PATRIOTS MOCK DRAFT GRADE B+

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New England Patriots

A franchise passer in Nix headlines a B+ weekend for the Patriots.

by DREDD · 2024 NFL Draft · 11 picks · 4 steals · 1 reaches
Value B-
Need B
Trades A
Future A

The search is over. The Patriots handed the keys to Bo Nix, and the whole operation now runs on his development. They moved the roster forward and banked a B+ for it.

They will answer for taking cornerback early while edge rusher, interior defensive lineman and other spots went begging. The Greenfield steal is the beam this whole class leans on.

They covered a lot of ground and still skipped edge rusher, which is a strange place to end up. Reaching for All left real value on the table behind him.

Add it up and it is a good, unfussy class.

Pick-by-Pick

R1.23 · Pick 23 · Bo Nix · QB · rank 30
In the Round 1 slot they get a long-term answer under center. A real need, handled.
R1.26 · Pick 26 · Troy Franklin · WR · rank 33
In the 26th pick they get a true top target at fair value. It fills the loudest need on the roster.
R2.4 · Pick 36 · Graham Barton · OT · rank 26
Graham Barton slid further than he should have, and No. 36 is lovely value for the offensive lineman. It plugs a real leak on the depth chart.
R2.14 · Pick 46 · Kamari Lassiter · CB · rank 41
Kamari Lassiter at Round 2, Pick 14 nudges the ledger their way without any fuss. Useful depth more than a marquee fix.
R3.4 · Pick 68 · Ricky Pearsall · WR · rank 59
A quiet steal in pick No. 68: Ricky Pearsall for less than the market said. That was the need underlined and circled, and now it is checked off.
R4.3 · Pick 103 · Khyree Jackson · CB · rank 95
A curious use of pick 103. Edge rusher, interior defensive lineman and other spots needed the pick; a cornerback in Khyree Jackson did not.
R5.3 · Pick 139 · Roger Rosengarten · OT · rank 135
Nothing to complain about; Roger Rosengarten went a shade earlier than his grade, which is fine. A real hole, addressed with a reasonable pick.
R5.31 · Pick 167 · AJ Barner · TE · rank 171
They took AJ Barner at par in slot 167, which is nothing to complain about. It shores up a spot that genuinely needed the help.
R6.5 · Pick 180 · Tahj Washington · WR · rank 187
They paid sticker price for Tahj Washington in the Round 6 slot, and that is fine. Top of the wish list, and they did not leave without it.
R6.18 · Pick 193 · Erick All · TE · rank 202
They went early on Erick All in pick 193, and the value did not follow. It patches a soft spot without any drama.
R7.14 · Pick 234 · Garret Greenfield · OT · rank 216
Circle this one: Garret Greenfield at pick No. 234 is a fall that decides a draft. It fills a real need, too.
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