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New England Patriots

The Patriots cashed the board's mistake on Keegan: B+.

by BBB · 2024 NFL Draft · 16 picks · 4 steals · 3 reaches
Value B
Need B
Trades C+
Future A+

The value of the weekend has a name and a slot: Trevor Keegan, pick 177, roughly 33 picks past where he belonged. Good, not great, and the B+ says as much.

Leaving interior defensive lineman unaddressed is the roster risk they will have to answer for in the fall. If Cole pans out, nobody remembers the price. If not, this is the pick they hear about.

In sum, a sensible class that nudges the roster the right way.

Pick-by-Pick

R1.11 · Pick 11 · Rome Odunze · WR · rank 9
In pick No. 11 they get a No. 1 receiver. Exactly the need they had to hit.
R1.27 · Pick 27 · Tyler Guyton · OT · rank 27
In pick 27 they get a plug-and-play piece up front at fair value. A clean fit for the roster.
R2.2 · Pick 34 · Kool-Aid McKinstry · CB · rank 28
A reasonable price with a little left over, Kool-Aid McKinstry in the Round 2 slot. Useful depth more than a marquee fix.
R3.4 · Pick 68 · Kingsley Suamataia · OT · rank 56
Value with a capital V on Kingsley Suamataia in No. 68, a genuine coup. One more legitimate question on the roster, answered.
R3.13 · Pick 77 · Xavier Legette · WR · rank 72
Good price on Xavier Legette in the 77th pick, a hair ahead of his grade with no real quibbles. It answers the question that was keeping the coaches up at night.
R3.37 · Pick 100 · Brenden Rice · WR · rank 98
Brenden Rice in Round 3, Pick 37 is exactly on the number, no argument either way. It also answers one of the loudest questions on the roster.
R4.3 · Pick 103 · Braelon Allen · RB · rank 108
No edge and no loss on Braelon Allen in slot 103; it is a wash and a sensible one. A need, and now a little less of one.
R4.5 · Pick 105 · Zak Zinter · OG · rank 107
A straight-up fair deal on Zak Zinter at the 105th overall pick, value and slot in agreement. It fills a real need, too.
R4.12 · Pick 112 · Dominick Puni · OT · rank 91
A top-tier offensive lineman at a bargain, Dominick Puni in slot 112, plain and simple. A sensible fit that makes the depth chart a little sturdier.
R5.1 · Pick 137 · Ben Sinnott · TE · rank 130
Ben Sinnott in pick 137 lands just on the right side of the ledger. A sensible fit for a spot that needed help.
R5.4 · Pick 140 · Justin Eboigbe · DL-EDGE · rank 148
Justin Eboigbe at pick No. 140 is a clear overpay, with better names still on the board. A glaring weakness, addressed head on.
R5.19 · Pick 155 · Marist Liufau · LB · rank 165
A conviction pick on Marist Liufau at No. 155 that the board grades a round light. A quiet depth add at a thin-ish spot.
R6.2 · Pick 177 · Trevor Keegan · OG · rank 144
Trevor Keegan at Round 6, Pick 2 is a first-round grade at a bargain-bin price, no notes. It shores up a spot that genuinely needed the help.
R6.5 · Pick 180 · Myles Cole · DE-EDGE · rank 198
Value said wait; Myles Cole in the 180th overall pick says they were not listening. They walked in needing this and walked out with it.
R7.5 · Pick 225 · Eric Watts · DL-EDGE · rank 230
They took Eric Watts at par in the 225th pick, which is nothing to complain about. The biggest hole on the depth chart just got a whole lot smaller.
R7.33 · Pick 253 · Josh Proctor · S · rank 244
A quiet steal in the Round 7 slot: Josh Proctor for less than the market said. A must-fix position, and they treated it like one.
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