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New England Patriots

The Patriots bled value on every deal, hence the B-.

by killerhz · 2024 NFL Draft · 13 picks · 4 steals · 2 reaches
Value C+
Need B
Trades D-
Future A+

Somewhere a scout is still blinking. The Patriots spent Round 3, Pick 4 on Jaheim Bell, a name the board had a full 72 spots lower.

The trade table is where this weekend went wrong. However the rest shakes out, Wiley at that price is a win they earned.

The interior defensive lineman hole is the one line item this class does not answer.

Solid rather than spectacular, and there is nothing wrong with that.

Pick-by-Pick

R1.24 · Pick 24 · Keon Coleman · WR · rank 24
In pick 24 they get a true top target. Exactly the need they had to hit.
R2.2 · Pick 34 · Tyler Guyton · OT · rank 40
They took Tyler Guyton at par in the 34th pick, which is nothing to complain about. Another box on the needs board, quietly ticked.
R2.18 · Pick 50 · J.J. McCarthy · QB · rank 43
Good price on J.J. McCarthy in the 50th overall pick, a hair ahead of his grade with no real quibbles. A need, and now a little less of one.
R2.22 · Pick 54 · Chris Braswell · LB-EDGE · rank 56
Chris Braswell at the Round 2 slot is neither steal nor reach, just the going rate. It answers the question that was keeping the coaches up at night.
R3.4 · Pick 68 · Jaheim Bell · TE · rank 140
A wild overpay on Jaheim Bell in pick No. 68, the sort that defines a class for the wrong reasons. A real hole, addressed with a reasonable pick.
R3.24 · Pick 87 · Roman Wilson · WR · rank 82
Roman Wilson in Round 3, Pick 24 is fine work, a shade of surplus and no downside. They walked in needing this and walked out with it.
R4.4 · Pick 104 · Josh Newton · CB · rank 84
They will replay Josh Newton at No. 104 for years; that is how good the value is. Not urgent, but hardly pointless.
R4.36 · Pick 136 · Javion Cohen · OG · rank 149
They jumped the gun on Javion Cohen, taking him earlier than his grade liked. A sensible fit that makes the depth chart a little sturdier.
R5.37 · Pick 173 · Kitan Oladapo · S · rank 166
Kitan Oladapo at the Round 5 slot is a sound buy, the sort that quietly helps a class. The one spot they could not leave alone, and did not.
R6.7 · Pick 182 · Michael Barrett · LB · rank 183
A market-rate linebacker, with the board and the slot shaking hands on Michael Barrett. Depth more than a fix, but depth they can use.
R6.38 · Pick 213 · Michael Wiley · RB · rank 190
Circle this one: Michael Wiley at the 213th overall pick is a fall that decides a draft. The roster fit checks out.
R7.9 · Pick 229 · Myles Jones · CB · rank 214
Quietly one of the better values of the day, Myles Jones at slot 229. A want dressed up as a pick, at a spot they had covered.
R7.22 · Pick 242 · Trevor Keegan · OG · rank 234
Trevor Keegan at the 242nd pick is the sort of value that quietly wins a weekend. One more legitimate question on the roster, answered.
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