PATRIOTS MOCK DRAFT GRADE B-

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New England Patriots

The Patriots let McCaffrey fall and pounced. Final grade: B-.

by merc · 2024 NFL Draft · 11 picks · 5 steals · 2 reaches
Value B
Need B
Trades D-
Future A+

The value of the weekend has a name and a slot: Luke McCaffrey, pick No. 177, roughly 28 picks past where he belonged.

The trades bled value they could not afford to lose. Every board in the league had Wilson lower, and that gap is the story.

Leaving interior defensive lineman unaddressed is the roster risk they will have to answer for in the fall.

Bottom line, more hits than misses and a roster nudged the right way.

Pick-by-Pick

R1.18 · Pick 18 · Taliese Fuaga · OT · rank 16
In pick No. 18 they get an anchor for the offensive line. A clean fit for the roster.
R1.23 · Pick 23 · Nate Wiggins · CB · rank 20
In the Round 1 slot they get an island corner at fair value. Need was not the driver here.
R2.2 · Pick 34 · Ja'Tavion Sanders · TE · rank 36
Ja'Tavion Sanders at the 34th pick is right where the board had him, plain and simple. The roster fit checks out.
R3.4 · Pick 68 · Bralen Trice · DE-EDGE · rank 63
A tidy little value on Bralen Trice in pick 68, a step better than break-even. The biggest hole on the depth chart just got a whole lot smaller.
R4.3 · Pick 103 · Johnny Wilson · WR · rank 125
Value said wait; Johnny Wilson in Round 4, Pick 3 says they were not listening. It also answers one of the loudest questions on the roster.
R5.1 · Pick 137 · Isaac Guerendo · RB · rank 128
Nice patience on Isaac Guerendo, who had no business lasting to No. 137. It shores up a spot that genuinely needed the help.
R6.2 · Pick 177 · Luke McCaffrey · WR · rank 149
Circle this one: Luke McCaffrey at the 177th overall pick is a fall that decides a draft. That was the need underlined and circled, and now it is checked off.
R6.5 · Pick 180 · Joe Milton III · QB · rank 201
Joe Milton III in slot 180 is a reach so steep the board needed a second look to believe it. Another box on the needs board, quietly ticked.
R6.18 · Pick 193 · Kamal Hadden · CB · rank 168
Somehow Kamal Hadden was still sitting there in slot 193, and they pounced on premier cornerback value. They added to a strength when a need was still open elsewhere.
R7.10 · Pick 230 · Caedan Wallace · OT · rank 213
Caedan Wallace at pick No. 230 is the sort of value that quietly wins a weekend. A sensible fit that makes the depth chart a little sturdier.
R7.11 · Pick 231 · Ryan Flournoy · WR · rank 205
Ryan Flournoy at Round 7, Pick 11 is daylight robbery; nobody expected him to last. They walked in needing this and walked out with it.
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