PATRIOTS MOCK DRAFT GRADE B+

  1. Home
  2. My Stuff
  3. Prettygood

Prettygood B+

URL prettygood-5436

Letter grade with a four-component score, written analysis, and a pick-by-pick breakdown for every selection in this saved mock.

My Mock Drafts →
Grade another draft →
B+

New England Patriots

The Patriots fleeced the room on the phones and earned a B+.

by Smonze · 2024 NFL Draft · 13 picks · 1 steals · 5 reaches
Value B-
Need B
Trades A+
Future B

The Patriots ran the phones like sharks, prying loose value on deal after deal until the ledger was lopsided.

Spending an early pick on TE-EDGE with interior defensive lineman, safety and other spots open is the decision the grade keeps circling back to. The Muhammad pick is the one the value grade keeps tripping over. For all the activity, interior defensive lineman went untouched, which is hard to explain.

Nothing here to lose sleep over, and plenty to feel decent about.

Pick-by-Pick

R1.17 · Pick 17 · Taliese Fuaga · OT · rank 17
In the 17th pick they get an anchor for the offensive line. A real need, handled.
R1.26 · Pick 26 · Dallas Turner · LB-EDGE · rank 14
In slot 26 they get a disruptor off the edge, and a steal at that. Exactly the need they had to hit.
R2.2 · Pick 34 · Emeka Egbuka · WR · rank 35
Emeka Egbuka in Round 2, Pick 2 is exactly on the number, no argument either way. They walked in needing this and walked out with it.
R2.16 · Pick 48 · Jackson Powers-Johnson · C · rank 55
A market-rate offensive lineman, with the board and the slot shaking hands on Jackson Powers-Johnson. A real hole, addressed with a reasonable pick.
R3.4 · Pick 68 · Johnny Wilson · WR · rank 79
Johnny Wilson at pick 68 jumps the queue by a touch more than is comfortable. Top of the wish list, and they did not leave without it.
R4.3 · Pick 103 · Cade Stover · TE-EDGE · rank 100
The needs board was loud and they turned it down, spending No. 103 on Cade Stover with interior defensive lineman, safety and other spots unsolved.
R4.13 · Pick 113 · Braelon Allen · RB · rank 113
Braelon Allen at the 113th overall pick is neither steal nor reach, just the going rate. A sensible fit that makes the depth chart a little sturdier.
R4.14 · Pick 114 · Darius Robinson · DL-EDGE · rank 127
They went early on Darius Robinson in pick No. 114, and the value did not follow. A glaring weakness, addressed head on.
R5.3 · Pick 139 · Javon Foster · OT · rank 134
Good price on Javon Foster in pick 139, a hair ahead of his grade with no real quibbles. One more legitimate question on the roster, answered.
R5.13 · Pick 149 · Malik Washington · WR · rank 158
They paid a round early for Malik Washington in No. 149, more than the board wanted. It answers the question that was keeping the coaches up at night.
R6.7 · Pick 182 · Jabbar Muhammad · CB · rank 204
They reached into another round for Jabbar Muhammad, and the board is nowhere close to agreeing. It adds depth where they could use a little.
R6.13 · Pick 188 · AJ Barner · TE · rank 207
They left a pile of value on the table to take AJ Barner this early at pick No. 188. Another box on the needs board, quietly ticked.
R7.4 · Pick 224 · Omar Speights · LB · rank 226
No drama and no debate, Omar Speights went about where he belonged in the Round 7 slot. A minor need, but a need all the same.
View Full Draft