PATRIOTS MOCK DRAFT GRADE B+

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New England Patriots

The Patriots won the weekend at the trade table. Grade: B+.

by Phaktz · 2024 NFL Draft · 11 picks · 2 steals · 5 reaches
Value B-
Need B
Trades A+
Future A

The trade table was a mismatch, and the Patriots were on the right end of it, hauling in a fortune in surplus value. The bottom line is a respectable B+.

The Wiley pick is the one the value grade keeps tripping over. They will regret leaving edge rusher for another day if the season turns on it. Ikem Ekwonu gives the group a proven body among the projects.

Wide receiver was the priority and it is no longer a question, which is most of the job.

A competent weekend that does not make headlines and does not need to.

Pick-by-Pick

R2.1 · Pick 33 · Graham Barton · OT · rank 25
A quiet steal in No. 33: Graham Barton for less than the market said. It shores up a spot that genuinely needed the help.
R2.2 · Pick 34 · J.J. McCarthy · QB · rank 29
A clean, defensible pick in Round 2, Pick 2 with a little surplus value in J.J. McCarthy. The roster fit checks out.
R2.7 · Pick 39 · Troy Franklin · WR · rank 33
Good price on Troy Franklin in pick No. 39, a hair ahead of his grade with no real quibbles. The one spot they could not leave alone, and did not.
R3.1 · Pick 65 · Blake Corum · RB · rank 84
Value said wait; Blake Corum in slot 65 says they were not listening. A real hole, addressed with a reasonable pick.
R3.4 · Pick 68 · Malachi Corley · WR · rank 60
They let Malachi Corley come to them and pounced at the Round 3 slot. The biggest hole on the depth chart just got a whole lot smaller.
R4.1 · Pick 101 · Khyree Jackson · CB · rank 95
Khyree Jackson in pick 101 lands just on the right side of the ledger. Useful depth more than a marquee fix.
R4.3 · Pick 103 · James Williams · LB · rank 124
James Williams at the 103rd overall pick is the kind of overdraft that needs everything to break right. Useful body for a position without much behind the starter.
R5.1 · Pick 137 · Tommy Eichenberg · LB · rank 145
Tommy Eichenberg at the 137th pick is a clear overpay, with better names still on the board. They added to a strength when a need was still open elsewhere.
R6.5 · Pick 180 · Jared Wiley · TE · rank 206
A big swing on Jared Wiley at the 180th pick, well ahead of any board in the building. A need, and now a little less of one.
R6.18 · Pick 193 · Johnny Dixon · CB · rank 190
They did well to land Johnny Dixon in pick 193, just ahead of his grade. A luxury on a unit that was already in good shape.
R7.11 · Pick 231 · LaDarius Henderson · OT · rank 252
LaDarius Henderson at pick No. 231 is the pick scouts circle, and not in a good way. A sensible fit that makes the depth chart a little sturdier.
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