PATRIOTS MOCK DRAFT GRADE B+

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New England Patriots

The Patriots found their guy under center in Daniels: B+.

by Dbridge42 · 2024 NFL Draft · 15 picks · 4 steals · 6 reaches
Value C+
Need B
Trades A+
Future B+

Nobody had Evan Anderson this high, and it is not close. The Patriots reached 70 spots to get him at the 212th pick. The bottom line is a respectable B+.

Jayden Daniels is the bet, and the class will be judged on how it pays off. The Pritchett pick is the one they will point to when this weekend is judged. Every deal seemed to tilt their way, which is not luck.

If this class has a fault line, it runs straight through edge rusher.

In sum, a sturdy weekend with one asterisk, the edge rusher spot they never got to.

Pick-by-Pick

R1.6 · Pick 6 · Jayden Daniels · QB · rank 7
In the 6th pick they get a long-term answer under center. A real need, handled.
R1.11 · Pick 11 · Brian Thomas Jr. · WR · rank 27
In No. 11 they get a No. 1 receiver, reach and all. The biggest hole, addressed.
R1.23 · Pick 23 · Adonai Mitchell · WR · rank 31
In pick 23 they get a home-run threat at receiver, even if it was a touch early. It fills the loudest need on the roster.
R1.27 · Pick 27 · Kool-Aid McKinstry · CB · rank 23
In Round 1, Pick 27 they get a lockdown presence outside at fair value. Need was not the driver here.
R2.16 · Pick 48 · Jonathon Brooks · RB · rank 48
Jonathon Brooks at the Round 2 slot is neither steal nor reach, just the going rate. It fills a real need, too.
R2.21 · Pick 53 · Cade Stover · TE · rank 74
A swing that ignored the value entirely, Cade Stover well ahead of where he belonged. It plugs a real leak on the depth chart.
R3.4 · Pick 68 · Kingsley Suamataia · OT · rank 61
Kingsley Suamataia in the Round 3 slot is fine work, a shade of surplus and no downside. It shores up a spot that genuinely needed the help.
R4.3 · Pick 103 · Cedric Gray · LB · rank 113
They went early on Cedric Gray in the 103rd pick, and the value did not follow. A minor itch, scratched.
R4.14 · Pick 114 · Matt Goncalves · OT · rank 114
Matt Goncalves in pick 114 is exactly on the number, no argument either way. One more legitimate question on the roster, answered.
R5.1 · Pick 137 · Brenden Rice · WR · rank 96
Brenden Rice in Round 5, Pick 1 is the kind of fall that makes a whole class. A glaring weakness, addressed head on.
R6.5 · Pick 180 · Marist Liufau · LB · rank 166
Good things come to war rooms that wait, and Marist Liufau at slot 180 is the proof. They added to a strength when a need was still open elsewhere.
R6.11 · Pick 186 · Nehemiah Pritchett · CB · rank 143
Steal is underselling it; Nehemiah Pritchett at No. 186 is a heist with the alarm still ringing. A luxury on a unit that was already in good shape.
R6.18 · Pick 193 · Keaton Bills · OG · rank 240
Value said wait; Keaton Bills in pick No. 193 says they were not listening. The roster fit checks out.
R6.37 · Pick 212 · Evan Anderson · DL · rank 282
This one needs a full-page explanation: Evan Anderson in the 212th overall pick, miles early. They walked in needing this and walked out with it.
R7.11 · Pick 231 · Evan Williams · S · rank 214
The board had Evan Williams higher than the 231st pick, and the safety fell to them anyway. Top of the wish list, and they did not leave without it.
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