Y'S MOCK DRAFT
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Y'S MOCK DRAFT
RUN ON DEC 10, 2023

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  • Y DRAFTING FOR THE
    Patriots
Draft Selections
Drake Maye Head Shot
PICK: 3 RND: 1 (NE)
Drake Maye
QB North Carolina
Adonai Mitchell Head Shot
PICK: 67 RND: 3 (NE)
Adonai Mitchell
WR Texas
Marshawn Kneeland Head Shot
PICK: 103 RND: 4 (NE)
Marshawn Kneeland
DE-EDGE Western Michigan
Tory Horton Head Shot
PICK: 134 RND: 4 (NE)
Tory Horton
WR Colorado State
Tahj Brooks Head Shot
PICK: 140 RND: 5 (NE)
Tahj Brooks
RB Texas Tech
Miles Frazier Head Shot
PICK: 181 RND: 6 (NE)
Miles Frazier
OG LSU
Caden Prieskorn Head Shot
PICK: 224 RND: 7 (NE)
Caden Prieskorn
TE Mississippi
Draft Picks Received
Tory Horton Head Shot
PICK: 134 RND: 4 (BAL)
Tory Horton
WR Colorado State
No Pick Head Shot
PICK: RND: 1 (BAL)
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No Pick Head Shot
PICK: RND: 6 (BAL)
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No Pick Head Shot
PICK: RND: 7 (BAL)
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Draft Picks Traded
Patrick Paul Head Shot
PICK: 35 RND: 2 (BAL)
Patrick Paul
OT Houston
Players Gained
Head Shot
Isaiah Likely
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Draft Grade — Patriots
Overall B
ValueB- NeedB+ TradesC FutureA
The Patriots drew a line under the quarterback search with Maye: B.

Start where it matters. The Patriots took Drake Maye to run the offense for the next decade, and every other decision this weekend bends around that one. The bottom line is a respectable B.

Horton at that cost is the sort of edge that compounds over a roster. For all the activity, interior defensive lineman went untouched, which is hard to explain.

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

Pick Analysis
Pick3 Rnd1 Drake Maye
In the Round 1 slot they get a franchise quarterback at fair value. A real need, handled.
Pick67 Rnd3 Adonai Mitchell
A straight-up fair deal on Adonai Mitchell at Round 3, Pick 3, value and slot in agreement. It also answers one of the loudest questions on the roster.
Pick103 Rnd4 Marshawn Kneeland
A reach for Marshawn Kneeland in the 103rd overall pick; a little patience would have been rewarded. Better still, it is exactly the hole they had to fill.
Pick134 Rnd4 Tory Horton
Circle this one: Tory Horton at pick No. 134 is a fall that decides a draft. The one spot they could not leave alone, and did not.
Pick140 Rnd5 Tahj Brooks
Tahj Brooks in No. 140 is exactly on the number, no argument either way. Another box on the needs board, quietly ticked.
Pick181 Rnd6 Miles Frazier
They paid a round early for Miles Frazier in slot 181, more than the board wanted. It plugs a real leak on the depth chart.
Pick224 Rnd7 Caden Prieskorn
Caden Prieskorn is a better player than the 224th pick suggests; smart patience, rewarded. The roster fit checks out.