PATRIOTS MOCK DRAFT GRADE B

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New England Patriots

Penix Jr. is the Patriots' new face under center. Grade: B.

by WannaBeJudon1020 · 2024 NFL Draft · 15 picks · 8 steals · 2 reaches
Value B-
Need B
Trades A+
Future C-

They finally answered the question that shadows every other one. Michael Penix Jr. is the Patriots' quarterback, full stop.

However the rest shakes out, Washington at that price is a win they earned. They won the margins on every swap, and it adds up fast. They will need Williams to outplay his draft slot in a hurry to justify it.

Spending an early pick on TE-EDGE with edge rusher and tight end open is the decision the grade keeps circling back to. The edge rusher hole is the one line item this class does not answer.

A workmanlike haul that should hold up just fine.

Pick-by-Pick

R1.10 · Pick 10 · Michael Penix Jr. · QB · rank 12
In the Round 1 slot they get the arm they will build around at fair value. A clean fit for the roster.
R2.2 · Pick 34 · Keon Coleman · WR · rank 38
No edge and no loss on Keon Coleman in slot 34; it is a wash and a sensible one. Top of the wish list, and they did not leave without it.
R3.9 · Pick 73 · Javon Bullard · S · rank 60
A quiet steal in the 73rd overall pick: Javon Bullard for less than the market said. A glaring weakness, addressed head on.
R3.10 · Pick 74 · Cade Stover · TE-EDGE · rank 82
Of all the spots to shop, they chose TE-EDGE. Cade Stover in Round 3, Pick 10 leaves edge rusher and tight end for later.
R4.24 · Pick 124 · Matt Goncalves · OT · rank 111
Matt Goncalves slipping to the 124th pick is the kind of luck good rooms make for themselves. The roster fit checks out.
R4.36 · Pick 136 · Nehemiah Pritchett · CB · rank 133
Nothing to complain about; Nehemiah Pritchett went a shade earlier than his grade, which is fine. Useful depth more than a marquee fix.
R5.25 · Pick 161 · Isaiah Williams · WR · rank 185
Isaiah Williams at No. 161 is the kind of overdraft that needs everything to break right. A must-fix position, and they treated it like one.
R5.39 · Pick 175 · Roger Rosengarten · OT · rank 145
Roger Rosengarten at pick No. 175 is the steal of the weekend, a first-round talent at a bargain-bin price. A real hole, addressed with a reasonable pick.
R6.7 · Pick 182 · Isaac Guerendo · RB · rank 177
Good price on Isaac Guerendo in the 182nd pick, a hair ahead of his grade with no real quibbles. It fills a real need, too.
R6.12 · Pick 187 · Dwight McGlothern · CB · rank 174
Good things come to war rooms that wait, and Dwight McGlothern at pick 187 is the proof. A luxury on a unit that was already in good shape.
R7.9 · Pick 229 · Elijah Jones · CB · rank 193
They will replay Elijah Jones at the 229th overall pick for years; that is how good the value is. It is more luxury than necessity; they were already set here.
R7.15 · Pick 235 · Tahj Washington · WR · rank 192
Steal is underselling it; Tahj Washington at the Round 7 slot is a heist with the alarm still ringing. The biggest hole on the depth chart just got a whole lot smaller.
R7.25 · Pick 245 · Logan Lee · DL · rank 239
Logan Lee at Round 7, Pick 25 is a sensible buy, a touch better than market for the interior defensive lineman. It also answers one of the loudest questions on the roster.
R7.30 · Pick 250 · KT Leveston · OT · rank 236
KT Leveston is a better player than slot 250 suggests; smart patience, rewarded. It patches a soft spot without any drama.
R7.34 · Pick 254 · Evan Williams · S · rank 243
Value with a capital V on Evan Williams in pick No. 254, a genuine coup. The one spot they could not leave alone, and did not.
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