PATRIOTS MOCK DRAFT GRADE C+

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New England Patriots

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

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

The Patriots spent the pick that matters most on Drake Maye, and a roster that has been waiting on a passer can start to take shape. A weekend of give and take that grades a C+.

Taylor has a lot of ground to make up just to look fairly priced. For all the activity, interior defensive lineman went untouched, which is hard to explain.

The Braswell pick is the one they will point to when this weekend is judged. Job largely done: edge rusher settled and 5 of 8 of the wish list covered.

If Drake Maye and a couple of the gambles land, hindsight will be kinder than this grade.

Pick-by-Pick

R1.15 · Pick 15 · Drake Maye · QB · rank 7
In the Round 1 slot they get a long-term answer under center, and a steal at that.
R2.1 · Pick 33 · Ladd McConkey · WR · rank 29
Ladd McConkey at pick No. 33 nudges the ledger their way without any fuss. It answers the question that was keeping the coaches up at night.
R2.2 · Pick 34 · Jordan Morgan · OT · rank 34
Jordan Morgan in the 34th pick is exactly on the number, no argument either way. The roster fit checks out.
R3.1 · Pick 65 · T.J. Tampa · CB · rank 58
A tidy little value on T.J. Tampa in pick 65, a step better than break-even. A quiet depth add at a thin-ish spot.
R3.4 · Pick 68 · Chris Braswell · LB-EDGE · rank 53
Chris Braswell slid further than he should have, and slot 68 is lovely value for the edge rusher. Better still, it is exactly the hole they had to fill.
R4.1 · Pick 101 · Cole Bishop · S · rank 92
They stopped a slide they were happy to see, landing Cole Bishop in No. 101. The biggest hole on the depth chart just got a whole lot smaller.
R5.1 · Pick 137 · Luke McCaffrey · WR · rank 150
They jumped the gun on Luke McCaffrey, taking him earlier than his grade liked. Top of the wish list, and they did not leave without it.
R5.5 · Pick 141 · Caedan Wallace · OT · rank 135
Good price on Caedan Wallace in the 141st overall pick, a hair ahead of his grade with no real quibbles. It shores up a spot that genuinely needed the help.
R6.5 · Pick 180 · Tahj Washington · WR · rank 179
They took Tahj Washington at par in the 180th overall pick, which is nothing to complain about. A glaring weakness, addressed head on.
R6.18 · Pick 193 · Trey Taylor · S · rank 230
This one needs a full-page explanation: Trey Taylor in the 193rd pick, miles early. They walked in needing this and walked out with it.
R7.11 · Pick 231 · Garret Greenfield · OT · rank 229
They paid sticker price for Garret Greenfield in slot 231, and that is fine. It plugs a real leak on the depth chart.
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