jim1981'S MOCK DRAFT

Call Me Maye-be?

  • jim1981 DRAFTING FOR THE
    Patriots
Draft Selections
Drake Maye Head Shot
PICK: 5 RND: 1 (NE)
Drake Maye
QB North Carolina
Quinyon Mitchell Head Shot
PICK: 34 RND: 2 (NE)
Quinyon Mitchell
CB Toledo
Patrick Paul Head Shot
PICK: 68 RND: 3 (NE)
Patrick Paul
OT Houston
Xavier Legette Head Shot
PICK: 69 RND: 3 (NE)
Xavier Legette
WR South Carolina
Austin Booker Head Shot
PICK: 103 RND: 4 (NE)
Austin Booker
DE-EDGE Kansas
Dominick Puni Head Shot
PICK: 105 RND: 4 (NE)
Dominick Puni
OT Kansas
Johnny Wilson Head Shot
PICK: 137 RND: 5 (NE)
Johnny Wilson
WR Florida State
Jalyx Hunt Head Shot
PICK: 180 RND: 6 (NE)
Jalyx Hunt
S-EDGE Houston Christian
Erick All Head Shot
PICK: 193 RND: 6 (NE)
Erick All
TE Iowa
Frank Gore Jr. Head Shot
PICK: 225 RND: 7 (NE)
Frank Gore Jr.
RB Southern Miss
Curtis Jacobs Head Shot
PICK: 231 RND: 7 (NE)
Curtis Jacobs
LB Penn State
Draft Picks Received
Drake Maye Head Shot
PICK: 5 RND: 1 (LAC)
Drake Maye
QB North Carolina
Xavier Legette Head Shot
PICK: 69 RND: 3 (LAC)
Xavier Legette
WR South Carolina
Dominick Puni Head Shot
PICK: 105 RND: 4 (LAC)
Dominick Puni
OT Kansas
Frank Gore Jr. Head Shot
PICK: 225 RND: 7 (LAC)
Frank Gore Jr.
RB Southern Miss
No Pick Head Shot
PICK: RND: 1 (LAC)
NEXT YEAR (2025)
 
Draft Picks Traded
Joe Alt Head Shot
PICK: 3 RND: 1 (LAC)
Joe Alt
OT Notre Dame
Draft Grade — Patriots
Overall B
ValueB NeedB TradesC FutureA
The Patriots finally solved quarterback, and it carried them to a B.

The one hole that towered over the rest is filled. The Patriots spent their marquee pick on Drake Maye, and for the first time in a while there is a real answer at quarterback. A dependable weekend that grades out a B.

That Jacobs pick is the receipt they will wave around later. The interior defensive lineman hole is the one line item this class does not answer.

If All pans out, nobody remembers the price. If not, this is the pick they hear about. Stockpiling next year's capital is patient, if unglamorous, asset work.

A tidy weekend of work that should hold up just fine.

Pick Analysis
Pick5 Rnd1 Drake Maye
In slot 5 they get their quarterback of the future. A clean fit for the roster.
Pick34 Rnd2 Quinyon Mitchell
They stopped a slide they were happy to see, landing Quinyon Mitchell in Round 2, Pick 2. It thickens a room that could stand to be thicker.
Pick68 Rnd3 Patrick Paul
No drama and no debate, Patrick Paul went about where he belonged in pick 68. One more legitimate question on the roster, answered.
Pick69 Rnd3 Xavier Legette
No edge and no loss on Xavier Legette in the 69th pick; it is a wash and a sensible one. Top of the wish list, and they did not leave without it.
Pick103 Rnd4 Austin Booker
Steal is underselling it; Austin Booker at the Round 4 slot is a heist with the alarm still ringing. The one spot they could not leave alone, and did not.
Pick105 Rnd4 Dominick Puni
Quietly one of the better values of the day, Dominick Puni at pick No. 105. A real hole, addressed with a reasonable pick.
Pick137 Rnd5 Johnny Wilson
Johnny Wilson is a better player than No. 137 suggests; smart patience, rewarded. It also answers one of the loudest questions on the roster.
Pick180 Rnd6 Jalyx Hunt
Jalyx Hunt slid further than he should have, and the 180th overall pick is lovely value for the S-EDGE. This was not a hole anyone had circled.
Pick193 Rnd6 Erick All
Erick All at pick No. 193 is a conviction pick that outran the value. The roster fit checks out.
Pick225 Rnd7 Frank Gore Jr.
Frank Gore Jr. in the 225th overall pick is exactly on the number, no argument either way. It plugs a real leak on the depth chart.
Pick231 Rnd7 Curtis Jacobs
They barely believed it either: Curtis Jacobs still on the board at the 231st pick. Not urgent, but hardly pointless.