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ryan'S MOCK DRAFT
RUN ON JAN 31, 2024

pats dream draft

  • ryan DRAFTING FOR THE
    Patriots
Draft Selections
Drake Maye Head Shot
PICK: 3 RND: 1 (NE)
Drake Maye
QB North Carolina
Xavier Legette Head Shot
PICK: 34 RND: 2 (NE)
Xavier Legette
WR South Carolina
Adisa Isaac Head Shot
PICK: 68 RND: 3 (NE)
Adisa Isaac
DE-EDGE Penn State
Brenden Rice Head Shot
PICK: 83 RND: 3 (NE)
Brenden Rice
WR USC
LaDarius Henderson Head Shot
PICK: 139 RND: 5 (NE)
LaDarius Henderson
OT Michigan
Curtis Jacobs Head Shot
PICK: 182 RND: 6 (NE)
Curtis Jacobs
LB Penn State
Trevor Keegan Head Shot
PICK: 224 RND: 7 (NE)
Trevor Keegan
OG Michigan
Matthew Jones Head Shot
PICK: 232 RND: 7 (NE)
Matthew Jones
OG Ohio State
Draft Picks Received
Brenden Rice Head Shot
PICK: 83 RND: 3 (LAR)
Brenden Rice
WR USC
Draft Picks Traded
Zak Zinter Head Shot
PICK: 103 RND: 4 (LAR)
Zak Zinter
OG Michigan
No Pick Head Shot
PICK: RND: 3 (MIA)
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Draft Grade — Patriots
Overall B-
ValueB NeedB TradesB FutureC+
The Patriots finally solved quarterback, and it carried them to a B-.

They finally answered the question that shadows every other one. Drake Maye is the Patriots' quarterback, full stop. Nothing here to lose sleep over; call it a B-.

A whole weekend of picks and interior defensive lineman is somehow still a want. Every board in the league had Henderson lower, and that gap is the story. Rice falling to them is the kind of break a good board is built to catch.

Edge rusher is handled and the depth chart looks a good deal healthier for it.

All told, a solid class that does its job everywhere but interior defensive lineman.

Pick Analysis
Pick3 Rnd1 Drake Maye
In the 3rd pick they get the arm they will build around at fair value.
Pick34 Rnd2 Xavier Legette
Xavier Legette in pick 34 lands just on the right side of the ledger. Top of the wish list, and they did not leave without it.
Pick68 Rnd3 Adisa Isaac
They did well to land Adisa Isaac in slot 68, just ahead of his grade. This was priority one on the needs board, and now it is handled.
Pick83 Rnd3 Brenden Rice
Brenden Rice in the 83rd overall pick is a bargain the rest of the room will envy. It also answers one of the loudest questions on the roster.
Pick139 Rnd5 LaDarius Henderson
The board screamed and they did not listen, reaching into the next round for LaDarius Henderson. A sensible fit that makes the depth chart a little sturdier.
Pick182 Rnd6 Curtis Jacobs
A tidy little value on Curtis Jacobs in the Round 6 slot, a step better than break-even. It thickens a room that could stand to be thicker.
Pick224 Rnd7 Trevor Keegan
They paid sticker price for Trevor Keegan in Round 7, Pick 4, and that is fine. It plugs a real leak on the depth chart.
Pick232 Rnd7 Matthew Jones
Matthew Jones in No. 232 is fair value, right on his grade. One more legitimate question on the roster, answered.