B+
New England Patriots
The Patriots finally solved quarterback, and it carried them to a B+.
by Jwheels ·
2024 NFL Draft
· 9 picks
· 4 steals
· 1 reaches
After circling the position for what felt like forever, the Patriots committed. Jayden Daniels is the quarterback now, and the roster gets built to his timeline.
Jones falling to them is the kind of break a good board is built to catch. They robbed the room blind at the table, and it lifts the grade on its own. Sinnott has a lot of ground to make up just to look fairly priced.
They covered a lot of ground and still skipped edge rusher, which is a strange place to end up.
In sum, a sturdy weekend with one asterisk, the edge rusher spot they never got to.
Pick-by-Pick
Jayden Daniels in No. 5 is exactly on the number, no argument either way. The roster fit checks out.
Value with a capital V on Troy Fautanu in the Round 2 slot, a genuine coup. It patches a soft spot without any drama.
Adonai Mitchell at slot 37 nudges the ledger their way without any fuss. They walked in needing this and walked out with it.
They robbed the room for T.J. Tampa here, a fall nobody at the table saw coming. A quiet depth add at a thin-ish spot.
A reasonable price with a little left over, Devontez Walker in pick No. 69. Better still, it is exactly the hole they had to fill.
Good things come to war rooms that wait, and Dominick Puni at Round 4, Pick 4 is the proof. A real hole, addressed with a reasonable pick.
They reached a country mile for Ben Sinnott at pick 105, and the board is aghast. A need, and now a little less of one.
Circle this one: Jarrian Jones at the 182nd pick is a fall that decides a draft. Insurance at a position that did not really ask for it.
Fair-plus on Frank Gore Jr., a quiet win that adds up over a draft. It plugs a real leak on the depth chart.