PATRIOTS MOCK DRAFT GRADE C

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New England Patriots

The Patriots left with their quarterback, and a C to match.

by Brady · 2024 NFL Draft · 14 picks · 1 steals · 2 reaches
Value B-
Need B
Trades F
Future B-

They finally answered the question that shadows every other one. Bo Nix is the Patriots' quarterback, full stop. It lands right in the middle: a C, no more, no less.

If Anderson pans out, nobody remembers the price. If not, this is the pick they hear about. Dixon falling to them is the kind of break a good board is built to catch.

The trades bled value they could not afford to lose. For all the activity, edge rusher went untouched, which is hard to explain.

So much rides on Bo Nix that the real verdict is a season or two away.

Pick-by-Pick

R1.27 · Pick 27 · Bo Nix · QB · rank 30
Bo Nix in No. 27 is exactly on the number, no argument either way. A sensible fit that makes the depth chart a little sturdier.
R2.2 · Pick 34 · Ladd McConkey · WR · rank 34
By-the-book stuff, Ladd McConkey at pick No. 34 squarely in line with his ranking. They walked in needing this and walked out with it.
R2.3 · Pick 35 · Xavier Legette · WR · rank 38
Xavier Legette at pick 35 is neither steal nor reach, just the going rate. The biggest hole on the depth chart just got a whole lot smaller.
R2.12 · Pick 44 · Keon Coleman · WR · rank 43
A market-rate wide receiver, with the board and the slot shaking hands on Keon Coleman. The one spot they could not leave alone, and did not.
R3.2 · Pick 66 · Kingsley Suamataia · OT · rank 61
A reasonable price with a little left over, Kingsley Suamataia in the Round 3 slot. The roster fit checks out.
R3.4 · Pick 68 · Patrick Paul · OT · rank 69
They took Patrick Paul at par in the 68th pick, which is nothing to complain about. It patches a soft spot without any drama.
R4.8 · Pick 108 · Leonard Taylor III · DL · rank 110
No drama and no debate, Leonard Taylor III went about where he belonged in slot 108. Top of the wish list, and they did not leave without it.
R4.29 · Pick 129 · Johnny Wilson · WR · rank 126
Nothing to complain about; Johnny Wilson went a shade earlier than his grade, which is fine. This was priority one on the needs board, and now it is handled.
R5.1 · Pick 137 · Mason McCormick · OT · rank 146
Mason McCormick at the 137th pick is a clear overpay, with better names still on the board. A sensible fit for a spot that needed help.
R6.5 · Pick 180 · Fabien Lovett · DL · rank 184
They paid sticker price for Fabien Lovett in slot 180, and that is fine. Better still, it is exactly the hole they had to fill.
R6.11 · Pick 186 · Ty'Ron Hopper · LB · rank 181
Ty'Ron Hopper at pick 186 is a sensible buy, a touch better than market for the linebacker. A quiet depth add at a thin-ish spot.
R6.18 · Pick 193 · Trente Jones · OT · rank 194
A straight-up fair deal on Trente Jones at pick No. 193, value and slot in agreement. A real hole, addressed with a reasonable pick.
R7.11 · Pick 231 · Johnny Dixon · CB · rank 190
Steal is underselling it; Johnny Dixon at the 231st overall pick is a heist with the alarm still ringing. Useful body for a position without much behind the starter.
R7.12 · Pick 232 · Evan Anderson · DL · rank 282
They reached a country mile for Evan Anderson at Round 7, Pick 12, and the board is aghast. A must-fix position, and they treated it like one.
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