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Chief'S MOCK DRAFT
RUN ON JAN 9, 2024

Chief Patriots

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Draft Selections
Drake Maye Head Shot
PICK: 3 RND: 1 (NE)
Drake Maye
QB North Carolina
Blake Corum Head Shot
PICK: 34 RND: 2 (NE)
Blake Corum
RB Michigan
Jeremiah Trotter Jr. Head Shot
PICK: 68 RND: 3 (NE)
Jeremiah Trotter Jr.
LB Clemson
Rara Thomas Head Shot
PICK: 103 RND: 4 (NE)
Rara Thomas
WR Georgia
Xavier Thomas Head Shot
PICK: 139 RND: 5 (NE)
Xavier Thomas
DE-EDGE Clemson
John Emery Jr. Head Shot
PICK: 182 RND: 6 (NE)
John Emery Jr.
RB LSU
Xavier Restrepo Head Shot
PICK: 224 RND: 7 (NE)
Xavier Restrepo
WR Miami (FL)
Cody Schrader Head Shot
PICK: 236 RND: 7 (NE)
Cody Schrader
RB Missouri
Draft Picks Received
Cody Schrader Head Shot
PICK: 236 RND: 7 (SEA)
Cody Schrader
RB Missouri
Draft Picks Traded
No Pick Head Shot
PICK: RND: 3 (MIA)
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No Pick Head Shot
PICK: RND: 4 (MIA)
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Draft Grade — Patriots
Overall C+
ValueC- NeedB TradesB- FutureC
A franchise passer in Maye headlines a C+ weekend for the Patriots.

The Patriots torched the value chart for Rara Thomas, taking him 194 spots sooner than anyone had him slotted. The good and the questionable cancel out to a C+.

Drake Maye is the bet, and the class will be judged on how it pays off. They covered a lot of ground and still skipped interior defensive lineman, which is a strange place to end up.

A perfectly average weekend, for better and for worse.

Pick Analysis
Pick3 Rnd1 Drake Maye
In pick No. 3 they get their quarterback of the future. A real need, handled.
Pick34 Rnd2 Blake Corum
Blake Corum at No. 34 is a steep price for a hunch, hard to square with any board. The roster fit checks out.
Pick68 Rnd3 Jeremiah Trotter Jr.
Jeremiah Trotter Jr. in the 68th pick is fine work, a shade of surplus and no downside. A minor itch, scratched.
Pick103 Rnd4 Rara Thomas
They reached a country mile for Rara Thomas at Round 4, Pick 3, and the board is aghast. Top of the wish list, and they did not leave without it.
Pick139 Rnd5 Xavier Thomas
Value said wait; Xavier Thomas in pick 139 says they were not listening. They walked in needing this and walked out with it.
Pick182 Rnd6 John Emery Jr.
They left a pile of value on the table to take John Emery Jr. this early at slot 182. It fills a real need, too.
Pick224 Rnd7 Xavier Restrepo
Xavier Restrepo at No. 224 is neither steal nor reach, just the going rate. A must-fix position, and they treated it like one.
Pick236 Rnd7 Cody Schrader
No drama and no debate, Cody Schrader went about where he belonged in slot 236. It shores up a spot that genuinely needed the help.