PATRIOTS MOCK DRAFT GRADE C-

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New England Patriots

The Patriots bled value on every deal, hence the C-.

by BBB · 2024 NFL Draft · 14 picks · 1 steals · 3 reaches
Value B
Need B+
Trades F
Future B-

Somebody took the Patriots to the cleaners. The deals they made bled real value, and the whole class wears it. Fine in stretches, shaky in others: a C-.

Jean-Baptiste has a lot of ground to make up just to look fairly priced. Landing Pearl that late papers over a lot of smaller sins. That quarterback hole did not close this weekend, and it was the biggest one on the wall.

So much rides on Marvin Harrison Jr. that the real verdict is a season or two away.

Pick-by-Pick

R1.3 · Pick 3 · Marvin Harrison Jr. · WR · rank 1
In Round 1, Pick 3 they get a matchup problem out wide. It fills the loudest need on the roster.
R2.2 · Pick 34 · Adonai Mitchell · WR · rank 31
A reasonable price with a little left over, Adonai Mitchell in slot 34. This was priority one on the needs board, and now it is handled.
R3.4 · Pick 68 · Patrick Paul · OT · rank 69
No edge and no loss on Patrick Paul in pick 68; it is a wash and a sensible one. The roster fit checks out.
R3.30 · Pick 93 · Braelon Allen · RB · rank 106
They paid a round early for Braelon Allen in pick No. 93, more than the board wanted. A sensible fit for a spot that needed help.
R4.3 · Pick 103 · Zak Zinter · OG · rank 105
Zak Zinter at the 103rd pick is right where the board had him, plain and simple. It plugs a real leak on the depth chart.
R4.6 · Pick 106 · Cam Hart · CB · rank 100
A clean, defensible pick in the Round 4 slot with a little surplus value in Cam Hart. It adds depth where they could use a little.
R4.13 · Pick 113 · Matt Goncalves · OT · rank 114
Matt Goncalves at the 113th overall pick is neither steal nor reach, just the going rate. A real hole, addressed with a reasonable pick.
R5.1 · Pick 137 · Justin Eboigbe · DL-EDGE · rank 148
Justin Eboigbe in No. 137 is early enough to raise a brow, if not a full objection. That was the need underlined and circled, and now it is checked off.
R5.24 · Pick 160 · Marist Liufau · LB · rank 166
A market-rate linebacker, with the board and the slot shaking hands on Marist Liufau. A minor need, but a need all the same.
R6.5 · Pick 180 · Jordan Jefferson · DT · rank 183
Jordan Jefferson in the 180th overall pick is exactly on the number, no argument either way. Top of the wish list, and they did not leave without it.
R6.18 · Pick 193 · Javontae Jean-Baptiste · DE-EDGE · rank 217
Javontae Jean-Baptiste at the 193rd pick is a steep price for a hunch, hard to square with any board. A must-fix position, and they treated it like one.
R6.45 · Pick 220 · Julian Pearl · OT · rank 204
Nice patience on Julian Pearl, who had no business lasting to the Round 6 slot. One more legitimate question on the roster, answered.
R7.2 · Pick 222 · JD Bertrand · LB · rank 220
They paid sticker price for JD Bertrand in pick 222, and that is fine. It is more luxury than necessity; they were already set here.
R7.26 · Pick 246 · Josh Proctor · S · rank 244
No drama and no debate, Josh Proctor went about where he belonged in pick No. 246. The one spot they could not leave alone, and did not.
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