PATRIOTS MOCK DRAFT GRADE D+

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New England Patriots

A franchise passer in Daniels headlines a D+ weekend for the Patriots.

by BBB · 2024 NFL Draft · 16 picks · 1 steals · 6 reaches
Value B-
Need B
Trades F
Future A+

The Patriots lost the trade war and it was not close, handing partners the better end again and again.

Jayden Daniels is the bet, and the class will be judged on how it pays off. They will need Pearl to outplay his draft slot in a hurry to justify it.

Bottom line, they will need several of these picks to beat their grades just to break even.

Pick-by-Pick

R1.6 · Pick 6 · Jayden Daniels · QB · rank 6
A market-rate quarterback, with the board and the slot shaking hands on Jayden Daniels. It shores up a spot that genuinely needed the help.
R2.4 · Pick 36 · Xavier Legette · WR · rank 38
Xavier Legette at pick No. 36 is neither steal nor reach, just the going rate. That was the need underlined and circled, and now it is checked off.
R2.5 · Pick 37 · Chris Braswell · LB-EDGE · rank 44
Chris Braswell in the 37th overall pick is exactly on the number, no argument either way. They walked in needing this and walked out with it.
R2.15 · Pick 47 · Edgerrin Cooper · LB · rank 49
Edgerrin Cooper at the Round 2 slot is right where the board had him, plain and simple. Useful body for a position without much behind the starter.
R3.4 · Pick 68 · Kingsley Suamataia · OT · rank 61
Good price on Kingsley Suamataia in No. 68, a hair ahead of his grade with no real quibbles. A real hole, addressed with a reasonable pick.
R3.37 · Pick 100 · Braelon Allen · RB · rank 106
By-the-book stuff, Braelon Allen at the 100th pick squarely in line with his ranking. A sensible fit for a spot that needed help.
R4.3 · Pick 103 · Maason Smith · DT · rank 111
They jumped the gun on Maason Smith, taking him earlier than his grade liked. The one spot they could not leave alone, and did not.
R4.26 · Pick 126 · Elijah Jones · CB · rank 115
A tidy bit of business in Round 4, Pick 26, where Elijah Jones graded well above the range. A quiet depth add at a thin-ish spot.
R4.29 · Pick 129 · Isaac Guerendo · RB · rank 128
A straight-up fair deal on Isaac Guerendo at No. 129, value and slot in agreement. Another box on the needs board, quietly ticked.
R5.1 · Pick 137 · Justin Eboigbe · DL-EDGE · rank 148
Justin Eboigbe in slot 137 is early enough to raise a brow, if not a full objection. A must-fix position, and they treated it like one.
R5.7 · Pick 143 · Luke McCaffrey · WR · rank 149
Luke McCaffrey in the Round 5 slot is fair value, right on his grade. This was priority one on the needs board, and now it is handled.
R6.5 · Pick 180 · Cornelius Johnson · WR · rank 186
They paid sticker price for Cornelius Johnson in Round 6, Pick 5, and that is fine. Better still, it is exactly the hole they had to fill.
R6.6 · Pick 181 · Myles Cole · DE-EDGE · rank 197
They paid a round early for Myles Cole in pick No. 181, more than the board wanted. The biggest hole on the depth chart just got a whole lot smaller.
R6.7 · Pick 182 · Julian Pearl · OT · rank 203
A wild overpay on Julian Pearl in the 182nd pick, the sort that defines a class for the wrong reasons. It plugs a real leak on the depth chart.
R6.18 · Pick 193 · Jared Wiley · TE · rank 206
Jared Wiley at the 193rd overall pick is a clear overpay, with better names still on the board. A need, and now a little less of one.
R7.5 · Pick 225 · Josh Proctor · S · rank 244
They talked themselves into Josh Proctor at pick 225, and the board did not agree. Top of the wish list, and they did not leave without it.
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