PATRIOTS MOCK DRAFT GRADE B+

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New England Patriots

A masterclass at the trade table lands the Patriots a B+.

by BobbySwizz · 2024 NFL Draft · 12 picks · 1 steals · 6 reaches
Value B-
Need B
Trades A+
Future A

Some picks age like wine; Joshua Cephus at pick No. 182 will need to, sitting 74 spots clear of his grade. It does the job without flash, and the B+ reflects it.

The phones were where this weekend was really won. Leaving edge rusher unaddressed is the roster risk they will have to answer for in the fall. The Smith pick reads as want over need, and the roster will feel it at edge rusher and interior defensive lineman.

The Knight pick alone nudges the whole weekend up a notch.

In sum, a sturdy weekend with one asterisk, the edge rusher spot they never got to.

Pick-by-Pick

R1.6 · Pick 6 · Joe Alt · OT · rank 3
A tidy little value on Joe Alt in the Round 1 slot, a step better than break-even. It plugs a real leak on the depth chart.
R2.21 · Pick 53 · Spencer Rattler · QB · rank 68
They paid up for Spencer Rattler at pick No. 53 when waiting would have done the job. It shores up a spot that genuinely needed the help.
R3.4 · Pick 68 · Xavier Legette · WR · rank 74
Xavier Legette at slot 68 is neither steal nor reach, just the going rate. They walked in needing this and walked out with it.
R3.6 · Pick 70 · Kiran Amegadjie · OT · rank 65
Kiran Amegadjie in pick 70 lands just on the right side of the ledger. One more legitimate question on the roster, answered.
R3.27 · Pick 90 · Isaac Guerendo · RB · rank 111
A big swing on Isaac Guerendo at the 90th overall pick, well ahead of any board in the building. It patches a soft spot without any drama.
R3.34 · Pick 97 · Renardo Green · S · rank 112
A reach for Renardo Green in the 97th pick; a little patience would have been rewarded. The biggest hole on the depth chart just got a whole lot smaller.
R4.4 · Pick 104 · Maason Smith · DT-EDGE · rank 107
A want over a need in pick No. 104: Maason Smith adds a DT-EDGE while edge rusher and interior defensive lineman keeps waiting.
R4.8 · Pick 108 · Ben Sinnott · TE · rank 132
Ben Sinnott at the 108th pick is the pick scouts circle, and not in a good way. A need, and now a little less of one.
R4.36 · Pick 136 · Theo Johnson · TE · rank 136
They took Theo Johnson at par in slot 136, which is nothing to complain about. The roster fit checks out.
R5.4 · Pick 140 · Luke McCaffrey · WR · rank 165
Luke McCaffrey in No. 140 is a bet on their own eyes over everyone else's grade. Top of the wish list, and they did not leave without it.
R6.7 · Pick 182 · Joshua Cephus · WR · rank 256
They left a pile of value on the table to take Joshua Cephus this early at the 182nd overall pick. A must-fix position, and they treated it like one.
R7.9 · Pick 229 · Tyrice Knight · LB · rank 216
Good things come to war rooms that wait, and Tyrice Knight at the Round 7 slot is the proof. A quiet depth add at a thin-ish spot.
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