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RUN ON FEB 8, 2024

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Patriots - Offense First

  • Barrakuta1836 DRAFTING FOR THE
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Draft Selections
Drake Maye Head Shot
PICK: 3 RND: 1 (NE)
Drake Maye
QB North Carolina
Tyler Guyton Head Shot
PICK: 34 RND: 2 (NE)
Tyler Guyton
OT Oklahoma
Brenden Rice Head Shot
PICK: 68 RND: 3 (NE)
Brenden Rice
WR USC
Beaux Limmer Head Shot
PICK: 103 RND: 4 (NE)
Beaux Limmer
C Arkansas
Theo Johnson Head Shot
PICK: 139 RND: 5 (NE)
Theo Johnson
TE Penn State
Chau Smith-Wade Head Shot
PICK: 182 RND: 6 (NE)
Chau Smith-Wade
CB Washington State
Myles Jones Head Shot
PICK: 224 RND: 7 (NE)
Myles Jones
CB Duke
Xavier Thomas Head Shot
PICK: 232 RND: 7 (NE)
Xavier Thomas
DE-EDGE Clemson
Draft Grade — Patriots
Overall B-
ValueB- NeedB TradesB- FutureB-
The Patriots bet the future on Maye. The board says 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 Limmer pick is the one the value grade keeps tripping over. On value alone, Smith-Wade makes the weekend a net positive. They covered a lot of ground and still skipped interior defensive lineman, which is a strange place to end up.

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

Pick Analysis
Pick3 Rnd1 Drake Maye
In the Round 1 slot they get a passer to set the clock by. A real need, handled.
Pick34 Rnd2 Tyler Guyton
Tyler Guyton in slot 34 is fair value, right on his grade. Another box on the needs board, quietly ticked.
Pick68 Rnd3 Brenden Rice
No drama and no debate, Brenden Rice went about where he belonged in No. 68. Top of the wish list, and they did not leave without it.
Pick103 Rnd4 Beaux Limmer
A wild overpay on Beaux Limmer in the 103rd overall pick, the sort that defines a class for the wrong reasons. The roster fit checks out.
Pick139 Rnd5 Theo Johnson
They paid up for Theo Johnson at the 139th pick when waiting would have done the job. A real hole, addressed with a reasonable pick.
Pick182 Rnd6 Chau Smith-Wade
Chau Smith-Wade at pick No. 182 is daylight robbery; nobody expected him to last. It thickens a room that could stand to be thicker.
Pick224 Rnd7 Myles Jones
A tidy bit of business in Round 7, Pick 4, where Myles Jones graded well above the range. Nice player, but the depth chart did not need him here.
Pick232 Rnd7 Xavier Thomas
Xavier Thomas at pick 232 is the pick scouts circle, and not in a good way. That was the need underlined and circled, and now it is checked off.