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NextBrady'S MOCK DRAFT
RUN ON DEC 29, 2023

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Draft Selections
Drake Maye Head Shot
PICK: 2 RND: 1 (NE)
Drake Maye
QB North Carolina
Xavier Legette Head Shot
PICK: 34 RND: 2 (NE)
Xavier Legette
WR South Carolina
Tyler Guyton Head Shot
PICK: 66 RND: 3 (NE)
Tyler Guyton
OT Oklahoma
Tyler Davis Head Shot
PICK: 102 RND: 4 (NE)
Tyler Davis
DT Clemson
Tykee Smith Head Shot
PICK: 139 RND: 5 (NE)
Tykee Smith
S Georgia
Jack Nelson Head Shot
PICK: 180 RND: 6 (NE)
Jack Nelson
OT Wisconsin
Cornelius Johnson Head Shot
PICK: 223 RND: 7 (NE)
Cornelius Johnson
WR Michigan
Draft Grade — Patriots
Overall B
ValueB NeedB+ TradesB- FutureB-
The Patriots answered their biggest question with Maye. Grade: 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. The bottom line is a respectable B.

That edge rusher hole did not close this weekend, and it was the biggest one on the wall. Whatever else happened, they won the night they took Legette.

All told, a draft that does its job without fuss, and there is real value in that.

Pick Analysis
Pick2 Rnd1 Drake Maye
In slot 2 they get their quarterback of the future at fair value. A clean fit for the roster.
Pick34 Rnd2 Xavier Legette
Xavier Legette in pick No. 34 should not have been possible, and that is the whole point. That was the need underlined and circled, and now it is checked off.
Pick66 Rnd3 Tyler Guyton
They paid sticker price for Tyler Guyton in No. 66, and that is fine. One more legitimate question on the roster, answered.
Pick102 Rnd4 Tyler Davis
Tyler Davis in the Round 4 slot is fair value, right on his grade. A must-fix position, and they treated it like one.
Pick139 Rnd5 Tykee Smith
Value with a capital V on Tykee Smith in pick 139, a genuine coup. It also answers one of the loudest questions on the roster.
Pick180 Rnd6 Jack Nelson
Jack Nelson in the 180th pick is fine work, a shade of surplus and no downside. A real hole, addressed with a reasonable pick.
Pick223 Rnd7 Cornelius Johnson
They stopped a slide they were happy to see, landing Cornelius Johnson in the 223rd overall pick. The biggest hole on the depth chart just got a whole lot smaller.