PATRIOTS MOCK DRAFT GRADE C

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New England Patriots

The Patriots won the night they stopped Corley from sliding. Grade: C.

by Brop9404 · 2024 NFL Draft · 17 picks · 6 steals · 6 reaches
Value B-
Need B
Trades F
Future A+

The trade table was where it all came apart. The Patriots shipped out far more than they hauled back, and no amount of spin dresses up the bill.

Whatever else happened, they won the night they took Corley. Every board in the league had Van Pran lower, and that gap is the story.

That interior defensive lineman hole did not close this weekend, and it was the biggest one on the wall.

In the end, a coin-flip class: fine today, with a wide range of outcomes ahead.

Pick-by-Pick

R2.2 · Pick 34 · JC Latham · OT · rank 18
They let JC Latham come to them and pounced at No. 34. A sensible fit that makes the depth chart a little sturdier.
R2.6 · Pick 38 · Xavier Legette · WR · rank 36
Xavier Legette at pick No. 38 is right where the board had him, plain and simple. This was priority one on the needs board, and now it is handled.
R2.7 · Pick 39 · Patrick Paul · OT · rank 48
A conviction pick on Patrick Paul at the 39th pick that the board grades a round light. A real hole, addressed with a reasonable pick.
R2.15 · Pick 47 · J.J. McCarthy · QB · rank 44
J.J. McCarthy at pick 47 nudges the ledger their way without any fuss. One more legitimate question on the roster, answered.
R3.4 · Pick 68 · Sedrick Van Pran · C · rank 90
Sedrick Van Pran at the 68th overall pick is the kind of overdraft that needs everything to break right. A sensible fit for a spot that needed help.
R3.6 · Pick 70 · Christian Mahogany · OG · rank 80
A reach for Christian Mahogany in the Round 3 slot; a little patience would have been rewarded. It shores up a spot that genuinely needed the help.
R3.18 · Pick 82 · Jeremiah Trotter Jr. · LB · rank 61
Somehow Jeremiah Trotter Jr. was still sitting there in pick No. 82, and they pounced on premier linebacker value. A minor itch, scratched.
R3.30 · Pick 93 · Khyree Jackson · CB · rank 105
A premium they did not need to pay, Khyree Jackson a notch or two before his time. A minor need, but a need all the same.
R4.3 · Pick 103 · Malachi Corley · WR · rank 79
Malachi Corley at No. 103 is daylight robbery; nobody expected him to last. The one spot they could not leave alone, and did not.
R4.34 · Pick 134 · Jordan Travis · QB · rank 136
A straight-up fair deal on Jordan Travis at pick 134, value and slot in agreement. Another box on the needs board, quietly ticked.
R5.3 · Pick 139 · Jalyx Hunt · S-EDGE · rank 131
A slide stopped in Round 5, Pick 3, with Jalyx Hunt worth more than the price. Need-wise, a curious use of the pick.
R5.17 · Pick 153 · Grayson Murphy · DL-EDGE · rank 168
They jumped the gun on Grayson Murphy, taking him earlier than his grade liked. Top of the wish list, and they did not leave without it.
R6.7 · Pick 182 · Frank Gore Jr. · RB · rank 171
Frank Gore Jr. at the 182nd overall pick is the sort of value that quietly wins a weekend. A need, and now a little less of one.
R6.9 · Pick 184 · Trey Knox · TE · rank 182
They paid sticker price for Trey Knox in the 184th pick, and that is fine. It plugs a real leak on the depth chart.
R6.10 · Pick 185 · Brennan Jackson · DE-EDGE · rank 174
The board had Brennan Jackson higher than the Round 6 slot, and the edge rusher fell to them anyway. It answers the question that was keeping the coaches up at night.
R7.4 · Pick 224 · Matthew Jones · OG · rank 242
Matthew Jones at pick 224 is an overdraft of the loud, memorable kind. It patches a soft spot without any drama.
R7.12 · Pick 232 · Jeremy Flax · OT · rank 235
They took Jeremy Flax at par in the 232nd overall pick, which is nothing to complain about. The roster fit checks out.
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