PATRIOTS MOCK DRAFT GRADE D+

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New England Patriots

Maye is the plan now, and the Patriots grade out a D+.

by BBB · 2024 NFL Draft · 15 picks · 4 steals · 4 reaches
Value B
Need B
Trades F
Future A

Somebody took the Patriots to the cleaners. The deals they made bled real value, and the whole class wears it. The board pushed back all weekend, and the D+ is the result.

Drake Maye is the bet, and the class will be judged on how it pays off. Mustapha at that cost is the sort of edge that compounds over a roster.

They punted on interior defensive lineman, and it is the miss that keeps the grade honest. The Pearl reach is the anchor dragging on the value grade.

Add it up and it is a weekend the front office will hope everyone forgets, interior defensive lineman very much included.

Pick-by-Pick

R1.5 · Pick 5 · Drake Maye · QB · rank 5
In the Round 1 slot they get their guy under center for the next decade at fair value. A real need, handled.
R2.2 · Pick 34 · Kool-Aid McKinstry · CB · rank 23
A slide stopped in pick 34, with Kool-Aid McKinstry worth more than the price. Useful depth more than a marquee fix.
R2.8 · Pick 40 · Chris Braswell · LB-EDGE · rank 44
No edge and no loss on Chris Braswell in Round 2, Pick 8; it is a wash and a sensible one. A glaring weakness, addressed head on.
R3.4 · Pick 68 · Patrick Paul · OT · rank 69
A market-rate offensive lineman, with the board and the slot shaking hands on Patrick Paul. One more legitimate question on the roster, answered.
R3.5 · Pick 69 · Devontez Walker · WR · rank 70
They took Devontez Walker at par in the 69th overall pick, which is nothing to complain about. The one spot they could not leave alone, and did not.
R4.3 · Pick 103 · Brenden Rice · WR · rank 96
Brenden Rice at slot 103 nudges the ledger their way without any fuss. It also answers one of the loudest questions on the roster.
R4.5 · Pick 105 · Braelon Allen · RB · rank 106
No drama and no debate, Braelon Allen went about where he belonged in pick No. 105. The roster fit checks out.
R4.10 · Pick 110 · Matt Goncalves · OT · rank 114
Matt Goncalves at No. 110 is neither steal nor reach, just the going rate. A need, and now a little less of one.
R4.26 · Pick 126 · Justin Eboigbe · DL-EDGE · rank 148
A swing that ignored the value entirely, Justin Eboigbe well ahead of where he belonged. The biggest hole on the depth chart just got a whole lot smaller.
R5.1 · Pick 137 · Luke McCaffrey · WR · rank 149
A premium they did not need to pay, Luke McCaffrey a notch or two before his time. Top of the wish list, and they did not leave without it.
R5.9 · Pick 145 · Marist Liufau · LB · rank 166
They reached a country mile for Marist Liufau at Round 5, Pick 9, and the board is aghast. Useful body for a position without much behind the starter.
R6.5 · Pick 180 · Dwight McGlothern · CB · rank 161
Dwight McGlothern in pick No. 180 is the kind of fall that makes a whole class. Stacking talent where they were already deep.
R6.6 · Pick 181 · Julian Pearl · OT · rank 204
They left a pile of value on the table to take Julian Pearl this early at the 181st pick. It plugs a real leak on the depth chart.
R7.1 · Pick 221 · AJ Barner · TE · rank 171
AJ Barner at the 221st overall pick is a first-round grade at a bargain-bin price, no notes. It shores up a spot that genuinely needed the help.
R7.2 · Pick 222 · Malik Mustapha · S · rank 170
They barely believed it either: Malik Mustapha still on the board at pick 222. It answers the question that was keeping the coaches up at night.
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