B
New England Patriots
The Patriots kept it disciplined and banked a B.
by stan ·
2024 NFL Draft
· 9 picks
· 5 steals
· 1 reaches
Some picks age like wine; Benjamin Yurosek at the 223rd overall pick will need to, sitting 42 spots clear of his grade. It nets out to a B, which feels about right.
The edge rusher spot stays a question, and it was the one they most needed an answer at. That is an offensive lineman worth more than the slot they spent on him, plainly.
The dealing nudged the ledger their way without much fuss.
Good work on the whole, with edge rusher the one box left unchecked.
Pick-by-Pick
In the Round 1 slot they get a weapon on the perimeter. The biggest hole, addressed.
A slide stopped in slot 34, with Taliese Fuaga worth more than the price. A real hole, addressed with a reasonable pick.
A market-rate running back, with the board and the slot shaking hands on Trey Benson. Another box on the needs board, quietly ticked.
Nazir Stackhouse is a better player than Round 4, Pick 2 suggests; smart patience, rewarded. The one spot they could not leave alone, and did not.
No edge and no loss on Jordan Travis in pick 133; it is a wash and a sensible one. It plugs a real leak on the depth chart.
Khyree Jackson at No. 139 is money in the bank, a cornerback taken below his worth. It thickens a room that could stand to be thicker.
A quiet steal in pick No. 180: Ty'Ron Hopper for less than the market said. Depth more than a fix, but depth they can use.
LaDarius Henderson at pick 198 is daylight robbery; nobody expected him to last. The roster fit checks out.
Benjamin Yurosek at Round 7, Pick 3 is a steep price for a hunch, hard to square with any board. A sensible fit that makes the depth chart a little sturdier.