PATRIOTS MOCK DRAFT GRADE B+

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New England Patriots

A sensible, unshowy class lands the Patriots a B+.

by BBB · 2024 NFL Draft · 15 picks · 2 steals · 3 reaches
Value B-
Need B
Trades B
Future A+

The rest of the league had time to spare on Nick Gargiulo; the Patriots did not wait, grabbing him 25 spots ahead at the 177th pick. More right than wrong, and a B+ to match.

They will regret leaving edge rusher for another day if the season turns on it. Rice at that cost is the sort of edge that compounds over a roster. The Jake Haener deal gives the class an established piece to lean on.

A tidy weekend of work that should hold up just fine.

Pick-by-Pick

R1.14 · Pick 14 · Rome Odunze · WR · rank 9
In No. 14 they get a go-to option on the outside. Exactly the need they had to hit.
R2.2 · Pick 34 · Ja'Tavion Sanders · TE · rank 34
Ja'Tavion Sanders in Round 2, Pick 2 is fair value, right on his grade. Another box on the needs board, quietly ticked.
R2.13 · Pick 45 · T'Vondre Sweat · DT · rank 48
A straight-up fair deal on T'Vondre Sweat at the 45th overall pick, value and slot in agreement. Better still, it is exactly the hole they had to fill.
R3.4 · Pick 68 · Patrick Paul · OT · rank 67
No drama and no debate, Patrick Paul went about where he belonged in the Round 3 slot. A sensible fit for a spot that needed help.
R4.5 · Pick 105 · Brenden Rice · WR · rank 97
Nice patience on Brenden Rice, who had no business lasting to pick 105. That was the need underlined and circled, and now it is checked off.
R4.6 · Pick 106 · Braelon Allen · RB · rank 109
By-the-book stuff, Braelon Allen at slot 106 squarely in line with his ranking. It patches a soft spot without any drama.
R4.36 · Pick 136 · Johnny Wilson · WR · rank 128
The board had Johnny Wilson higher than the 136th pick, and the wide receiver fell to them anyway. Top of the wish list, and they did not leave without it.
R5.1 · Pick 137 · Jaylin Simpson · CB · rank 135
Jaylin Simpson at Round 5, Pick 1 is neither steal nor reach, just the going rate. A quiet depth add at a thin-ish spot.
R5.20 · Pick 156 · AJ Barner · TE · rank 161
No edge and no loss on AJ Barner in the Round 5 slot; it is a wash and a sensible one. It plugs a real leak on the depth chart.
R6.2 · Pick 177 · Nick Gargiulo · C · rank 202
Nick Gargiulo at the 177th overall pick is a steep price for a hunch, hard to square with any board. It shores up a spot that genuinely needed the help.
R6.4 · Pick 179 · Dwight McGlothern · CB · rank 175
A clean, defensible pick in pick No. 179 with a little surplus value in Dwight McGlothern. Stacking talent where they were already deep.
R6.7 · Pick 182 · Jaylan Ford · LB · rank 196
They jumped the gun on Jaylan Ford, taking him earlier than his grade liked. A minor need, but a need all the same.
R6.13 · Pick 188 · Cornelius Johnson · WR · rank 187
Cornelius Johnson in pick 188 is exactly on the number, no argument either way. It answers the question that was keeping the coaches up at night.
R7.2 · Pick 222 · Josh Proctor · S · rank 215
Nothing to complain about; Josh Proctor went a shade earlier than his grade, which is fine. A must-fix position, and they treated it like one.
R7.9 · Pick 229 · Trey Knox · TE · rank 237
Trey Knox at the Round 7 slot is a conviction pick that outran the value. A need, and now a little less of one.
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