PATRIOTS MOCK DRAFT GRADE B

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New England Patriots

The Patriots drew a line under the quarterback search with Penix Jr.: B.

by Lewi · 2024 NFL Draft · 11 picks · 10 steals · 0 reaches
Value A
Need B
Trades D
Future A+

When a board-topper like Ricky Pearsall slides to pick 137, you do not overthink it, and the Patriots did not. Solid and sensible more than spectacular: a B.

Michael Penix Jr. is the bet, and the class will be judged on how it pays off. Overpaying at the table undid a lot of the good work elsewhere. They punted on interior defensive lineman, and it is the miss that keeps the grade honest.

A tidy weekend of work that should hold up just fine.

Pick-by-Pick

R1.30 · Pick 30 · Michael Penix Jr. · QB · rank 9
They robbed the room for Michael Penix Jr. here, a fall nobody at the table saw coming. A sensible fit that makes the depth chart a little sturdier.
R2.2 · Pick 34 · Olumuyiwa Fashanu · OT · rank 8
Olumuyiwa Fashanu in the Round 2 slot is the kind of fall that makes a whole class. One more legitimate question on the roster, answered.
R2.30 · Pick 62 · Darius Robinson · DL-EDGE · rank 36
Circle this one: Darius Robinson at the Round 2 slot is a fall that decides a draft. The biggest hole on the depth chart just got a whole lot smaller.
R2.31 · Pick 63 · Keon Coleman · WR · rank 45
They barely believed it either: Keon Coleman still on the board at pick 63. Better still, it is exactly the hole they had to fill.
R3.4 · Pick 68 · Junior Colson · LB · rank 46
A top-tier linebacker at a bargain, Junior Colson in slot 68, plain and simple. Useful depth more than a marquee fix.
R4.3 · Pick 103 · Mike Sainristil · CB · rank 51
Somehow Mike Sainristil was still sitting there in the 103rd overall pick, and they pounced on premier cornerback value. Depth more than a fix, but depth they can use.
R5.1 · Pick 137 · Ricky Pearsall · WR · rank 43
Steal is underselling it; Ricky Pearsall at the 137th pick is a heist with the alarm still ringing. Top of the wish list, and they did not leave without it.
R6.5 · Pick 180 · Josh Newton · CB · rank 153
Josh Newton in pick No. 180 is a gift, value that borders on unfair. Nice player, but the depth chart did not need him here.
R6.24 · Pick 199 · Justin Eboigbe · DL-EDGE · rank 193
Justin Eboigbe in No. 199 is fine work, a shade of surplus and no downside. A must-fix position, and they treated it like one.
R7.11 · Pick 231 · Edefuan Ulofoshio · LB · rank 205
Edefuan Ulofoshio in Round 7, Pick 11 should not have been possible, and that is the whole point. A luxury on a unit that was already in good shape.
R7.19 · Pick 239 · Jalen Coker · WR · rank 211
You do not let a wide receiver like Jalen Coker reach pick 239 and blink. They did not. It also answers one of the loudest questions on the roster.
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