B+
New England Patriots
The Patriots found their guy under center in Williams: B+.
by Milk ·
2024 NFL Draft
· 7 picks
· 5 steals
· 0 reaches
Start where it matters. The Patriots took Caleb Williams to run the offense for the next decade, and every other decision this weekend bends around that one.
Pritchett falling to them is the kind of break a good board is built to catch. The phones were where this weekend was really won.
A whole weekend of picks and edge rusher is somehow still a want.
In short, they left a little better than they arrived, which is the whole idea.
Pick-by-Pick
No drama and no debate, Caleb Williams went about where he belonged in the Round 1 slot. One more legitimate question on the roster, answered.
Good things come to war rooms that wait, and JC Latham at No. 35 is the proof. Another box on the needs board, quietly ticked.
No edge and no loss on Brenden Rice in Round 3, Pick 4; it is a wash and a sensible one. Top of the wish list, and they did not leave without it.
Kris Abrams-Draine at slot 136 is the sort of value that quietly wins a weekend. It adds depth where they could use a little.
Nehemiah Pritchett in the 182nd pick should not have been possible, and that is the whole point. Stacking talent where they were already deep.
Isaiah Williams at the 229th overall pick is a first-round grade at a bargain-bin price, no notes. They walked in needing this and walked out with it.
Circle this one: Omar Speights at pick No. 241 is a fall that decides a draft. Not urgent, but hardly pointless.