (ATL)
Johnny Wilson
WR Florida State
Players Gained
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Budda Baker
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Draft Grade — Patriots
Overall B+
ValueB NeedB TradesA+ FutureB-
The Patriots drew a line under the quarterback search with Maye: B+.

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. A sturdy weekend that grades out a B+.

They are betting Lindberg proves the room right and everyone else wrong. They won the margins on every swap, and it adds up fast.

The Jordan pick alone nudges the whole weekend up a notch. They covered a lot of ground and still skipped edge rusher, which is a strange place to end up.

In sum, a sturdy weekend with one asterisk, the edge rusher spot they never got to.

Pick Analysis
Pick4 Rnd1 Drake Maye
In Round 1, Pick 4 they get their guy under center for the next decade at fair value. A real need, handled.
Pick27 Rnd1 Troy Fautanu
In the Round 1 slot they get an anchor for the offensive line. A clean fit for the roster.
Pick34 Rnd2 Brian Thomas Jr.
Fair-plus on Brian Thomas Jr., a quiet win that adds up over a draft. A glaring weakness, addressed head on.
Pick68 Rnd3 Patrick Paul
Patrick Paul in pick No. 68 is a gift, value that borders on unfair. A need, and now a little less of one.
Pick109 Rnd4 Bucky Irving
Bucky Irving slid further than he should have, and the 109th overall pick is lovely value for the running back. The roster fit checks out.
Pick139 Rnd5 Kamal Hadden
Kamal Hadden at slot 139 is right where the board had him, plain and simple. It thickens a room that could stand to be thicker.
Pick182 Rnd6 Andru Phillips
Andru Phillips slipping to pick 182 is the kind of luck good rooms make for themselves. A want more than a need, though you can never have too many.
Pick189 Rnd6 Trey Knox
They did well to land Trey Knox in the 189th pick, just ahead of his grade. It patches a soft spot without any drama.
Pick224 Rnd7 Chad Lindberg
They reached a country mile for Chad Lindberg at slot 224, and the board is aghast. It plugs a real leak on the depth chart.
Pick232 Rnd7 Jawhar Jordan
A running back of that caliber at the Round 7 slot is the definition of value, full stop. A sensible fit for a spot that needed help.