PATRIOTS MOCK DRAFT GRADE B

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New England Patriots

The Patriots left with their quarterback, and a B to match.

by Ruff50 · 2024 NFL Draft · 12 picks · 2 steals · 2 reaches
Value B-
Need B
Trades B+
Future B

After circling the position for what felt like forever, the Patriots committed. Jayden Daniels is the quarterback now, and the roster gets built to his timeline.

They covered a lot of ground and still skipped edge rusher, which is a strange place to end up. The Jones reach is the anchor dragging on the value grade. They banked enough surplus on Bertrand to cover a lot of smaller sins.

All told, a solid class that does its job everywhere but edge rusher.

Pick-by-Pick

R1.6 · Pick 6 · Jayden Daniels · QB · rank 7
In No. 6 they get the arm they will build around at fair value. A clean fit for the roster.
R1.28 · Pick 28 · Brian Thomas Jr. · WR · rank 27
In the 28th overall pick they get a matchup problem out wide. It fills the loudest need on the roster.
R2.26 · Pick 58 · Kingsley Suamataia · OT · rank 61
A straight-up fair deal on Kingsley Suamataia at Round 2, Pick 26, value and slot in agreement. A real hole, addressed with a reasonable pick.
R3.4 · Pick 68 · Max Melton · CB · rank 76
The board had cheaper options than Max Melton at the 68th pick, and it noticed. It thickens a room that could stand to be thicker.
R3.28 · Pick 91 · Malik Washington · WR · rank 93
Malik Washington at slot 91 is neither steal nor reach, just the going rate. A glaring weakness, addressed head on.
R3.30 · Pick 93 · MarShawn Lloyd · RB · rank 97
MarShawn Lloyd in the Round 3 slot is fair value, right on his grade. It fills a real need, too.
R4.3 · Pick 103 · Mekhi Wingo · DT · rank 108
They paid sticker price for Mekhi Wingo in pick No. 103, and that is fine. A must-fix position, and they treated it like one.
R4.13 · Pick 113 · Cole Bishop · S · rank 104
Cole Bishop slid further than he should have, and pick 113 is lovely value for the safety. The biggest hole on the depth chart just got a whole lot smaller.
R4.26 · Pick 126 · Johnny Wilson · WR · rank 125
A market-rate wide receiver, with the board and the slot shaking hands on Johnny Wilson. It also answers one of the loudest questions on the roster.
R4.27 · Pick 127 · Ben Sinnott · TE · rank 129
By-the-book stuff, Ben Sinnott at Round 4, Pick 27 squarely in line with his ranking. The roster fit checks out.
R6.5 · Pick 180 · Trente Jones · OT · rank 194
Trente Jones in slot 180 is the kind of reach that only looks good if he outplays it. Another box on the needs board, quietly ticked.
R7.11 · Pick 231 · JD Bertrand · LB · rank 220
A tidy bit of business in the 231st pick, where JD Bertrand graded well above the range. Useful body for a position without much behind the starter.
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