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pats'S MOCK DRAFT
RUN ON JAN 18, 2024

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  • pats DRAFTING FOR THE
    Patriots
Draft Selections
Drake Maye Head Shot
PICK: 8 RND: 1 (NE)
Drake Maye
QB North Carolina
Xavier Legette Head Shot
PICK: 43 RND: 2 (NE)
Xavier Legette
WR South Carolina
Tyler Guyton Head Shot
PICK: 46 RND: 2 (NE)
Tyler Guyton
OT Oklahoma
Byron Murphy II Head Shot
PICK: 68 RND: 3 (NE)
Byron Murphy II
DL Texas
Cooper Beebe Head Shot
PICK: 86 RND: 3 (NE)
Cooper Beebe
OG Kansas State
Brenden Rice Head Shot
PICK: 88 RND: 3 (NE)
Brenden Rice
WR USC
TreVeyon Henderson Head Shot
PICK: 103 RND: 4 (NE)
TreVeyon Henderson
RB Ohio State
Marist Liufau Head Shot
PICK: 112 RND: 4 (NE)
Marist Liufau
LB Notre Dame
Bryson Nesbit Head Shot
PICK: 182 RND: 6 (NE)
Bryson Nesbit
TE North Carolina
Donell Harris Jr. Head Shot
PICK: 224 RND: 7 (NE)
Donell Harris Jr.
DL-EDGE Texas A&M
Draft Picks Received
Drake Maye Head Shot
PICK: 8 RND: 1 (ATL)
Drake Maye
QB North Carolina
Xavier Legette Head Shot
PICK: 43 RND: 2 (ATL)
Xavier Legette
WR South Carolina
Tyler Guyton Head Shot
PICK: 46 RND: 2 (IND)
Tyler Guyton
OT Oklahoma
Cooper Beebe Head Shot
PICK: 86 RND: 3 (CLE)
Cooper Beebe
OG Kansas State
Brenden Rice Head Shot
PICK: 88 RND: 3 (GB)
Brenden Rice
WR USC
Marist Liufau Head Shot
PICK: 112 RND: 4 (LV)
Marist Liufau
LB Notre Dame
No Pick Head Shot
PICK: RND: 1 (ATL)
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No Pick Head Shot
PICK: RND: 3 (ATL)
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No Pick Head Shot
PICK: RND: 4 (CLE)
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No Pick Head Shot
PICK: RND: 5 (IND)
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Draft Picks Traded
Jayden Daniels Head Shot
PICK: 3 RND: 1 (ATL)
Jayden Daniels
QB LSU
Ladd McConkey Head Shot
PICK: 34 RND: 2 (IND)
Ladd McConkey
WR Georgia
Nelson Ceaser Head Shot
PICK: 139 RND: 5 (GB)
Nelson Ceaser
DL-EDGE Houston
No Pick Head Shot
PICK: RND: 3 (MIA)
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Players Gained
Head Shot
Tony Fields II
LB
Players traded away
Head Shot
Mac Jones
QB
Draft Grade — Patriots
Overall B
ValueB NeedB TradesD FutureA
Maye is the Patriots' new face under center. Grade: B.

The one hole that towered over the rest is filled. The Patriots spent their marquee pick on Drake Maye, and for the first time in a while there is a real answer at quarterback. Solid and sensible more than spectacular: a B.

The Harris Jr. reach is the anchor dragging on the value grade. Whatever else happened, they won the night they took Liufau. A whole weekend of picks and safety is somehow still a want.

Good work on the whole, with safety the one box left unchecked.

Pick Analysis
Pick8 Rnd1 Drake Maye
In No. 8 they get a passer to set the clock by at fair value.
Pick43 Rnd2 Xavier Legette
A straight-up fair deal on Xavier Legette at slot 43, value and slot in agreement. The biggest hole on the depth chart just got a whole lot smaller.
Pick46 Rnd2 Tyler Guyton
Tyler Guyton at pick 46 is right where the board had him, plain and simple. A real hole, addressed with a reasonable pick.
Pick68 Rnd3 Byron Murphy II
By-the-book stuff, Byron Murphy II at the 68th overall pick squarely in line with his ranking. That was the need underlined and circled, and now it is checked off.
Pick86 Rnd3 Cooper Beebe
Cooper Beebe at Round 3, Pick 23 is the kind of overdraft that needs everything to break right. It patches a soft spot without any drama.
Pick88 Rnd3 Brenden Rice
A clean, defensible pick in the 88th pick with a little surplus value in Brenden Rice. A glaring weakness, addressed head on.
Pick103 Rnd4 TreVeyon Henderson
Quietly one of the better values of the day, TreVeyon Henderson at the Round 4 slot. A sensible fit for a spot that needed help.
Pick112 Rnd4 Marist Liufau
Marist Liufau in pick No. 112 should not have been possible, and that is the whole point. A minor itch, scratched.
Pick182 Rnd6 Bryson Nesbit
They paid up for Bryson Nesbit at slot 182 when waiting would have done the job. The roster fit checks out.
Pick224 Rnd7 Donell Harris Jr.
Donell Harris Jr. at Round 7, Pick 4 is an overdraft of the loud, memorable kind. They walked in needing this and walked out with it.