PATRIOTS MOCK DRAFT GRADE A-

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New England Patriots

The Patriots fleeced the room on the phones and earned a A-.

by Beebee · 2024 NFL Draft · 13 picks · 4 steals · 5 reaches
Value B-
Need B
Trades A+
Future A

There is conviction, and then there is this. The Patriots took Joe Milton III a full 95 picks ahead of where the board had him, an overdraft steep enough that it colors the whole weekend. Just about everything broke right, and the A- follows.

The Coleman value carries more weight than any single miss elsewhere. The phones were where this weekend was really won.

They punted on edge rusher, and it is the miss that keeps the grade honest. The Patriots clearly valued win-now help, adding bodies who have done it before.

In short, they turned a good board into a better roster, and it shows.

Pick-by-Pick

R2.2 · Pick 34 · Jordan Morgan · OT · rank 35
Jordan Morgan at the 34th pick is right where the board had him, plain and simple. A sensible fit that makes the depth chart a little sturdier.
R2.11 · Pick 43 · Adonai Mitchell · WR · rank 33
The board had Adonai Mitchell higher than Round 2, Pick 11, and the wide receiver fell to them anyway. It also answers one of the loudest questions on the roster.
R2.13 · Pick 45 · J.J. McCarthy · QB · rank 46
A straight-up fair deal on J.J. McCarthy at slot 45, value and slot in agreement. A sensible fit for a spot that needed help.
R2.27 · Pick 59 · Patrick Paul · OT · rank 67
A reach on Patrick Paul in pick No. 59; the board had better options right there. It patches a soft spot without any drama.
R3.4 · Pick 68 · Blake Corum · RB · rank 86
A wild overpay on Blake Corum in pick 68, the sort that defines a class for the wrong reasons. Another box on the needs board, quietly ticked.
R3.10 · Pick 74 · Keon Coleman · WR · rank 36
Steal is underselling it; Keon Coleman at No. 74 is a heist with the alarm still ringing. They walked in needing this and walked out with it.
R3.15 · Pick 79 · Javon Bullard · S · rank 60
You do not let a safety like Javon Bullard reach the Round 3 slot and blink. They did not. The one spot they could not leave alone, and did not.
R3.23 · Pick 86 · Khyree Jackson · CB · rank 84
A market-rate cornerback, with the board and the slot shaking hands on Khyree Jackson. Not urgent, but hardly pointless.
R4.4 · Pick 104 · Joe Milton III · QB · rank 199
Joe Milton III at the 104th overall pick is a steep price for a hunch, hard to square with any board. The roster fit checks out.
R4.24 · Pick 124 · Ben Sinnott · TE · rank 132
They paid a round early for Ben Sinnott in pick No. 124, more than the board wanted. A need, and now a little less of one.
R4.36 · Pick 136 · Fabien Lovett · DL · rank 145
Fabien Lovett at pick 136 is a clear overpay, with better names still on the board. Top of the wish list, and they did not leave without it.
R6.7 · Pick 182 · Caedan Wallace · OT · rank 180
Caedan Wallace at Round 6, Pick 7 is neither steal nor reach, just the going rate. It plugs a real leak on the depth chart.
R7.9 · Pick 229 · Elijah Jones · CB · rank 193
A top-tier cornerback at a bargain, Elijah Jones in No. 229, plain and simple. Depth on depth, at a spot that was hardly crying out.
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