Norumbega'S MOCK DRAFT
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Norumbega'S MOCK DRAFT
RUN ON FEB 10, 2024

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  • Norumbega DRAFTING FOR THE
    Patriots
Draft Selections
Drake Maye Head Shot
PICK: 7 RND: 1 (NE)
Drake Maye
QB North Carolina
Troy Fautanu Head Shot
PICK: 29 RND: 1 (NE)
Troy Fautanu
OT Washington
Ricky Pearsall Head Shot
PICK: 73 RND: 3 (NE)
Ricky Pearsall
WR Florida
Blake Fisher Head Shot
PICK: 92 RND: 3 (NE)
Blake Fisher
OT Notre Dame
Tykee Smith Head Shot
PICK: 103 RND: 4 (NE)
Tykee Smith
S Georgia
Max Melton Head Shot
PICK: 104 RND: 4 (NE)
Max Melton
CB Rutgers
Malik Mustapha Head Shot
PICK: 139 RND: 5 (NE)
Malik Mustapha
S Wake Forest
AJ Barner Head Shot
PICK: 182 RND: 6 (NE)
AJ Barner
TE Michigan
Rasheen Ali Head Shot
PICK: 188 RND: 6 (NE)
Rasheen Ali
RB Marshall
Omar Speights Head Shot
PICK: 224 RND: 7 (NE)
Omar Speights
LB LSU
Tatum Bethune Head Shot
PICK: 227 RND: 7 (NE)
Tatum Bethune
LB Florida State
Jase McClellan Head Shot
PICK: 232 RND: 7 (NE)
Jase McClellan
RB Alabama
Draft Picks Received
Drake Maye Head Shot
PICK: 7 RND: 1 (TEN)
Drake Maye
QB North Carolina
Troy Fautanu Head Shot
PICK: 29 RND: 1 (DET)
Troy Fautanu
OT Washington
Ricky Pearsall Head Shot
PICK: 73 RND: 3 (DET)
Ricky Pearsall
WR Florida
Blake Fisher Head Shot
PICK: 92 RND: 3 (DET)
Blake Fisher
OT Notre Dame
Max Melton Head Shot
PICK: 104 RND: 4 (ARI)
Max Melton
CB Rutgers
Rasheen Ali Head Shot
PICK: 188 RND: 6 (ARI)
Rasheen Ali
RB Marshall
Tatum Bethune Head Shot
PICK: 227 RND: 7 (ARI)
Tatum Bethune
LB Florida State
No Pick Head Shot
PICK: RND: 1 (TEN)
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No Pick Head Shot
PICK: RND: 2 (ARI)
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Draft Picks Traded
Joe Alt Head Shot
PICK: 3 RND: 1 (TEN)
Joe Alt
OT Notre Dame
Quinyon Mitchell Head Shot
PICK: 34 RND: 2 (DET)
Quinyon Mitchell
CB Toledo
Kiran Amegadjie Head Shot
PICK: 68 RND: 3 (DET)
Kiran Amegadjie
OT Yale
Players Gained
Head Shot
Roy Lopez
DT
Players traded away
Head Shot
JuJu Smith-Schuster
WR
Draft Grade — Patriots
Overall B-
ValueB- NeedB TradesF FutureA+
The Patriots left with their quarterback, and a B- to match.

The Patriots spent the pick that matters most on Drake Maye, and a roster that has been waiting on a passer can start to take shape. A sturdy weekend that grades out a B-.

The dealing is the wound this class cannot quite close. Landing Speights that late papers over a lot of smaller sins.

The Bethune reach is the anchor dragging on the value grade. If this class has a fault line, it runs straight through edge rusher.

All told, a solid class that does its job everywhere but edge rusher.

Pick Analysis
Pick7 Rnd1 Drake Maye
In pick 7 they get a long-term answer under center at fair value.
Pick29 Rnd1 Troy Fautanu
In the Round 1 slot they get a building block for the line. A real need, handled.
Pick73 Rnd3 Ricky Pearsall
No edge and no loss on Ricky Pearsall in pick No. 73; it is a wash and a sensible one. A glaring weakness, addressed head on.
Pick92 Rnd3 Blake Fisher
A reach on Blake Fisher in No. 92; the board had better options right there. One more legitimate question on the roster, answered.
Pick103 Rnd4 Tykee Smith
Fair-plus on Tykee Smith, a quiet win that adds up over a draft. The biggest hole on the depth chart just got a whole lot smaller.
Pick104 Rnd4 Max Melton
Max Melton in slot 104 is exactly on the number, no argument either way. A quiet depth add at a thin-ish spot.
Pick139 Rnd5 Malik Mustapha
They paid sticker price for Malik Mustapha in Round 5, Pick 3, and that is fine. A must-fix position, and they treated it like one.
Pick182 Rnd6 AJ Barner
They paid a round early for AJ Barner in the 182nd pick, more than the board wanted. A need, and now a little less of one.
Pick188 Rnd6 Rasheen Ali
Rasheen Ali at Round 6, Pick 13 jumps the queue by a touch more than is comfortable. It shores up a spot that genuinely needed the help.
Pick224 Rnd7 Omar Speights
Value with a capital V on Omar Speights in pick 224, a genuine coup. Not urgent, but hardly pointless.
Pick227 Rnd7 Tatum Bethune
A swing that ignored the value entirely, Tatum Bethune well ahead of where he belonged. A want more than a need, though you can never have too many.
Pick232 Rnd7 Jase McClellan
Good things come to war rooms that wait, and Jase McClellan at pick No. 232 is the proof. Another box on the needs board, quietly ticked.