PATRIOTS MOCK DRAFT GRADE C+

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New England Patriots

Milton III should have been long gone. The Patriots pounced, and earned a C+.

by Brady · 2024 NFL Draft · 12 picks · 7 steals · 2 reaches
Value B
Need B
Trades D-
Future B-

The Patriots spent the weekend waiting on one name, and it fell: Joe Milton III, the No. 199 name on the board, in the 253rd pick. A weekend of give and take that grades a C+.

The trade table is where this weekend went wrong. Every board in the league had Jones lower, and that gap is the story. A whole weekend of picks and edge rusher is somehow still a want.

The skill positions did well by the weekend.

Not a disaster, not a triumph, just a middling class.

Pick-by-Pick

R1.10 · Pick 10 · Malik Nabers · WR · rank 4
In pick 10 they get a true top target at fair value. It fills the loudest need on the roster.
R2.2 · Pick 34 · Ladd McConkey · WR · rank 32
No edge and no loss on Ladd McConkey in the 34th pick; it is a wash and a sensible one. Top of the wish list, and they did not leave without it.
R3.4 · Pick 68 · J.J. McCarthy · QB · rank 46
You do not let a quarterback like J.J. McCarthy reach slot 68 and blink. They did not. It plugs a real leak on the depth chart.
R3.8 · Pick 72 · Dominick Puni · OT · rank 91
The board screamed and they did not listen, reaching into the next round for Dominick Puni. One more legitimate question on the roster, answered.
R4.4 · Pick 104 · Christian Jones · OT · rank 137
A big swing on Christian Jones at pick No. 104, well ahead of any board in the building. It shores up a spot that genuinely needed the help.
R4.12 · Pick 112 · Cade Stover · TE · rank 85
Steal is underselling it; Cade Stover at the 112th overall pick is a heist with the alarm still ringing. Another box on the needs board, quietly ticked.
R4.14 · Pick 114 · Andru Phillips · CB · rank 118
Andru Phillips at Round 4, Pick 14 is neither steal nor reach, just the going rate. Useful body for a position without much behind the starter.
R4.36 · Pick 136 · Isaiah Adams · OT · rank 127
A tidy bit of business in the Round 4 slot, where Isaiah Adams graded well above the range. It patches a soft spot without any drama.
R5.1 · Pick 137 · Javon Baker · WR · rank 95
Taking Javon Baker in the Round 5 slot is close to grand larceny; a wide receiver that good had no business lasting this long. They walked in needing this and walked out with it.
R7.33 · Pick 253 · Joe Milton III · QB · rank 199
Joe Milton III in No. 253 is a gift, value that borders on unfair. The roster fit checks out.
R7.34 · Pick 254 · Frank Gore Jr. · RB · rank 224
Frank Gore Jr. at slot 254 is a first-round grade at a bargain-bin price, no notes. It fills a real need, too.
R7.39 · Pick 257 · Tanner McLachlan · TE · rank 222
Tanner McLachlan at the 257th pick is daylight robbery; nobody expected him to last. A need, and now a little less of one.
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