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New England Patriots

Maye is the plan now, and the Patriots grade out a A.

by Pat4082 · 2024 NFL Draft · 17 picks · 11 steals · 1 reaches
Value B+
Need B
Trades A+
Future A+

They finally answered the question that shadows every other one. Drake Maye is the Patriots' quarterback, full stop. They executed a plan and it shows in the A.

The Burton steal is the beam this whole class leans on. The trade ledger is the best part of the whole weekend. A whole weekend of picks and edge rusher is somehow still a want.

The cost of the McLachlan reach is exactly the players who went right after him.

Add it up and few war rooms did better this weekend, Drake Maye and all.

Pick-by-Pick

R1.6 · Pick 6 · Drake Maye · QB · rank 5
In Round 1, Pick 6 they get their guy under center for the next decade. A real need, handled.
R1.25 · Pick 25 · JC Latham · OT · rank 18
In the 25th pick they get a plug-and-play piece up front at fair value. A clean fit for the roster.
R2.2 · Pick 34 · Brian Thomas Jr. · WR · rank 28
They did well to land Brian Thomas Jr. in slot 34, just ahead of his grade. This was priority one on the needs board, and now it is handled.
R2.20 · Pick 52 · Troy Franklin · WR · rank 25
A top-tier wide receiver at a bargain, Troy Franklin in No. 52, plain and simple. The one spot they could not leave alone, and did not.
R3.5 · Pick 69 · Kiran Amegadjie · OT · rank 52
Kiran Amegadjie slid further than he should have, and the Round 3 slot is lovely value for the offensive lineman. The roster fit checks out.
R3.20 · Pick 84 · Jermaine Burton · WR · rank 49
Steal is underselling it; Jermaine Burton at pick 84 is a heist with the alarm still ringing. A must-fix position, and they treated it like one.
R4.29 · Pick 129 · Max Melton · CB · rank 111
Taking Max Melton in the 129th overall pick is close to grand larceny; a cornerback that good had no business lasting this long. A minor need, but a need all the same.
R5.3 · Pick 139 · Kris Abrams-Draine · CB · rank 120
Kris Abrams-Draine at pick No. 139 is the steal of the weekend, a first-round talent at a bargain-bin price. Depth on depth, at a spot that was hardly crying out.
R5.6 · Pick 142 · Jordan Travis · QB · rank 136
Jordan Travis in the 142nd overall pick lands just on the right side of the ledger. A need, and now a little less of one.
R5.22 · Pick 158 · Will Shipley · RB · rank 133
Will Shipley at the Round 5 slot is daylight robbery; nobody expected him to last. Another box on the needs board, quietly ticked.
R5.24 · Pick 160 · Cam Hart · CB · rank 137
Cam Hart in slot 160 should not have been possible, and that is the whole point. Pure best-available; the position was not exactly begging.
R6.7 · Pick 182 · Braelon Allen · RB · rank 155
They barely believed it either: Braelon Allen still on the board at pick 182. It patches a soft spot without any drama.
R6.24 · Pick 199 · Christian Jones · OT · rank 197
They paid sticker price for Christian Jones in pick No. 199, and that is fine. It fills a real need, too.
R7.10 · Pick 230 · Jase McClellan · RB · rank 217
A quiet steal in the 230th pick: Jase McClellan for less than the market said. A sensible fit for a spot that needed help.
R7.12 · Pick 232 · Darius Muasau · LB · rank 223
They let Darius Muasau come to them and pounced at No. 232. Useful depth more than a marquee fix.
R7.22 · Pick 242 · Tanner McLachlan · TE · rank 267
Tanner McLachlan at Round 7, Pick 22 is an overdraft of the loud, memorable kind. A real hole, addressed with a reasonable pick.
R7.26 · Pick 246 · Jontrey Hunter · S · rank 220
They will replay Jontrey Hunter at slot 246 for years; that is how good the value is. Top of the wish list, and they did not leave without it.
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