UUU'S MOCK DRAFT
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UUU'S MOCK DRAFT
RUN ON JAN 2, 2024

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  • UUU DRAFTING FOR THE
    Patriots
Draft Selections
Drake Maye Head Shot
PICK: 3 RND: 1 (NE)
Drake Maye
QB North Carolina
Johnny Wilson Head Shot
PICK: 35 RND: 2 (NE)
Johnny Wilson
WR Florida State
Keon Coleman Head Shot
PICK: 67 RND: 3 (NE)
Keon Coleman
WR Florida State
Dominick Puni Head Shot
PICK: 125 RND: 4 (NE)
Dominick Puni
OT Kansas
Blake Fisher Head Shot
PICK: 140 RND: 5 (NE)
Blake Fisher
OT Notre Dame
Isaiah Adams Head Shot
PICK: 171 RND: 5 (NE)
Isaiah Adams
OT Illinois
Kaimon Rucker Head Shot
PICK: 178 RND: 6 (NE)
Kaimon Rucker
DL-EDGE North Carolina
Devin Neal Head Shot
PICK: 181 RND: 6 (NE)
Devin Neal
RB Kansas
Justin Eboigbe Head Shot
PICK: 224 RND: 7 (NE)
Justin Eboigbe
DL-EDGE Alabama
Draft Picks Received
Dominick Puni Head Shot
PICK: 125 RND: 4 (KC)
Dominick Puni
OT Kansas
Isaiah Adams Head Shot
PICK: 171 RND: 5 (KC)
Isaiah Adams
OT Illinois
Kaimon Rucker Head Shot
PICK: 178 RND: 6 (PHI)
Kaimon Rucker
DL-EDGE North Carolina
No Pick Head Shot
PICK: RND: 7 (KC)
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Draft Picks Traded
Ja'Lynn Polk Head Shot
PICK: 103 RND: 4 (KC)
Ja'Lynn Polk
WR Washington
Players Gained
Head Shot
Albert Okwuegbunam
TE
Draft Grade — Patriots
Overall B
ValueB NeedB+ TradesB FutureB-
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.

Reaching for Eboigbe left real value on the table behind him. Puni falling to them is the kind of break a good board is built to catch.

That interior defensive lineman hole did not close this weekend, and it was the biggest one on the wall. They went 5 of 8 on their needs, which is most of what a draft is for.

Add it up and it is a good, unfussy class.

Pick Analysis
Pick3 Rnd1 Drake Maye
Drake Maye in pick No. 3 is fair value, right on his grade. It shores up a spot that genuinely needed the help.
Pick35 Rnd2 Johnny Wilson
Fair-plus on Johnny Wilson, a quiet win that adds up over a draft. Top of the wish list, and they did not leave without it.
Pick67 Rnd3 Keon Coleman
Keon Coleman at the 67th pick is a first-round grade at a bargain-bin price, no notes. That was the need underlined and circled, and now it is checked off.
Pick125 Rnd4 Dominick Puni
A offensive lineman of that caliber at slot 125 is the definition of value, full stop. A need, and now a little less of one.
Pick140 Rnd5 Blake Fisher
Steal is underselling it; Blake Fisher at Round 5, Pick 4 is a heist with the alarm still ringing. A real hole, addressed with a reasonable pick.
Pick171 Rnd5 Isaiah Adams
They will replay Isaiah Adams at the Round 5 slot for years; that is how good the value is. It fills a real need, too.
Pick178 Rnd6 Kaimon Rucker
A wild overpay on Kaimon Rucker in No. 178, the sort that defines a class for the wrong reasons. The one spot they could not leave alone, and did not.
Pick181 Rnd6 Devin Neal
Devin Neal in the 181st overall pick should not have been possible, and that is the whole point. One more legitimate question on the roster, answered.
Pick224 Rnd7 Justin Eboigbe
The board screamed and they did not listen, reaching into the next round for Justin Eboigbe. They walked in needing this and walked out with it.