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New England Patriots

A solid, sensible weekend for the Patriots: B.

by BBB · 2024 NFL Draft · 15 picks · 0 steals · 5 reaches
Value B-
Need B
Trades B-
Future A+

Nobody else had Kingsley Suamataia anywhere near pick 40. The Patriots did, by 21 spots, and that gap is the whole story. It nets out to a B, which feels about right.

The quarterback spot stays a question, and it was the one they most needed an answer at. Tyjae Spears gives the group a proven body among the projects.

Stockpiling next year's capital is patient, if unglamorous, asset work.

A competent weekend that does not make headlines and does not need to.

Pick-by-Pick

R1.7 · Pick 7 · Joe Alt · OT · rank 3
In pick No. 7 they get a plug-and-play piece up front at fair value.
R2.2 · Pick 34 · Chris Braswell · LB-EDGE · rank 44
Chris Braswell at the Round 2 slot is a clear overpay, with better names still on the board. They walked in needing this and walked out with it.
R2.8 · Pick 40 · Kingsley Suamataia · OT · rank 61
Kingsley Suamataia at Round 2, Pick 8 is the pick scouts circle, and not in a good way. A sensible fit that makes the depth chart a little sturdier.
R3.4 · Pick 68 · Patrick Paul · OT · rank 69
Patrick Paul in No. 68 is exactly on the number, no argument either way. It fills a real need, too.
R3.6 · Pick 70 · Devontez Walker · WR · rank 70
No edge and no loss on Devontez Walker in the 70th overall pick; it is a wash and a sensible one. A glaring weakness, addressed head on.
R4.3 · Pick 103 · Braelon Allen · RB · rank 106
Braelon Allen at pick 103 is right where the board had him, plain and simple. A sensible fit for a spot that needed help.
R4.6 · Pick 106 · Leonard Taylor III · DL · rank 110
A straight-up fair deal on Leonard Taylor III at the 106th pick, value and slot in agreement. A must-fix position, and they treated it like one.
R4.7 · Pick 107 · Cole Bishop · S · rank 104
Cole Bishop at No. 107 is a sound buy, the sort that quietly helps a class. It answers the question that was keeping the coaches up at night.
R5.1 · Pick 137 · Justin Eboigbe · DL-EDGE · rank 148
Justin Eboigbe at pick 137 is a conviction pick that outran the value. Top of the wish list, and they did not leave without it.
R5.10 · Pick 146 · Luke McCaffrey · WR · rank 149
They took Luke McCaffrey at par in the 146th overall pick, which is nothing to complain about. Better still, it is exactly the hole they had to fill.
R5.11 · Pick 147 · Marist Liufau · LB · rank 166
They reached into another round for Marist Liufau, and the board is nowhere close to agreeing. A quiet depth add at a thin-ish spot.
R6.5 · Pick 180 · Tip Reiman · TE · rank 182
A market-rate tight end, with the board and the slot shaking hands on Tip Reiman. Another box on the needs board, quietly ticked.
R6.18 · Pick 193 · Cornelius Johnson · WR · rank 188
They did well to land Cornelius Johnson in slot 193, just ahead of his grade. This was priority one on the needs board, and now it is handled.
R7.2 · Pick 222 · Jordan Magee · LB · rank 222
They paid sticker price for Jordan Magee in Round 7, Pick 2, and that is fine. Insurance at a position that did not really ask for it.
R7.11 · Pick 231 · Marcellas Dial · CB · rank 243
They went early on Marcellas Dial in the 231st overall pick, and the value did not follow. It thickens a room that could stand to be thicker.
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