Jon Lyons, Jake Hamilton and I did our first annual final mock draft on Tuesday night’s episode of Patriots Pulse. Here is how we did. We took ten players overall after making a second round trade with the Chargers. We addressed all of the team’s needs including a couple of long term needs. Round 1: Pick 3: Drake Maye, QB, North Carolina: Stick and pick. It is that simple. The…
The Patriots thought they had their quarterback of the future in Mac Jones after taking him 15th overall in 2021 but after two years of regression, they moved on from him this off-season, trading him to the Jacksonville Jaguars. Now comes a new opportunity to truly find Tom Brady’s heir apparent and the next great quarterback in franchise history. It is a good year to be picking at the top…
Photo by Grant Halverson/Getty Images Maye originally committed to Alabama but then chose to follow his father and brother’s lead and attend the University of North Carolina where he started 26 of 30 games and threw for 8,018 yards and 63 touchdown passes. He had a better season in 2022 under former offensive coordinator Phil Longo who left after the season to join Luke Fickell’s staff at Wisconsin. Maye was…
Daniels has had quite an interesting path to the NFL. He was in college for five years starting with his time at Arizona State. He played with the Sun Devils from 2019 to 2021. He then transferred to LSU where he played well in 2022 and burst into the scene last season. He won the Heisman Trophy completing 66.3 percent of his passes for 3,812 yards, 40 touchdown passes and…
Image courtesy of Michigan Athletics A flat out winner. McCarthy only lost one game at Michigan. Has won a championship at every level of football McCarthy has played in. He is a winner. Plain and simple. Here is my scouting report on J.J McCarthy. J.J McCarthy, QB, 6-2 219, Michigan Arm Strength: Strong arm. McCarthy can put some zip on the ball. Has good velocity and zip on his ball….
Brian Thomas, WR, 6-2 209, LSU Hands: Thomas has strong hands and a wide catch radius. He can go up and catch the ball versus man coverage and win in contested catch situations. Has a wide catch radius and it shows up on film all the time. Patterns:Long strider who chews up grease off the snap. Gets in and out of cuts with ease. Drops his hips on breaks and……
Corley finished his Western Kentucky career with 259 catches for 3,033 yards and 29 touchdowns. Corley started 32 games and was a two time All-CUSA performer. Here is my scouting report on Malachi Corley. Malachi Corley, WR, 5-10 207 Western Kentucky Hands: Strong hands, Catches the ball with ease in and outside his frame. Can high point the ball in contested situations. Doesn’t have a big catch radius but he……
Courtesy of USATI One of the most experienced offensive lineman in this class. Paul started 44 games at Houston. He is a two First Team All-AAC and last season he was First Team All Big-12. Here is my scouting report on Patrick Paul. Patrick Paul, OT, 6-7 331, Houston Initial Quicks: Gets off the ball with some quickness but he also needs to lower his pad level and play with better……
Started his college career at TCU before transferring to Oklahoma in 2022. A converted tight end who has the length and the footwork of a skill guy. Guyton started 15 games at Oklahoma and was All Big-12 Honorable Mention last season. Here is my scouting report on Tyler Guyton. Tyler Guyton, OT, 6-7 322, Oklahoma Initial Quicks: Good quickness on the snap for his size. Does tend to lunge at times……
Penix began his career at Indiana in 2018. After four injured riddled season, Penix transferred to Washington in 2022 where he proceeded to start 28 games. Over the last two seasons, Penix threw for 9,544 yards and 67 touchdown passes. it has been a remarkable story considering the fact that Penix missed so much time due to two ACL injuries and a shoulder injury. Penix was a First Team All-American……