PATRIOTS MOCK DRAFT GRADE B+

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New England Patriots

The Patriots drew a line under the quarterback search with Maye: B+.

by NE4EVER · 2024 NFL Draft · 7 picks · 2 steals · 1 reaches
Value B
Need B
Trades A+
Future B-

The search is over. The Patriots handed the keys to Drake Maye, and the whole operation now runs on his development. Good, not great, and the B+ says as much.

The trade ledger is the best part of the whole weekend. Leaving interior defensive lineman unaddressed is the roster risk they will have to answer for in the fall. Murphy falling to them is the kind of break a good board is built to catch.

The James reach is the anchor dragging on the value grade.

All told, a solid class that does its job everywhere but interior defensive lineman.

Pick-by-Pick

R1.3 · Pick 3 · Drake Maye · QB · rank 5
In the Round 1 slot they get a long-term answer under center at fair value. A real need, handled.
R2.2 · Pick 34 · Kamari Lassiter · CB · rank 27
A reasonable price with a little left over, Kamari Lassiter in pick No. 34. Useful depth more than a marquee fix.
R3.15 · Pick 79 · Malachi Corley · WR · rank 79
No edge and no loss on Malachi Corley in pick 79; it is a wash and a sensible one. It answers the question that was keeping the coaches up at night.
R4.3 · Pick 103 · Blake Fisher · OT · rank 100
Blake Fisher at the 103rd overall pick nudges the ledger their way without any fuss. A sensible fit that makes the depth chart a little sturdier.
R6.7 · Pick 182 · Grayson Murphy · DL-EDGE · rank 168
Value with a capital V on Grayson Murphy in No. 182, a genuine coup. A must-fix position, and they treated it like one.
R7.4 · Pick 224 · Jha'Quan Jackson · WR · rank 213
Jha'Quan Jackson slid further than he should have, and the 224th pick is lovely value for the wide receiver. A glaring weakness, addressed head on.
R7.12 · Pick 232 · Jeremy James · OT · rank 253
They left a pile of value on the table to take Jeremy James this early at Round 7, Pick 12. A sensible fit for a spot that needed help.