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New England Patriots
The Patriots robbed the room for Harris. Final grade: A-.
by NE4EVER ·
2024 NFL Draft
· 6 picks
· 3 steals
· 0 reaches
Somewhere a general manager is explaining how Marcus Harris got past him. The Patriots do not have to explain a thing at the 193rd overall pick.
The phones were where this weekend was really won. They punted on interior defensive lineman, and it is the miss that keeps the grade honest. The D.J. Humphries deal gives the class an established piece to lean on.
Add it up and few war rooms did better this weekend, Marvin Harrison Jr. and all.
Pick-by-Pick
In pick 3 they get a true top target. The biggest hole, addressed.
They will replay Michael Penix Jr. at Round 2, Pick 2 for years; that is how good the value is. It plugs a real leak on the depth chart.
Kiran Amegadjie in the 68th overall pick is fair value, right on his grade. A need, and now a little less of one.
Malik Washington at pick No. 103 is the sort of value that quietly wins a weekend. It answers the question that was keeping the coaches up at night.
A reasonable price with a little left over, Sataoa Laumea in slot 137. It shores up a spot that genuinely needed the help.
Marcus Harris at the 193rd pick is a first-round grade at a bargain-bin price, no notes. Top of the wish list, and they did not leave without it.
