B-
New England Patriots
The phones sank the Patriots this weekend: B-.
by NE4EVER ·
2024 NFL Draft
· 9 picks
· 2 steals
· 4 reaches
Some picks age like wine; Austin Reed at the 231st overall pick will need to, sitting 43 spots clear of his grade.
They handed away value on the phones that the picks cannot earn back. A whole weekend of picks and interior defensive lineman is somehow still a want.
If one pick saves this weekend, it is McGlothern. The roster is better shaped than it was, with edge rusher chief among the fixes.
In sum, a sturdy weekend with one asterisk, the interior defensive lineman spot they never got to.
Pick-by-Pick
In pick No. 13 they get juice off the edge. The biggest hole, addressed.
Bo Nix at Round 2, Pick 2 is a sensible buy, a touch better than market for the quarterback. The roster fit checks out.
A conviction pick on Xavier Worthy at the 44th pick that the board grades a round light. This was priority one on the needs board, and now it is handled.
No edge and no loss on Kiran Amegadjie in slot 68; it is a wash and a sensible one. A sensible fit for a spot that needed help.
A quiet steal in the 103rd overall pick: Khyree Jackson for less than the market said. Useful body for a position without much behind the starter.
Dallin Holker at No. 137 jumps the queue by a touch more than is comfortable. A need, and now a little less of one.
Dwight McGlothern at Round 6, Pick 5 is daylight robbery; nobody expected him to last. Insurance at a position that did not really ask for it.
Jared Wiley at the Round 6 slot is a conviction pick that outran the value. It patches a soft spot without any drama.
A big swing on Austin Reed at pick No. 231, well ahead of any board in the building. It fills a real need, too.