PATRIOTS MOCK DRAFT GRADE B

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New England Patriots

Nothing loud, just a tidy B for the Patriots.

by Gsully3377 · 2024 NFL Draft · 11 picks · 2 steals · 4 reaches
Value B-
Need B
Trades C-
Future A+

The Patriots did not so much draft Frank Gore Jr. as overpay for him, 34 picks clear of his grade. It sets an uneasy tone for the weekend.

Getting Sainristil where they did is the sort of value that quietly makes a class. The interior defensive lineman hole is the one line item this class does not answer. The trades cost them a sliver of value they did not need to spend.

Stockpiling next year's capital is patient, if unglamorous, asset work.

A competent weekend that does not make headlines and does not need to.

Pick-by-Pick

R1.22 · Pick 22 · Amarius Mims · OT · rank 25
In pick No. 22 they get a building block for the line. A clean fit for the roster.
R2.2 · Pick 34 · Bo Nix · QB · rank 30
Nothing to complain about; Bo Nix went a shade earlier than his grade, which is fine. It plugs a real leak on the depth chart.
R2.5 · Pick 37 · Troy Franklin · WR · rank 33
Troy Franklin in the 37th overall pick is fine work, a shade of surplus and no downside. A must-fix position, and they treated it like one.
R2.21 · Pick 53 · Kris Jenkins · DL-EDGE · rank 50
Good price on Kris Jenkins in No. 53, a hair ahead of his grade with no real quibbles. Top of the wish list, and they did not leave without it.
R3.4 · Pick 68 · Jeremiah Trotter Jr. · LB · rank 67
No edge and no loss on Jeremiah Trotter Jr. in slot 68; it is a wash and a sensible one. Depth more than a fix, but depth they can use.
R3.5 · Pick 69 · Brenden Rice · WR · rank 96
This one needs a full-page explanation: Brenden Rice in the Round 3 slot, miles early. It answers the question that was keeping the coaches up at night.
R4.3 · Pick 103 · Mike Sainristil · CB · rank 75
Mike Sainristil at the 103rd overall pick is a first-round grade at a bargain-bin price, no notes. Not urgent, but hardly pointless.
R5.1 · Pick 137 · Johnny Wilson · WR · rank 125
A quiet steal in Round 5, Pick 1: Johnny Wilson for less than the market said. They walked in needing this and walked out with it.
R6.5 · Pick 180 · Jared Wiley · TE · rank 206
A swing that ignored the value entirely, Jared Wiley well ahead of where he belonged. It patches a soft spot without any drama.
R6.18 · Pick 193 · Frank Gore Jr. · RB · rank 227
Frank Gore Jr. at No. 193 is an overdraft of the loud, memorable kind. A need, and now a little less of one.
R7.11 · Pick 231 · LaDarius Henderson · OT · rank 252
A wild overpay on LaDarius Henderson in slot 231, the sort that defines a class for the wrong reasons. A real hole, addressed with a reasonable pick.
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