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New England Patriots

The Patriots lost the trade table, and the B- tells the story.

by BBB · 2024 NFL Draft · 14 picks · 4 steals · 5 reaches
Value B-
Need B
Trades F
Future A+

The trade table was where it all came apart. The Patriots shipped out far more than they hauled back, and no amount of spin dresses up the bill. More right than wrong, and a B- to match.

Reaching for Rice left real value on the table behind him. They will regret leaving interior defensive lineman for another day if the season turns on it.

If one pick saves this weekend, it is Turner. Stockpiling next year's capital is patient, if unglamorous, asset work.

Not a headline-grabber, but a perfectly good weekend's work.

Pick-by-Pick

R1.15 · Pick 15 · JC Latham · OT · rank 16
In Round 1, Pick 15 they get a building block for the line. A real need, handled.
R2.2 · Pick 34 · Dallas Turner · LB-EDGE · rank 14
Dallas Turner at No. 34 is a first-round grade at a bargain-bin price, no notes. It also answers one of the loudest questions on the roster.
R2.15 · Pick 47 · Adisa Isaac · DE-EDGE · rank 51
Adisa Isaac at the 47th pick is neither steal nor reach, just the going rate. A must-fix position, and they treated it like one.
R3.4 · Pick 68 · Xavier Legette · WR · rank 70
Xavier Legette in slot 68 is fair value, right on his grade. They walked in needing this and walked out with it.
R3.6 · Pick 70 · Brenden Rice · WR · rank 97
Brenden Rice at pick 70 is a steep price for a hunch, hard to square with any board. A glaring weakness, addressed head on.
R4.3 · Pick 103 · Blake Fisher · OT · rank 118
Blake Fisher in the Round 4 slot is the kind of reach that only looks good if he outplays it. It plugs a real leak on the depth chart.
R4.19 · Pick 119 · Elijah Jones · CB · rank 116
Good price on Elijah Jones in pick No. 119, a hair ahead of his grade with no real quibbles. It adds depth where they could use a little.
R4.27 · Pick 127 · Isaac Guerendo · RB · rank 129
Isaac Guerendo at the 127th overall pick is right where the board had him, plain and simple. It fills a real need, too.
R5.1 · Pick 137 · Johnny Wilson · WR · rank 126
A tidy bit of business in the 137th overall pick, where Johnny Wilson graded well above the range. That was the need underlined and circled, and now it is checked off.
R5.3 · Pick 139 · Justin Eboigbe · DL-EDGE · rank 148
Justin Eboigbe in the 139th pick is early enough to raise a brow, if not a full objection. The biggest hole on the depth chart just got a whole lot smaller.
R5.21 · Pick 157 · Marist Liufau · LB · rank 165
Marist Liufau at pick 157 is a clear overpay, with better names still on the board. Depth more than a fix, but depth they can use.
R6.2 · Pick 177 · Dwight McGlothern · CB · rank 161
They let Dwight McGlothern come to them and pounced at the Round 6 slot. They doubled down on a strength rather than a need.
R6.5 · Pick 180 · Myles Cole · DE-EDGE · rank 198
Myles Cole at slot 180 is an overdraft of the loud, memorable kind. The one spot they could not leave alone, and did not.
R7.11 · Pick 231 · Trey Knox · TE · rank 223
Trey Knox at pick No. 231 is money in the bank, a tight end taken below his worth. It patches a soft spot without any drama.
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