PATRIOTS MOCK DRAFT GRADE A-

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New England Patriots

The Patriots finally solved quarterback, and it carried them to a A-.

by NewEra · 2024 NFL Draft · 11 picks · 6 steals · 0 reaches
Value B
Need B
Trades A+
Future A+

They finally answered the question that shadows every other one. Bo Nix is the Patriots' quarterback, full stop. It holds up to a second look, which is why it earns the A-.

The phones were where this weekend was really won. That interior defensive lineman hole did not close this weekend, and it was the biggest one on the wall.

The Carson steal is the beam this whole class leans on.

Add it up and few war rooms did better this weekend, Bo Nix and all.

Pick-by-Pick

R1.24 · Pick 24 · Bo Nix · QB · rank 30
In the 24th overall pick they get their quarterback of the future at fair value. A clean fit for the roster.
R2.2 · Pick 34 · JC Latham · OT · rank 15
JC Latham at pick No. 34 is daylight robbery; nobody expected him to last. A sensible fit for a spot that needed help.
R2.24 · Pick 56 · Xavier Worthy · WR · rank 55
Xavier Worthy in No. 56 is fair value, right on his grade. The biggest hole on the depth chart just got a whole lot smaller.
R3.4 · Pick 68 · Jermaine Burton · WR · rank 56
Nice patience on Jermaine Burton, who had no business lasting to the Round 3 slot. It answers the question that was keeping the coaches up at night.
R3.24 · Pick 87 · Blake Corum · RB · rank 84
They did well to land Blake Corum in the 87th pick, just ahead of his grade. One more legitimate question on the roster, answered.
R4.14 · Pick 114 · Caelen Carson · CB · rank 94
Steal is underselling it; Caelen Carson at Round 4, Pick 14 is a heist with the alarm still ringing. A quiet depth add at a thin-ish spot.
R5.1 · Pick 137 · Mohamed Kamara · DL-EDGE · rank 132
Mohamed Kamara at slot 137 is a sensible buy, a touch better than market for the edge rusher. This was priority one on the needs board, and now it is handled.
R5.17 · Pick 153 · Tommy Eichenberg · LB · rank 145
Quietly one of the better values of the day, Tommy Eichenberg at pick 153. A minor need, but a need all the same.
R6.5 · Pick 180 · Walter Rouse · OT · rank 163
They stopped a slide they were happy to see, landing Walter Rouse in slot 180. A need, and now a little less of one.
R6.18 · Pick 193 · Tanor Bortolini · C · rank 188
A clean, defensible pick in pick No. 193 with a little surplus value in Tanor Bortolini. It plugs a real leak on the depth chart.
R7.11 · Pick 231 · Keith Randolph Jr. · DL-EDGE · rank 218
Good things come to war rooms that wait, and Keith Randolph Jr. at the 231st overall pick is the proof. That was the need underlined and circled, and now it is checked off.
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