PATRIOTS MOCK DRAFT GRADE D

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New England Patriots

The Patriots robbed the room for Wright. Final grade: D.

by 0987 · 2024 NFL Draft · 17 picks · 9 steals · 0 reaches
Value B
Need B
Trades F
Future B-

You can lose a draft before you make a pick. The Patriots did it at the trade table, overpaying to chase players the board did not price nearly as high.

The Wright pick is the one they will point to when this weekend is judged. Job largely done: edge rusher settled and 8 of 8 of the wish list covered.

In short, the board sent warnings, and they will be hoping it was wrong.

Pick-by-Pick

R1.15 · Pick 15 · Rome Odunze · WR · rank 9
In slot 15 they get a weapon on the perimeter. Exactly the need they had to hit.
R2.2 · Pick 34 · Bo Nix · QB · rank 30
A tidy little value on Bo Nix in Round 2, Pick 2, a step better than break-even. A real hole, addressed with a reasonable pick.
R2.15 · Pick 47 · Ja'Tavion Sanders · TE · rank 36
They read the board right and Ja'Tavion Sanders was the payoff at the 47th overall pick. The roster fit checks out.
R2.17 · Pick 49 · Jordan Morgan · OT · rank 37
Jordan Morgan slid further than he should have, and the 49th pick is lovely value for the offensive lineman. A sensible fit for a spot that needed help.
R3.4 · Pick 68 · Devontez Walker · WR · rank 70
They paid sticker price for Devontez Walker in the Round 3 slot, and that is fine. It also answers one of the loudest questions on the roster.
R3.16 · Pick 80 · Christian Haynes · OG · rank 65
A tidy bit of business in pick 80, where Christian Haynes graded well above the range. A sensible fit that makes the depth chart a little sturdier.
R3.22 · Pick 85 · Mike Sainristil · CB · rank 75
Mike Sainristil slipping to No. 85 is the kind of luck good rooms make for themselves. Useful body for a position without much behind the starter.
R3.34 · Pick 97 · Malik Washington · WR · rank 93
Malik Washington in the Round 3 slot is fine work, a shade of surplus and no downside. A must-fix position, and they treated it like one.
R4.3 · Pick 103 · Jaylen Wright · RB · rank 71
Jaylen Wright at the 103rd overall pick is the steal of the weekend, a first-round talent at a bargain-bin price. It shores up a spot that genuinely needed the help.
R4.7 · Pick 107 · Mekhi Wingo · DT · rank 108
Mekhi Wingo in the 107th pick is exactly on the number, no argument either way. The biggest hole on the depth chart just got a whole lot smaller.
R5.1 · Pick 137 · Beau Brade · S · rank 134
A clean, defensible pick in pick 137 with a little surplus value in Beau Brade. A glaring weakness, addressed head on.
R5.20 · Pick 156 · Tommy Eichenberg · LB · rank 145
A slide stopped in Round 5, Pick 20, with Tommy Eichenberg worth more than the price. A minor itch, scratched.
R6.5 · Pick 180 · Nelson Ceaser · DL-EDGE · rank 165
Nice patience on Nelson Ceaser, who had no business lasting to slot 180. Top of the wish list, and they did not leave without it.
R6.18 · Pick 193 · Tahj Washington · WR · rank 189
Good price on Tahj Washington in pick No. 193, a hair ahead of his grade with no real quibbles. The one spot they could not leave alone, and did not.
R6.31 · Pick 206 · Curtis Jacobs · LB · rank 198
They stopped a slide they were happy to see, landing Curtis Jacobs in Round 6, Pick 31. It is more luxury than necessity; they were already set here.
R7.11 · Pick 231 · Trey Knox · TE · rank 223
The board had Trey Knox higher than the 231st pick, and the tight end fell to them anyway. It plugs a real leak on the depth chart.
R7.23 · Pick 243 · Daijahn Anthony · CB · rank 237
Fair-plus on Daijahn Anthony, a quiet win that adds up over a draft. They added to a strength when a need was still open elsewhere.
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