PATRIOTS MOCK DRAFT GRADE C-

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New England Patriots

The Patriots drew a line under the quarterback search with Maye: C-.

by jmano21 · 2024 NFL Draft · 14 picks · 2 steals · 8 reaches
Value C+
Need B
Trades F
Future B-

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. It nets out a thoroughly average C-.

The Hunt pick is the one the value grade keeps tripping over. They lost the exchange badly enough to drag the whole class down.

The Jackson pick alone nudges the whole weekend up a notch.

It nets out as a middle-of-the-pack haul that neither helps nor hurts much.

Pick-by-Pick

R1.3 · Pick 3 · Drake Maye · QB · rank 5
In pick 3 they get the face of the franchise. A real need, handled.
R2.2 · Pick 34 · Kingsley Suamataia · OT · rank 57
Kingsley Suamataia in pick No. 34 is a bet on their own eyes over everyone else's grade. It shores up a spot that genuinely needed the help.
R3.26 · Pick 89 · Jalen McMillan · WR · rank 101
Jalen McMillan in the Round 3 slot is early enough to raise a brow, if not a full objection. Better still, it is exactly the hole they had to fill.
R3.33 · Pick 96 · Khyree Jackson · CB · rank 84
Nice patience on Khyree Jackson, who had no business lasting to the 96th overall pick. Depth more than a fix, but depth they can use.
R4.16 · Pick 116 · Ben Sinnott · TE · rank 132
A premium they did not need to pay, Ben Sinnott a notch or two before his time. It fills a real need, too.
R4.26 · Pick 126 · Fabien Lovett · DL · rank 145
They talked themselves into Fabien Lovett at the 126th pick, and the board did not agree. A glaring weakness, addressed head on.
R4.36 · Pick 136 · Jalyx Hunt · S-EDGE · rank 171
They reached a country mile for Jalyx Hunt at Round 4, Pick 36, and the board is aghast. Need-wise, a curious use of the pick.
R5.20 · Pick 156 · Dylan Laube · RB · rank 151
Dylan Laube in slot 156 lands just on the right side of the ledger. A need, and now a little less of one.
R5.36 · Pick 172 · Javion Cohen · OG · rank 168
Javion Cohen in No. 172 is fine work, a shade of surplus and no downside. A sensible fit for a spot that needed help.
R5.39 · Pick 175 · Elijah Jones · CB · rank 193
Elijah Jones at pick 175 is the pick scouts circle, and not in a good way. They added to a strength when a need was still open elsewhere.
R6.28 · Pick 203 · Jaylen Harrell · DE-EDGE · rank 221
A real head-scratcher, Jaylen Harrell in the 203rd overall pick is miles ahead of his ranking. They walked in needing this and walked out with it.
R7.9 · Pick 229 · Michael Barrett · LB · rank 218
A quiet steal in pick No. 229: Michael Barrett for less than the market said. A quiet depth add at a thin-ish spot.
R7.15 · Pick 235 · Jalen Green · S · rank 252
A conviction pick on Jalen Green at slot 235 that the board grades a round light. A must-fix position, and they treated it like one.
R7.35 · Pick 255 · Kenny Logan Jr. · S · rank 251
A reasonable price with a little left over, Kenny Logan Jr. in the Round 7 slot. It also answers one of the loudest questions on the roster.
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