PATRIOTS MOCK DRAFT GRADE B

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New England Patriots

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

by stan · 2024 NFL Draft · 12 picks · 3 steals · 5 reaches
Value C+
Need B
Trades C+
Future A

The search is over. The Patriots handed the keys to Jayden Daniels, and the whole operation now runs on his development.

The Davis pick is the one the value grade keeps tripping over. That interior defensive lineman hole did not close this weekend, and it was the biggest one on the wall.

The Ford steal is the beam this whole class leans on.

All told, a solid class that does its job everywhere but interior defensive lineman.

Pick-by-Pick

R1.6 · Pick 6 · Jayden Daniels · QB · rank 8
They paid sticker price for Jayden Daniels in Round 1, Pick 6, and that is fine. One more legitimate question on the roster, answered.
R2.2 · Pick 34 · Troy Fautanu · OT · rank 42
A premium they did not need to pay, Troy Fautanu a notch or two before his time. It plugs a real leak on the depth chart.
R2.6 · Pick 38 · Brian Thomas Jr. · WR · rank 52
Brian Thomas Jr. in No. 38 is early enough to raise a brow, if not a full objection. Top of the wish list, and they did not leave without it.
R3.3 · Pick 67 · Tyler Guyton · OT · rank 64
Tyler Guyton at the 67th overall pick nudges the ledger their way without any fuss. A sensible fit for a spot that needed help.
R3.6 · Pick 70 · D.J. James · CB · rank 77
By-the-book stuff, D.J. James at pick 70 squarely in line with his ranking. It thickens a room that could stand to be thicker.
R4.2 · Pick 102 · Ray Davis · RB · rank 135
A real head-scratcher, Ray Davis in the Round 4 slot is miles ahead of his ranking. A real hole, addressed with a reasonable pick.
R5.3 · Pick 139 · Jason Marshall Jr. · CB · rank 148
Jason Marshall Jr. in slot 139 is the kind of reach that only looks good if he outplays it. Depth on depth, at a spot that was hardly crying out.
R5.4 · Pick 140 · Sataoa Laumea · OT · rank 141
Sataoa Laumea at pick No. 140 is right where the board had him, plain and simple. A need, and now a little less of one.
R6.5 · Pick 180 · Jaylan Ford · LB · rank 162
They robbed the room for Jaylan Ford here, a fall nobody at the table saw coming. It adds depth where they could use a little.
R6.23 · Pick 198 · Nelson Ceaser · DL-EDGE · rank 219
They talked themselves into Nelson Ceaser at the 198th overall pick, and the board did not agree. The one spot they could not leave alone, and did not.
R7.3 · Pick 223 · Duce Chestnut · CB · rank 206
The board had Duce Chestnut higher than No. 223, and the cornerback fell to them anyway. A want dressed up as a pick, at a spot they had covered.
R7.7 · Pick 227 · Willie Roberts · CB · rank 209
The board fumbled Willie Roberts all the way to pick No. 227, and they scooped it up. Pure best-available; the position was not exactly begging.
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