PATRIOTS MOCK DRAFT GRADE A-

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Egads, I've ticked everyone off! A-

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New England Patriots

The Patriots won the weekend at the trade table. Grade: A-.

by mick7can · 2024 NFL Draft · 12 picks · 2 steals · 2 reaches
Value B-
Need B
Trades A+
Future A+

The Patriots went off the board in a big way for Nathan Pickering, 112 picks early. Conviction is one thing; this is another.

If one pick saves this weekend, it is Cowing. They robbed the room blind at the table, and it lifts the grade on its own. The safety hole is the one line item this class does not answer.

Bottom line, with Troy Fautanu leading the way, this is a class that should pay off fast and rarely be regretted.

Pick-by-Pick

R1.23 · Pick 23 · Troy Fautanu · OT · rank 22
In Round 1, Pick 23 they get a plug-and-play piece up front. A real need, handled.
R2.1 · Pick 33 · Brian Thomas Jr. · WR · rank 28
A clean, defensible pick in pick 33 with a little surplus value in Brian Thomas Jr.. A must-fix position, and they treated it like one.
R2.2 · Pick 34 · Jordan Morgan · OT · rank 37
Jordan Morgan at slot 34 is right where the board had him, plain and simple. It fills a real need, too.
R3.1 · Pick 65 · Kingsley Suamataia · OT · rank 61
Kingsley Suamataia at pick No. 65 nudges the ledger their way without any fuss. It plugs a real leak on the depth chart.
R3.8 · Pick 72 · Cade Stover · TE · rank 74
By-the-book stuff, Cade Stover at No. 72 squarely in line with his ranking. The roster fit checks out.
R4.3 · Pick 103 · Spencer Rattler · QB · rank 118
A premium they did not need to pay, Spencer Rattler a notch or two before his time. One more legitimate question on the roster, answered.
R5.1 · Pick 137 · Jarrian Jones · CB · rank 136
No drama and no debate, Jarrian Jones went about where he belonged in the 137th overall pick. Useful depth more than a marquee fix.
R6.5 · Pick 180 · Khristian Boyd · DL-EDGE · rank 177
Khristian Boyd at Round 6, Pick 5 is a sensible buy, a touch better than market for the edge rusher. They walked in needing this and walked out with it.
R6.10 · Pick 185 · Jacob Cowing · WR · rank 147
A top-tier wide receiver at a bargain, Jacob Cowing in pick No. 185, plain and simple. It also answers one of the loudest questions on the roster.
R6.18 · Pick 193 · Jase McClellan · RB · rank 196
No edge and no loss on Jase McClellan in slot 193; it is a wash and a sensible one. Another box on the needs board, quietly ticked.
R7.11 · Pick 231 · JD Bertrand · LB · rank 220
JD Bertrand at the Round 7 slot is the sort of value that quietly wins a weekend. A minor itch, scratched.
R7.39 · Pick 257 · Nathan Pickering · DT · rank 369
Nathan Pickering at No. 257 is a steep price for a hunch, hard to square with any board. It answers the question that was keeping the coaches up at night.
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