PATRIOTS MOCK DRAFT GRADE B

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New England Patriots

Quarterback settled, McCarthy in the fold, and a B for the Patriots.

by Rob · 2024 NFL Draft · 11 picks · 1 steals · 7 reaches
Value C+
Need B
Trades B
Future A

Some picks age like wine; Donovan Jennings at No. 193 will need to, sitting 98 spots clear of his grade. A dependable weekend that grades out a B.

J.J. McCarthy gives the offense a face and a plan, and the grade leans heavily on whether he hits. A whole weekend of picks and edge rusher is somehow still a want.

That is an offensive lineman worth more than the slot they spent on him, plainly.

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

Pick-by-Pick

R1.11 · Pick 11 · Brock Bowers · TE · rank 5
In No. 11 they get a matchup weapon at tight end at fair value. A real need, handled.
R1.23 · Pick 23 · J.J. McCarthy · QB · rank 27
They took J.J. McCarthy at par in the 23rd overall pick, which is nothing to complain about. It plugs a real leak on the depth chart.
R2.2 · Pick 34 · Jonathon Brooks · RB · rank 44
A conviction pick on Jonathon Brooks at pick 34 that the board grades a round light. A sensible fit that makes the depth chart a little sturdier.
R3.23 · Pick 86 · Kingsley Suamataia · OT · rank 70
Kingsley Suamataia slipping to Round 3, Pick 23 is the kind of luck good rooms make for themselves. One more legitimate question on the roster, answered.
R3.24 · Pick 87 · Christian Mahogany · OG · rank 99
A premium they did not need to pay, Christian Mahogany a notch or two before his time. It patches a soft spot without any drama.
R4.3 · Pick 103 · Tyrone Tracy Jr. · WR · rank 126
Tyrone Tracy Jr. at slot 103 is a steep price for a hunch, hard to square with any board. A must-fix position, and they treated it like one.
R4.23 · Pick 123 · Leonard Taylor III · DL · rank 130
No edge and no loss on Leonard Taylor III in the Round 4 slot; it is a wash and a sensible one. It also answers one of the loudest questions on the roster.
R6.5 · Pick 180 · Ryan Flournoy · WR · rank 195
The board had cheaper options than Ryan Flournoy at No. 180, and it noticed. This was priority one on the needs board, and now it is handled.
R6.13 · Pick 188 · Bub Means · WR · rank 228
They reached a country mile for Bub Means at the 188th overall pick, and the board is aghast. The biggest hole on the depth chart just got a whole lot smaller.
R6.18 · Pick 193 · Donovan Jennings · OT · rank 291
Donovan Jennings in slot 193 is a reach so steep the board needed a second look to believe it. It fills a real need, too.
R7.11 · Pick 231 · Anim Dankwah · OT · rank 305
They talked themselves into Anim Dankwah at the 231st pick, and the board did not agree. A real hole, addressed with a reasonable pick.
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