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● By Phil Perry

Accuracy: 20.43%468th Place
We warned you last week that we were going to get creative with our mock drafts this year. And it didn't take long for us to get a little weird. In our first mock of the year, we gave you what we thought could happen come the end of April. This week, we'll provide you with what admittedly seems to be a less likely scenario. But it's intriguing as all get-out. Why? We're going to take a stab at how things could shake out if the Patriots aren't sold on any of the top-three quarterbacks in this class. Or even if they are believers in one of Caleb Williams, Drake Maye or Jayden Daniels, perhaps they don't believe their roster is set up well enough around that position to nurture a young passer.

Top Players Not Included

These players appear in the top 32 of our

Consensus Big Board

, but do not show up in this mock.