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New England Patriots

Fisher should have been long gone. The Patriots pounced, and earned a A-.

by J · 2024 NFL Draft · 13 picks · 2 steals · 2 reaches
Value B-
Need B
Trades A+
Future A

Thirty-one other rooms let Blake Fisher slide, and the Patriots were the ones holding the card at the 167th overall pick. Highway robbery.

If Knox pans out, nobody remembers the price. If not, this is the pick they hear about. The trade ledger is the best part of the whole weekend. They covered a lot of ground and still skipped interior defensive lineman, which is a strange place to end up.

They went 6 of 8 on their needs, which is most of what a draft is for.

Few war rooms will sleep better than this one tonight.

Pick-by-Pick

R1.23 · Pick 23 · Cooper DeJean · CB · rank 26
In slot 23 they get an island corner at fair value.
R2.1 · Pick 33 · Troy Fautanu · OT · rank 22
Value with a capital V on Troy Fautanu in the 33rd pick, a genuine coup. A sensible fit for a spot that needed help.
R2.2 · Pick 34 · Ja'Tavion Sanders · TE · rank 36
Ja'Tavion Sanders at No. 34 is right where the board had him, plain and simple. It fills a real need, too.
R2.7 · Pick 39 · Roman Wilson · WR · rank 46
They paid sticker price for Roman Wilson in pick No. 39, and that is fine. It also answers one of the loudest questions on the roster.
R2.16 · Pick 48 · Xavier Worthy · WR · rank 55
No edge and no loss on Xavier Worthy in the Round 2 slot; it is a wash and a sensible one. Top of the wish list, and they did not leave without it.
R3.4 · Pick 68 · Kamren Kinchens · S · rank 64
A clean, defensible pick in the 68th overall pick with a little surplus value in Kamren Kinchens. That was the need underlined and circled, and now it is checked off.
R3.33 · Pick 96 · Javon Baker · WR · rank 91
Fair-plus on Javon Baker, a quiet win that adds up over a draft. Better still, it is exactly the hole they had to fill.
R4.3 · Pick 103 · Christian Mahogany · OG · rank 98
A tidy little value on Christian Mahogany in pick 103, a step better than break-even. It plugs a real leak on the depth chart.
R5.1 · Pick 137 · Dylan Laube · RB · rank 157
They reached a country mile for Dylan Laube at pick 137, and the board is aghast. It shores up a spot that genuinely needed the help.
R5.31 · Pick 167 · Blake Fisher · OT · rank 118
Taking Blake Fisher in the 167th overall pick is close to grand larceny; an offensive lineman that good had no business lasting this long. A real hole, addressed with a reasonable pick.
R6.5 · Pick 180 · Khristian Boyd · DL-EDGE · rank 178
No drama and no debate, Khristian Boyd went about where he belonged in No. 180. They walked in needing this and walked out with it.
R6.18 · Pick 193 · Trey Knox · TE · rank 223
A real head-scratcher, Trey Knox in Round 6, Pick 18 is miles ahead of his ranking. A sensible fit that makes the depth chart a little sturdier.
R7.11 · Pick 231 · Trevin Wallace · LB · rank 233
A market-rate linebacker, with the board and the slot shaking hands on Trevin Wallace. A minor itch, scratched.
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