PATRIOTS MOCK DRAFT GRADE B

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New England Patriots

The Patriots finally solved quarterback, and it carried them to a B.

by Brop9404 · 2024 NFL Draft · 11 picks · 2 steals · 3 reaches
Value B-
Need B
Trades A+
Future C

After circling the position for what felt like forever, the Patriots committed. J.J. McCarthy is the quarterback now, and the roster gets built to his timeline. They moved the roster forward and banked a B for it.

The Tupuola-Fetui pick is the one the value grade keeps tripping over. They won the margins on every swap, and it adds up fast.

The Hadden steal is the beam this whole class leans on. A whole weekend of picks and interior defensive lineman is somehow still a want.

Good work on the whole, with interior defensive lineman the one box left unchecked.

Pick-by-Pick

R1.11 · Pick 11 · JC Latham · OT · rank 16
In the Round 1 slot they get a blindside protector. A clean fit for the roster.
R1.23 · Pick 23 · J.J. McCarthy · QB · rank 29
In Round 1, Pick 23 they get the face of the franchise at fair value. A real need, handled.
R2.2 · Pick 34 · Brian Thomas Jr. · WR · rank 26
Brian Thomas Jr. at the 34th overall pick is money in the bank, a wide receiver taken below his worth. This was priority one on the needs board, and now it is handled.
R3.4 · Pick 68 · Patrick Paul · OT · rank 69
Patrick Paul at slot 68 is neither steal nor reach, just the going rate. It shores up a spot that genuinely needed the help.
R3.5 · Pick 69 · Ja'Lynn Polk · WR · rank 73
They paid sticker price for Ja'Lynn Polk in pick 69, and that is fine. A must-fix position, and they treated it like one.
R4.3 · Pick 103 · Khyree Jackson · CB · rank 96
Nothing to complain about; Khyree Jackson went a shade earlier than his grade, which is fine. Not urgent, but hardly pointless.
R4.10 · Pick 110 · Ben Sinnott · TE · rank 130
A real head-scratcher, Ben Sinnott in pick No. 110 is miles ahead of his ranking. The roster fit checks out.
R5.1 · Pick 137 · Kitan Oladapo · S · rank 154
The board had cheaper options than Kitan Oladapo at the 137th pick, and it noticed. A glaring weakness, addressed head on.
R6.5 · Pick 180 · Zion Tupuola-Fetui · DE-EDGE · rank 215
A big swing on Zion Tupuola-Fetui at the 180th pick, well ahead of any board in the building. Better still, it is exactly the hole they had to fill.
R6.18 · Pick 193 · Kamal Hadden · CB · rank 169
They robbed the room for Kamal Hadden here, a fall nobody at the table saw coming. It is more luxury than necessity; they were already set here.
R7.11 · Pick 231 · Frank Gore Jr. · RB · rank 226
Frank Gore Jr. at No. 231 is a sound buy, the sort that quietly helps a class. It fills a real need, too.
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