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New England Patriots

Maye is the Patriots' new face under center. Grade: A-.

by BBB · 2024 NFL Draft · 16 picks · 4 steals · 7 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. It holds up to a second look, which is why it earns the A-.

Every board in the league had Liufau lower, and that gap is the story. Landing McGlothern that late papers over a lot of smaller sins.

They covered a lot of ground and still skipped safety, which is a strange place to end up. The Solomon pick reads as want over need, and the roster will feel it at safety.

Add it up and this is about as clean as a draft weekend gets.

Pick-by-Pick

R1.9 · Pick 9 · Drake Maye · QB · rank 7
In pick No. 9 they get their quarterback of the future. A clean fit for the roster.
R2.1 · Pick 33 · Kool-Aid McKinstry · CB · rank 24
Nice patience on Kool-Aid McKinstry, who had no business lasting to the Round 2 slot. A quiet depth add at a thin-ish spot.
R2.2 · Pick 34 · Adonai Mitchell · WR · rank 32
Adonai Mitchell at the 34th overall pick is neither steal nor reach, just the going rate. It also answers one of the loudest questions on the roster.
R2.20 · Pick 52 · Kingsley Suamataia · OT · rank 61
They went early on Kingsley Suamataia in the 52nd pick, and the value did not follow. Another box on the needs board, quietly ticked.
R2.27 · Pick 59 · Patrick Paul · OT · rank 69
Patrick Paul in slot 59 is the kind of reach that only looks good if he outplays it. A need, and now a little less of one.
R2.28 · Pick 60 · Devontez Walker · WR · rank 70
They paid a round early for Devontez Walker in No. 60, more than the board wanted. This was priority one on the needs board, and now it is handled.
R3.36 · Pick 99 · Jonah Elliss · DE-EDGE · rank 89
They let Jonah Elliss come to them and pounced at Round 3, Pick 36. The one spot they could not leave alone, and did not.
R4.3 · Pick 103 · Maason Smith · DT · rank 110
A straight-up fair deal on Maason Smith at pick 103, value and slot in agreement. It answers the question that was keeping the coaches up at night.
R4.5 · Pick 105 · Braelon Allen · RB · rank 106
Braelon Allen in slot 105 is exactly on the number, no argument either way. The roster fit checks out.
R4.7 · Pick 107 · Javon Solomon · OLB-EDGE · rank 116
A curious use of the Round 4 slot. Safety needed the pick; an OLB-EDGE in Javon Solomon did not.
R4.22 · Pick 122 · Mohamed Kamara · DL-EDGE · rank 132
They liked Mohamed Kamara enough to skip the value, taking him in the 122nd pick. They walked in needing this and walked out with it.
R4.23 · Pick 123 · Matt Goncalves · OT · rank 114
Matt Goncalves in Round 4, Pick 23 is a bargain the rest of the room will envy. A sensible fit for a spot that needed help.
R5.1 · Pick 137 · Justin Eboigbe · DL-EDGE · rank 148
Justin Eboigbe at the 137th overall pick jumps the queue by a touch more than is comfortable. Top of the wish list, and they did not leave without it.
R5.5 · Pick 141 · Marist Liufau · LB · rank 165
A real head-scratcher, Marist Liufau in pick 141 is miles ahead of his ranking. A minor itch, scratched.
R6.5 · Pick 180 · Tip Reiman · TE · rank 183
No edge and no loss on Tip Reiman in pick No. 180; it is a wash and a sensible one. It fills a real need, too.
R6.8 · Pick 183 · Dwight McGlothern · CB · rank 161
Dwight McGlothern in No. 183 is the kind of fall that makes a whole class. A want dressed up as a pick, at a spot they had covered.
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