PATRIOTS MOCK DRAFT GRADE C-

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New England Patriots

Wiley should have been long gone. The Patriots pounced, and earned a C-.

by BBB · 2024 NFL Draft · 14 picks · 2 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.

The Wiley steal is the beam this whole class leans on. The cost of the Eboigbe reach is exactly the players who went right after him.

They went 8 of 8 on their needs, which is most of what a draft is for. Trading back for volume was the quiet throughline of their weekend.

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 4
Joe Alt in the 3rd overall pick is exactly on the number, no argument either way. One more legitimate question on the roster, answered.
R2.2 · Pick 34 · Xavier Legette · WR · rank 38
A straight-up fair deal on Xavier Legette at pick No. 34, value and slot in agreement. The one spot they could not leave alone, and did not.
R3.7 · Pick 71 · Patrick Paul · OT · rank 69
No drama and no debate, Patrick Paul went about where he belonged in slot 71. It patches a soft spot without any drama.
R4.3 · Pick 103 · Braelon Allen · RB · rank 106
By-the-book stuff, Braelon Allen at No. 103 squarely in line with his ranking. It shores up a spot that genuinely needed the help.
R4.5 · Pick 105 · Maason Smith · DT · rank 111
A market-rate interior defensive lineman, with the board and the slot shaking hands on Maason Smith. The biggest hole on the depth chart just got a whole lot smaller.
R4.6 · Pick 106 · Cole Bishop · S · rank 104
They paid sticker price for Cole Bishop in pick 106, and that is fine. A must-fix position, and they treated it like one.
R4.26 · Pick 126 · Mohamed Kamara · DL-EDGE · rank 132
Mohamed Kamara in the 126th overall pick is fair value, right on his grade. They walked in needing this and walked out with it.
R4.29 · Pick 129 · Justin Eboigbe · DL-EDGE · rank 148
They reached into another round for Justin Eboigbe, and the board is nowhere close to agreeing. Better still, it is exactly the hole they had to fill.
R5.1 · Pick 137 · Luke McCaffrey · WR · rank 149
Luke McCaffrey in slot 137 is the kind of reach that only looks good if he outplays it. This was priority one on the needs board, and now it is handled.
R5.11 · Pick 147 · Marist Liufau · LB · rank 164
Marist Liufau at the Round 5 slot jumps the queue by a touch more than is comfortable. It adds depth where they could use a little.
R6.5 · Pick 180 · Tip Reiman · TE · rank 182
Tip Reiman at Round 6, Pick 5 is right where the board had him, plain and simple. It fills a real need, too.
R6.6 · Pick 181 · Cornelius Johnson · WR · rank 186
They took Cornelius Johnson at par in pick 181, which is nothing to complain about. A glaring weakness, addressed head on.
R7.1 · Pick 221 · Joe Milton III · QB · rank 200
Circle this one: Joe Milton III at the 221st pick is a fall that decides a draft. A sensible fit for a spot that needed help.
R7.11 · Pick 231 · Jared Wiley · TE · rank 206
A tight end of that caliber at pick No. 231 is the definition of value, full stop. A sensible fit that makes the depth chart a little sturdier.
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