PATRIOTS MOCK DRAFT GRADE C+

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New England Patriots

A weekend that raised as many questions as it answered. The Patriots get a C+.

by BBB · 2024 NFL Draft · 15 picks · 2 steals · 3 reaches
Value B-
Need B
Trades C-
Future B-

The Patriots' one glaring miss is interior defensive lineman, a need they left exactly as they found it. The final tally is a middling C+.

They are betting Knox proves the room right and everyone else wrong. Suamataia falling to them is the kind of break a good board is built to catch.

They gave back a little on the phones for the right to move. Job largely done: edge rusher settled and 5 of 8 of the wish list covered.

So much rides on Joe Alt that the real verdict is a season or two away.

Pick-by-Pick

R1.3 · Pick 3 · Joe Alt · OT · rank 3
In pick No. 3 they get a cornerstone up front. A clean fit for the roster.
R2.5 · Pick 37 · Chris Braswell · LB-EDGE · rank 41
No drama and no debate, Chris Braswell went about where he belonged in the 37th pick. It answers the question that was keeping the coaches up at night.
R3.4 · Pick 68 · Kingsley Suamataia · OT · rank 57
A quiet steal in No. 68: Kingsley Suamataia for less than the market said. It patches a soft spot without any drama.
R4.4 · Pick 104 · Braelon Allen · RB · rank 109
Braelon Allen at pick 104 is right where the board had him, plain and simple. A real hole, addressed with a reasonable pick.
R4.7 · Pick 107 · Isaac Guerendo · RB · rank 111
Isaac Guerendo in slot 107 is exactly on the number, no argument either way. A need, and now a little less of one.
R4.36 · Pick 136 · Johnny Wilson · WR · rank 128
Johnny Wilson in the Round 4 slot is a bargain the rest of the room will envy. The biggest hole on the depth chart just got a whole lot smaller.
R5.3 · Pick 139 · Marist Liufau · LB · rank 148
They jumped the gun on Marist Liufau, taking him earlier than his grade liked. A quiet depth add at a thin-ish spot.
R5.20 · Pick 156 · Luke McCaffrey · WR · rank 165
A conviction pick on Luke McCaffrey at Round 5, Pick 20 that the board grades a round light. A must-fix position, and they treated it like one.
R6.2 · Pick 177 · Dwight McGlothern · CB · rank 175
Dwight McGlothern at the Round 6 slot is neither steal nor reach, just the going rate. Useful body for a position without much behind the starter.
R6.7 · Pick 182 · Cornelius Johnson · WR · rank 187
They paid sticker price for Cornelius Johnson in Round 6, Pick 7, and that is fine. The one spot they could not leave alone, and did not.
R6.23 · Pick 198 · Jaylan Ford · LB · rank 196
By-the-book stuff, Jaylan Ford at the 198th pick squarely in line with his ranking. Stacking talent where they were already deep.
R6.31 · Pick 206 · Julian Pearl · OT-EDGE · rank 213
A market-rate OT-EDGE, with the board and the slot shaking hands on Julian Pearl. Hard to map this one onto the depth chart at all.
R6.42 · Pick 217 · Trey Knox · TE · rank 237
A real head-scratcher, Trey Knox in the 217th overall pick is miles ahead of his ranking. A sensible fit for a spot that needed help.
R7.9 · Pick 229 · Javontae Jean-Baptiste · DE-EDGE · rank 229
No edge and no loss on Javontae Jean-Baptiste in pick No. 229; it is a wash and a sensible one. This was priority one on the needs board, and now it is handled.
R7.36 · Pick 256 · Bub Means · WR · rank 261
Bub Means in slot 256 is fair value, right on his grade. That was the need underlined and circled, and now it is checked off.
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