PATRIOTS MOCK DRAFT GRADE B+

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New England Patriots

Nobody dealt better than the Patriots this weekend: B+.

by BBB · 2024 NFL Draft · 14 picks · 3 steals · 2 reaches
Value B
Need B
Trades A+
Future B-

The trade table was a mismatch, and the Patriots were on the right end of it, hauling in a fortune in surplus value. It does the job without flash, and the B+ reflects it.

Leaving interior defensive lineman unaddressed is the roster risk they will have to answer for in the fall. The cost of the Gargiulo reach is exactly the players who went right after him. The Mitchell steal is the beam this whole class leans on.

In sum, a sensible class that nudges the roster the right way.

Pick-by-Pick

R1.6 · Pick 6 · Olumuyiwa Fashanu · OT · rank 8
In the 6th overall pick they get protection for the quarterback. A real need, handled.
R2.2 · Pick 34 · Graham Barton · OT · rank 28
Fair-plus on Graham Barton, a quiet win that adds up over a draft. It fills a real need, too.
R2.5 · Pick 37 · Quinyon Mitchell · CB · rank 19
Quinyon Mitchell in pick 37 is the kind of fall that makes a whole class. A minor need, but a need all the same.
R2.15 · Pick 47 · Chris Braswell · LB-EDGE · rank 41
Chris Braswell in the 47th pick lands just on the right side of the ledger. The biggest hole on the depth chart just got a whole lot smaller.
R3.4 · Pick 68 · Kingsley Suamataia · OT · rank 57
Value with a capital V on Kingsley Suamataia in the Round 3 slot, a genuine coup. The roster fit checks out.
R3.5 · Pick 69 · Xavier Legette · WR · rank 74
Xavier Legette in pick No. 69 is exactly on the number, no argument either way. It also answers one of the loudest questions on the roster.
R4.4 · Pick 104 · Brenden Rice · WR · rank 97
Brenden Rice at slot 104 nudges the ledger their way without any fuss. A glaring weakness, addressed head on.
R4.6 · Pick 106 · Braelon Allen · RB · rank 109
Braelon Allen at No. 106 is neither steal nor reach, just the going rate. It plugs a real leak on the depth chart.
R4.36 · Pick 136 · Johnny Wilson · WR · rank 128
Johnny Wilson at No. 136 is money in the bank, a wide receiver taken below his worth. This was priority one on the needs board, and now it is handled.
R5.17 · Pick 153 · Marist Liufau · LB · rank 148
Marist Liufau at the Round 5 slot is a sensible buy, a touch better than market for the linebacker. A quiet depth add at a thin-ish spot.
R6.2 · Pick 177 · Dwight McGlothern · CB · rank 175
A market-rate cornerback, with the board and the slot shaking hands on Dwight McGlothern. Depth on depth, at a spot that was hardly crying out.
R6.4 · Pick 179 · Nick Gargiulo · C · rank 202
This one needs a full-page explanation: Nick Gargiulo in pick 179, miles early. A need, and now a little less of one.
R6.8 · Pick 183 · Jaylan Ford · LB · rank 196
A reach on Jaylan Ford in the 183rd overall pick; the board had better options right there. A want more than a need, though you can never have too many.
R7.9 · Pick 229 · Javontae Jean-Baptiste · DE-EDGE · rank 229
No drama and no debate, Javontae Jean-Baptiste went about where he belonged in pick No. 229. Better still, it is exactly the hole they had to fill.
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