PATRIOTS MOCK DRAFT GRADE C

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New England Patriots

Penix Jr. is the Patriots' new face under center. Grade: C.

by NE4EVER · 2024 NFL Draft · 11 picks · 6 steals · 3 reaches
Value B
Need B
Trades F
Future B-

The one hole that towered over the rest is filled. The Patriots spent their marquee pick on Michael Penix Jr., and for the first time in a while there is a real answer at quarterback. A mixed bag that lands at C.

The Reed pick is the one the value grade keeps tripping over. On value alone, Sanders makes the weekend a net positive.

The dealing is the wound this class cannot quite close. Leaving interior defensive lineman unaddressed is the roster risk they will have to answer for in the fall.

Hit on Michael Penix Jr. and the swing picks, and this ages a lot better than it grades today.

Pick-by-Pick

R1.26 · Pick 26 · Michael Penix Jr. · QB · rank 9
In the 26th overall pick they get their guy under center for the next decade, and a steal at that. A real need, handled.
R2.2 · Pick 34 · Jordan Morgan · OT · rank 37
Jordan Morgan in pick No. 34 is exactly on the number, no argument either way. A sensible fit for a spot that needed help.
R2.25 · Pick 57 · Ja'Tavion Sanders · TE · rank 36
They will replay Ja'Tavion Sanders at pick 57 for years; that is how good the value is. A need, and now a little less of one.
R3.4 · Pick 68 · Adisa Isaac · DE-EDGE · rank 54
Value with a capital V on Adisa Isaac in the Round 3 slot, a genuine coup. They walked in needing this and walked out with it.
R3.29 · Pick 92 · Malik Washington · WR · rank 93
They paid sticker price for Malik Washington in slot 92, and that is fine. It answers the question that was keeping the coaches up at night.
R4.3 · Pick 103 · Matt Goncalves · OT · rank 114
They went early on Matt Goncalves in Round 4, Pick 3, and the value did not follow. It shores up a spot that genuinely needed the help.
R4.25 · Pick 125 · Elijah Jones · CB · rank 115
Good things come to war rooms that wait, and Elijah Jones at the 125th pick is the proof. Useful body for a position without much behind the starter.
R5.1 · Pick 137 · Dallin Holker · TE · rank 150
Dallin Holker in No. 137 is the kind of reach that only looks good if he outplays it. One more legitimate question on the roster, answered.
R6.5 · Pick 180 · Dwight McGlothern · CB · rank 161
A cornerback of that caliber at the 180th pick is the definition of value, full stop. Stacking talent where they were already deep.
R6.18 · Pick 193 · Jha'Quan Jackson · WR · rank 179
Jha'Quan Jackson at the Round 6 slot is money in the bank, a wide receiver taken below his worth. That was the need underlined and circled, and now it is checked off.
R7.11 · Pick 231 · Austin Reed · QB · rank 274
Austin Reed at the 231st overall pick is the pick scouts circle, and not in a good way. The roster fit checks out.
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