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New England Patriots

A costly weekend of dealing drags the Patriots to a B-.

by BBB · 2024 NFL Draft · 14 picks · 0 steals · 3 reaches
Value B-
Need B
Trades D
Future A+

You can lose a draft before you make a pick. The Patriots did it at the trade table, overpaying to chase players the board did not price nearly as high. A sturdy weekend that grades out a B-.

The edge rusher hole is the one line item this class does not answer. It is not that Solomon is a bad player; it is that the Patriots had louder needs to answer first.

If Milton III pans out, nobody remembers the price. If not, this is the pick they hear about.

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

Pick-by-Pick

R1.5 · Pick 5 · Joe Alt · OT · rank 4
In Round 1, Pick 5 they get protection for the quarterback at fair value. A real need, handled.
R2.2 · Pick 34 · Adonai Mitchell · WR · rank 31
Adonai Mitchell at No. 34 nudges the ledger their way without any fuss. That was the need underlined and circled, and now it is checked off.
R3.4 · Pick 68 · Devontez Walker · WR · rank 70
A market-rate wide receiver, with the board and the slot shaking hands on Devontez Walker. It answers the question that was keeping the coaches up at night.
R4.3 · Pick 103 · Braelon Allen · RB · rank 106
Braelon Allen in pick 103 is fair value, right on his grade. A need, and now a little less of one.
R4.8 · Pick 108 · Leonard Taylor III · DL · rank 110
They paid sticker price for Leonard Taylor III in slot 108, and that is fine. A glaring weakness, addressed head on.
R4.10 · Pick 110 · Javon Solomon · OLB-EDGE · rank 116
Hard to square with the roster. With positions of obvious need still on the board, Javon Solomon adds an OLB-EDGE and leaves edge rusher and safety untouched.
R5.1 · Pick 137 · Jarrian Jones · CB · rank 136
Jarrian Jones at the 137th pick is neither steal nor reach, just the going rate. Useful depth more than a marquee fix.
R5.14 · Pick 150 · Marist Liufau · LB · rank 165
A premium they did not need to pay, Marist Liufau a notch or two before his time. A minor itch, scratched.
R5.25 · Pick 161 · Dwight McGlothern · CB · rank 161
They took Dwight McGlothern at par in pick 161, which is nothing to complain about. It is more luxury than necessity; they were already set here.
R5.29 · Pick 165 · Tip Reiman · TE · rank 183
Tip Reiman at the Round 5 slot is the pick scouts circle, and not in a good way. One more legitimate question on the roster, answered.
R5.34 · Pick 170 · Walter Rouse · OT · rank 163
They did well to land Walter Rouse in No. 170, just ahead of his grade. The roster fit checks out.
R6.4 · Pick 179 · Jordan Jefferson · DT · rank 185
By-the-book stuff, Jordan Jefferson at pick No. 179 squarely in line with his ranking. It also answers one of the loudest questions on the roster.
R6.5 · Pick 180 · Joe Milton III · QB · rank 201
They left a pile of value on the table to take Joe Milton III this early at the 180th overall pick. A sensible fit for a spot that needed help.
R6.29 · Pick 204 · Julian Pearl · OT · rank 204
Julian Pearl at the 204th pick is right where the board had him, plain and simple. A real hole, addressed with a reasonable pick.
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