PATRIOTS MOCK DRAFT GRADE C+

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New England Patriots

A franchise passer in Maye headlines a C+ weekend for the Patriots.

by zporiri · 2024 NFL Draft · 12 picks · 2 steals · 2 reaches
Value B
Need B
Trades D+
Future C+

Start where it matters. The Patriots took Drake Maye to run the offense for the next decade, and every other decision this weekend bends around that one.

If this class has a fault line, it runs straight through edge rusher. The Johnson steal is the beam this whole class leans on.

The imported veterans give this class a floor the draft picks could not on their own.

Bottom line, the swing picks will decide whether this ages well.

Pick-by-Pick

R1.6 · Pick 6 · Drake Maye · QB · rank 5
They paid sticker price for Drake Maye in Round 1, Pick 6, and that is fine. It fills a real need, too.
R1.11 · Pick 11 · Rome Odunze · WR · rank 9
In pick No. 11 they get a No. 1 receiver at fair value. It fills the loudest need on the roster.
R2.19 · Pick 51 · Xavier Worthy · WR · rank 55
Xavier Worthy in the 51st overall pick is fair value, right on his grade. The biggest hole on the depth chart just got a whole lot smaller.
R3.4 · Pick 68 · Kingsley Suamataia · OT · rank 61
Kingsley Suamataia in pick 68 lands just on the right side of the ledger. It shores up a spot that genuinely needed the help.
R4.3 · Pick 103 · Brenden Rice · WR · rank 96
Good price on Brenden Rice in No. 103, a hair ahead of his grade with no real quibbles. That was the need underlined and circled, and now it is checked off.
R4.7 · Pick 107 · Blake Fisher · OT · rank 118
Blake Fisher at the 107th pick jumps the queue by a touch more than is comfortable. It plugs a real leak on the depth chart.
R4.20 · Pick 120 · Theo Johnson · TE · rank 122
No edge and no loss on Theo Johnson in slot 120; it is a wash and a sensible one. Another box on the needs board, quietly ticked.
R5.1 · Pick 137 · Chau Smith-Wade · CB · rank 127
A quiet steal in the Round 5 slot: Chau Smith-Wade for less than the market said. It adds depth where they could use a little.
R6.3 · Pick 178 · Dillon Johnson · RB · rank 167
The board had Dillon Johnson higher than the 178th overall pick, and the running back fell to them anyway. The roster fit checks out.
R6.5 · Pick 180 · Layden Robinson · OG · rank 175
Layden Robinson at slot 180 is a sensible buy, a touch better than market for the offensive lineman. A real hole, addressed with a reasonable pick.
R6.18 · Pick 193 · Erick All · TE · rank 202
Erick All in pick No. 193 is the kind of reach that only looks good if he outplays it. One more legitimate question on the roster, answered.
R7.11 · Pick 231 · Michael Barrett · LB · rank 235
Michael Barrett at the Round 7 slot is neither steal nor reach, just the going rate. Not urgent, but hardly pointless.
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