PATRIOTS MOCK DRAFT GRADE C+

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New England Patriots

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

by Pats1234567 · 2024 NFL Draft · 15 picks · 9 steals · 2 reaches
Value B
Need B
Trades C-
Future D+

The war room fell hard for Carson Steele, and it showed at slot 229: 84 picks ahead of a board that had other ideas. Some smart calls, some head-scratchers, and a C+ in the wash.

Whatever Jayden Daniels becomes, the front office has tied its fortunes to the answer. Whatever else happened, they won the night they took Jackson. They will regret leaving interior defensive lineman for another day if the season turns on it.

Spending an early pick on TE-EDGE with interior defensive lineman open is the decision the grade keeps circling back to.

Call it incomplete, and check back in a couple of seasons.

Pick-by-Pick

R1.6 · Pick 6 · Jayden Daniels · QB · rank 8
In the Round 1 slot they get their guy under center for the next decade. A clean fit for the roster.
R1.17 · Pick 17 · JC Latham · OT · rank 16
They took JC Latham at par in Round 1, Pick 17, which is nothing to complain about. A real hole, addressed with a reasonable pick.
R2.2 · Pick 34 · Jared Verse · DE-EDGE · rank 13
Steal is underselling it; Jared Verse at slot 34 is a heist with the alarm still ringing. A must-fix position, and they treated it like one.
R2.7 · Pick 39 · Amarius Mims · OT · rank 23
They stopped a slide they were happy to see, landing Amarius Mims in pick 39. The roster fit checks out.
R2.31 · Pick 63 · Payton Wilson · LB · rank 53
A tidy bit of business in No. 63, where Payton Wilson graded well above the range. It adds depth where they could use a little.
R3.2 · Pick 66 · Xavier Legette · WR · rank 73
Xavier Legette at the 66th overall pick is right where the board had him, plain and simple. A glaring weakness, addressed head on.
R3.4 · Pick 68 · Javon Bullard · S · rank 60
Javon Bullard is a better player than the Round 3 slot suggests; smart patience, rewarded. The one spot they could not leave alone, and did not.
R3.27 · Pick 90 · Cade Stover · TE-EDGE · rank 82
A want over a need in the 90th pick: Cade Stover adds a TE-EDGE while interior defensive lineman keeps waiting.
R4.4 · Pick 104 · DJ James · CB · rank 85
A top-tier cornerback at a bargain, DJ James in the 104th overall pick, plain and simple. Depth more than a fix, but depth they can use.
R4.8 · Pick 108 · Brenden Rice · WR · rank 95
Value with a capital V on Brenden Rice in pick No. 108, a genuine coup. They walked in needing this and walked out with it.
R4.11 · Pick 111 · Khyree Jackson · CB · rank 81
A curious use of pick 111. Interior defensive lineman needed the pick; a cornerback in Khyree Jackson did not.
R5.1 · Pick 137 · Ben Sinnott · TE · rank 131
They did well to land Ben Sinnott in Round 5, Pick 1, just ahead of his grade. One more legitimate question on the roster, answered.
R6.7 · Pick 182 · Kitan Oladapo · S · rank 155
Kitan Oladapo in slot 182 should not have been possible, and that is the whole point. It also answers one of the loudest questions on the roster.
R7.9 · Pick 229 · Carson Steele · RB · rank 313
This one needs a full-page explanation: Carson Steele in No. 229, miles early. Another box on the needs board, quietly ticked.
R7.24 · Pick 244 · Taulia Tagovailoa · QB · rank 275
A swing that ignored the value entirely, Taulia Tagovailoa well ahead of where he belonged. It shores up a spot that genuinely needed the help.
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