PATRIOTS MOCK DRAFT GRADE B

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New England Patriots

The Patriots found their guy under center in Maye: B.

by Jimmysmoke77 · 2024 NFL Draft · 11 picks · 2 steals · 3 reaches
Value B-
Need B
Trades D+
Future A+

After circling the position for what felt like forever, the Patriots committed. Drake Maye is the quarterback now, and the roster gets built to his timeline. A dependable weekend that grades out a B.

If Jefferson pans out, nobody remembers the price. If not, this is the pick they hear about. A whole weekend of picks and edge rusher is somehow still a want. Landing Watson that late papers over a lot of smaller sins.

All told, a solid class that does its job everywhere but edge rusher.

Pick-by-Pick

R1.6 · Pick 6 · Drake Maye · QB · rank 5
In pick 6 they get the arm they will build around. A clean fit for the roster.
R2.24 · Pick 56 · Malachi Corley · WR · rank 60
Malachi Corley at the 56th overall pick is neither steal nor reach, just the going rate. Better still, it is exactly the hole they had to fill.
R3.4 · Pick 68 · Patrick Paul · OT · rank 69
No edge and no loss on Patrick Paul in slot 68; it is a wash and a sensible one. It plugs a real leak on the depth chart.
R3.24 · Pick 87 · Braelon Allen · RB · rank 106
This one needs a full-page explanation: Braelon Allen in the 87th pick, miles early. A sensible fit for a spot that needed help.
R4.8 · Pick 108 · Matt Goncalves · OT · rank 114
A market-rate offensive lineman, with the board and the slot shaking hands on Matt Goncalves. It fills a real need, too.
R5.1 · Pick 137 · Jaylin Simpson · CB · rank 137
No drama and no debate, Jaylin Simpson went about where he belonged in Round 5, Pick 1. A minor itch, scratched.
R5.22 · Pick 158 · Jordan Jefferson · DT · rank 183
A wild overpay on Jordan Jefferson in the Round 5 slot, the sort that defines a class for the wrong reasons. A glaring weakness, addressed head on.
R5.31 · Pick 167 · Kitan Oladapo · S · rank 154
Kitan Oladapo slipping to No. 167 is the kind of luck good rooms make for themselves. It also answers one of the loudest questions on the roster.
R6.5 · Pick 180 · Tip Reiman · TE · rank 182
Tip Reiman at slot 180 is right where the board had him, plain and simple. A sensible fit that makes the depth chart a little sturdier.
R6.18 · Pick 193 · Ryan Flournoy · WR · rank 202
Ryan Flournoy at the 193rd overall pick is a clear overpay, with better names still on the board. The biggest hole on the depth chart just got a whole lot smaller.
R7.11 · Pick 231 · Nathaniel Watson · LB · rank 212
Circle this one: Nathaniel Watson at No. 231 is a fall that decides a draft. Useful body for a position without much behind the starter.
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