PATRIOTS MOCK DRAFT GRADE B

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New England Patriots

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

by creilly1293 · 2024 NFL Draft · 9 picks · 4 steals · 0 reaches
Value B
Need B
Trades B
Future B+

The search is over. The Patriots handed the keys to Drake Maye, and the whole operation now runs on his development. Good, not great, and the B says as much.

The edge rusher hole is the one line item this class does not answer. Whatever else happened, they won the night they took DeJean.

The future picks help the war chest more than the win-now roster.

Solid rather than spectacular, and there is nothing wrong with that.

Pick-by-Pick

R1.6 · Pick 6 · Drake Maye · QB · rank 7
In pick No. 6 they get a franchise quarterback. A real need, handled.
R2.2 · Pick 34 · Graham Barton · OT · rank 26
A tidy bit of business in the 34th overall pick, where Graham Barton graded well above the range. A sensible fit that makes the depth chart a little sturdier.
R2.15 · Pick 47 · Cooper DeJean · CB · rank 27
Cooper DeJean at Round 2, Pick 15 is daylight robbery; nobody expected him to last. It thickens a room that could stand to be thicker.
R2.20 · Pick 52 · T'Vondre Sweat · DT · rank 45
Good price on T'Vondre Sweat in slot 52, a hair ahead of his grade with no real quibbles. This was priority one on the needs board, and now it is handled.
R3.4 · Pick 68 · Xavier Worthy · WR · rank 55
They read the board right and Xavier Worthy was the payoff at the Round 3 slot. A glaring weakness, addressed head on.
R4.3 · Pick 103 · Zak Zinter · OG · rank 105
Zak Zinter in No. 103 is fair value, right on his grade. It plugs a real leak on the depth chart.
R6.5 · Pick 180 · Malik Mustapha · S · rank 169
Nice patience on Malik Mustapha, who had no business lasting to pick 180. That was the need underlined and circled, and now it is checked off.
R6.18 · Pick 193 · Curtis Jacobs · LB · rank 198
No drama and no debate, Curtis Jacobs went about where he belonged in the 193rd pick. A minor itch, scratched.
R7.11 · Pick 231 · Frank Gore Jr. · RB · rank 228
Frank Gore Jr. in pick No. 231 lands just on the right side of the ledger. A need, and now a little less of one.
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