PATRIOTS MOCK DRAFT GRADE C

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New England Patriots

The Patriots bled value on every deal, hence the C.

by BBB · 2024 NFL Draft · 18 picks · 1 steals · 8 reaches
Value B-
Need B
Trades F
Future A

The phones were a trap the Patriots kept walking into, shipping out surplus on nearly every deal.

If Liufau pans out, nobody remembers the price. If not, this is the pick they hear about. Getting Booker where they did is the sort of value that quietly makes a class.

Hit on Joe Alt and the swing picks, and this ages a lot better than it grades today.

Pick-by-Pick

R1.4 · Pick 4 · Joe Alt · OT · rank 4
In pick No. 4 they get a long-term starter on the line. A clean fit for the roster.
R2.2 · Pick 34 · Brian Thomas Jr. · WR · rank 28
They did well to land Brian Thomas Jr. in the 34th overall pick, just ahead of his grade. It also answers one of the loudest questions on the roster.
R2.3 · Pick 35 · Adonai Mitchell · WR · rank 31
Good price on Adonai Mitchell in pick 35, a hair ahead of his grade with no real quibbles. It answers the question that was keeping the coaches up at night.
R3.17 · Pick 81 · Calen Bullock · S · rank 83
By-the-book stuff, Calen Bullock at No. 81 squarely in line with his ranking. The biggest hole on the depth chart just got a whole lot smaller.
R3.27 · Pick 90 · Austin Booker · DE-EDGE · rank 78
Austin Booker at the Round 3 slot is money in the bank, a edge rusher taken below his worth. A must-fix position, and they treated it like one.
R4.2 · Pick 102 · Maason Smith · DT · rank 111
They paid a round early for Maason Smith in slot 102, more than the board wanted. They walked in needing this and walked out with it.
R4.3 · Pick 103 · Braelon Allen · RB · rank 106
Braelon Allen in the 103rd pick is exactly on the number, no argument either way. It shores up a spot that genuinely needed the help.
R4.4 · Pick 104 · Zak Zinter · OG · rank 105
Zak Zinter at Round 4, Pick 4 is right where the board had him, plain and simple. A need, and now a little less of one.
R4.5 · Pick 105 · Cole Bishop · S · rank 104
They paid sticker price for Cole Bishop in Round 4, Pick 5, and that is fine. That was the need underlined and circled, and now it is checked off.
R4.21 · Pick 121 · Elijah Jones · CB · rank 115
A reasonable price with a little left over, Elijah Jones in No. 121. Not urgent, but hardly pointless.
R4.36 · Pick 136 · Luke McCaffrey · WR · rank 149
Luke McCaffrey at pick No. 136 is a conviction pick that outran the value. This was priority one on the needs board, and now it is handled.
R5.1 · Pick 137 · Marist Liufau · LB · rank 165
A swing that ignored the value entirely, Marist Liufau well ahead of where he belonged. A minor itch, scratched.
R5.9 · Pick 145 · AJ Barner · TE · rank 172
They reached a country mile for AJ Barner at the 145th overall pick, and the board is aghast. It plugs a real leak on the depth chart.
R6.4 · Pick 179 · Myles Cole · DE-EDGE · rank 198
Myles Cole at the 179th pick is the pick scouts circle, and not in a good way. The one spot they could not leave alone, and did not.
R6.11 · Pick 186 · Tip Reiman · TE · rank 183
Fair-plus on Tip Reiman, a quiet win that adds up over a draft. A sensible fit that makes the depth chart a little sturdier.
R6.12 · Pick 187 · Joe Milton III · QB · rank 201
A conviction pick on Joe Milton III at the Round 6 slot that the board grades a round light. A sensible fit for a spot that needed help.
R6.17 · Pick 192 · Javontae Jean-Baptiste · DE-EDGE · rank 217
Javontae Jean-Baptiste in the Round 6 slot is a reach so steep the board needed a second look to believe it. Top of the wish list, and they did not leave without it.
R6.18 · Pick 193 · Julian Pearl · OT · rank 204
A premium they did not need to pay, Julian Pearl a notch or two before his time. A real hole, addressed with a reasonable pick.
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