PATRIOTS MOCK DRAFT GRADE C-

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New England Patriots

The Patriots bet the future on Daniels. The board says C-.

by BBB · 2024 NFL Draft · 17 picks · 7 steals · 4 reaches
Value B
Need B
Trades F
Future A

The Patriots spent the pick that matters most on Jayden Daniels, and a roster that has been waiting on a passer can start to take shape. A weekend of give and take that grades a C-.

Landing Bishop that late papers over a lot of smaller sins. The trade table is where this weekend went wrong. The Jean-Baptiste pick is the one the value grade keeps tripping over.

If this class has a fault line, it runs straight through interior defensive lineman.

So much rides on Jayden Daniels that the real verdict is a season or two away.

Pick-by-Pick

R1.6 · Pick 6 · Jayden Daniels · QB · rank 7
In the Round 1 slot they get the arm they will build around at fair value. A clean fit for the roster.
R2.3 · Pick 35 · Brian Thomas Jr. · WR · rank 26
They let Brian Thomas Jr. come to them and pounced at Round 2, Pick 3. Top of the wish list, and they did not leave without it.
R2.15 · Pick 47 · Graham Barton · OT · rank 25
They will replay Graham Barton at the 47th pick for years; that is how good the value is. It shores up a spot that genuinely needed the help.
R3.4 · Pick 68 · Patrick Paul · OT · rank 68
Patrick Paul in pick 68 is exactly on the number, no argument either way. One more legitimate question on the roster, answered.
R3.25 · Pick 88 · Brenden Rice · WR · rank 98
Brenden Rice in No. 88 is the kind of reach that only looks good if he outplays it. The biggest hole on the depth chart just got a whole lot smaller.
R4.3 · Pick 103 · Zak Zinter · OG · rank 107
A market-rate offensive lineman, with the board and the slot shaking hands on Zak Zinter. A real hole, addressed with a reasonable pick.
R4.5 · Pick 105 · Braelon Allen · RB · rank 108
No drama and no debate, Braelon Allen went about where he belonged in pick No. 105. A sensible fit for a spot that needed help.
R5.1 · Pick 137 · Cole Bishop · S · rank 106
Cole Bishop in the 137th overall pick is the kind of fall that makes a whole class. That was the need underlined and circled, and now it is checked off.
R5.4 · Pick 140 · Isaac Guerendo · RB · rank 129
A quiet steal in Round 5, Pick 4: Isaac Guerendo for less than the market said. The roster fit checks out.
R5.21 · Pick 157 · AJ Barner · TE · rank 172
A reach on AJ Barner in the 157th overall pick; the board had better options right there. Another box on the needs board, quietly ticked.
R6.2 · Pick 177 · Dwight McGlothern · CB · rank 161
Value with a capital V on Dwight McGlothern in pick No. 177, a genuine coup. Depth more than a fix, but depth they can use.
R6.5 · Pick 180 · Ty'Ron Hopper · LB · rank 181
Ty'Ron Hopper at the Round 6 slot is neither steal nor reach, just the going rate. A minor itch, scratched.
R6.18 · Pick 193 · Javontae Jean-Baptiste · DE-EDGE · rank 217
Javontae Jean-Baptiste in pick 193 is a reach so steep the board needed a second look to believe it. This was priority one on the needs board, and now it is handled.
R7.5 · Pick 225 · Jaylan Ford · LB · rank 205
Jaylan Ford at No. 225 is the steal of the weekend, a first-round talent at a bargain-bin price. Depth on depth, at a spot that was hardly crying out.
R7.6 · Pick 226 · Caedan Wallace · OT · rank 213
Quietly one of the better values of the day, Caedan Wallace at slot 226. It plugs a real leak on the depth chart.
R7.11 · Pick 231 · Eric Watts · DL-EDGE · rank 230
No edge and no loss on Eric Watts in the 231st pick; it is a wash and a sensible one. Better still, it is exactly the hole they had to fill.
R7.16 · Pick 236 · Bub Means · WR · rank 245
The board had cheaper options than Bub Means at No. 236, and it noticed. The one spot they could not leave alone, and did not.
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