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New England Patriots

Larceny in pick 182 lands the Patriots a A-, Washington and all.

by Rocketman21k · 2024 NFL Draft · 11 picks · 11 steals · 0 reaches
Value A-
Need B
Trades B
Future A+

Every so often the board makes a mistake, and the Patriots were there to profit. Malik Washington, the No. 119 name on the board, should have been long gone before the 182nd pick. Add it all up and it grades out a clean A-.

They covered a lot of ground and still skipped edge rusher, which is a strange place to end up. Stockpiling next year's capital is patient, if unglamorous, asset work.

The kind of weekend a front office frames and hangs on the wall.

Pick-by-Pick

R1.14 · Pick 14 · Malik Nabers · WR · rank 4
In pick 14 they get a No. 1 receiver at a price that makes it sweeter. It fills the loudest need on the roster.
R1.27 · Pick 27 · JC Latham · OT · rank 18
In the Round 1 slot they get a blindside protector, and a steal at that. A clean fit for the roster.
R2.4 · Pick 36 · Byron Murphy II · DL · rank 21
The board had Byron Murphy II higher than pick No. 36, and the interior defensive lineman fell to them anyway. It also answers one of the loudest questions on the roster.
R2.14 · Pick 46 · Amarius Mims · OT · rank 22
Steal is underselling it; Amarius Mims at the 46th pick is a heist with the alarm still ringing. It fills a real need, too.
R3.4 · Pick 68 · Terrion Arnold · CB · rank 20
A cornerback of that caliber at No. 68 is the definition of value, full stop. Useful body for a position without much behind the starter.
R4.3 · Pick 103 · Malachi Corley · WR · rank 78
They barely believed it either: Malachi Corley still on the board at slot 103. It answers the question that was keeping the coaches up at night.
R4.4 · Pick 104 · Spencer Rattler · QB · rank 91
Spencer Rattler at the 104th overall pick is the sort of value that quietly wins a weekend. One more legitimate question on the roster, answered.
R4.18 · Pick 118 · Matt Goncalves · OT · rank 106
Matt Goncalves at Round 4, Pick 18 is money in the bank, a offensive lineman taken below his worth. The roster fit checks out.
R4.36 · Pick 136 · Ray Davis · RB · rank 109
Ray Davis in pick 136 is a gift, value that borders on unfair. A sensible fit for a spot that needed help.
R6.7 · Pick 182 · Malik Washington · WR · rank 119
The board fumbled Malik Washington all the way to the 182nd overall pick, and they scooped it up. A glaring weakness, addressed head on.
R7.9 · Pick 229 · Curtis Jacobs · LB · rank 179
Curtis Jacobs at pick No. 229 is the steal of the weekend, a first-round talent at a bargain-bin price. Not urgent, but hardly pointless.
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