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New England Patriots

A passer of the future in Williams, and a A-, for the Patriots.

by Brop9404 · 2024 NFL Draft · 14 picks · 7 steals · 2 reaches
Value B+
Need B
Trades B
Future A+

Somewhere a general manager is explaining how Mason McCormick got past him. The Patriots do not have to explain a thing at pick 255.

Caleb Williams is the bet, and the class will be judged on how it pays off. They will need Oladapo to outplay his draft slot in a hurry to justify it.

E.J. Speed gives the group a proven body among the projects.

Add it up and few war rooms did better this weekend, Caleb Williams and all.

Pick-by-Pick

R1.15 · Pick 15 · Caleb Williams · QB · rank 2
In the Round 1 slot they get their guy under center for the next decade, and a steal at that. A clean fit for the roster.
R2.9 · Pick 41 · Keon Coleman · WR · rank 43
Keon Coleman at No. 41 is neither steal nor reach, just the going rate. That was the need underlined and circled, and now it is checked off.
R2.14 · Pick 46 · T'Vondre Sweat · DT · rank 45
A straight-up fair deal on T'Vondre Sweat at Round 2, Pick 14, value and slot in agreement. It answers the question that was keeping the coaches up at night.
R3.4 · Pick 68 · Laiatu Latu · DL-EDGE · rank 10
Laiatu Latu in slot 68 is a gift, value that borders on unfair. The biggest hole on the depth chart just got a whole lot smaller.
R3.7 · Pick 71 · Edgerrin Cooper · LB · rank 49
They barely believed it either: Edgerrin Cooper still on the board at pick 71. It thickens a room that could stand to be thicker.
R3.25 · Pick 88 · Khyree Jackson · CB · rank 95
No edge and no loss on Khyree Jackson in the 88th pick; it is a wash and a sensible one. Not urgent, but hardly pointless.
R4.3 · Pick 103 · Christian Mahogany · OG · rank 98
Nothing to complain about; Christian Mahogany went a shade earlier than his grade, which is fine. One more legitimate question on the roster, answered.
R5.1 · Pick 137 · Kitan Oladapo · S · rank 154
A premium they did not need to pay, Kitan Oladapo a notch or two before his time. This was priority one on the needs board, and now it is handled.
R5.33 · Pick 169 · Dylan Laube · RB · rank 157
Dylan Laube slid further than he should have, and pick No. 169 is lovely value for the running back. Another box on the needs board, quietly ticked.
R6.5 · Pick 180 · Tommy Eichenberg · LB · rank 145
They robbed the room for Tommy Eichenberg here, a fall nobody at the table saw coming. It is more luxury than necessity; they were already set here.
R6.18 · Pick 193 · Tip Reiman · TE · rank 182
Tip Reiman slipping to pick 193 is the kind of luck good rooms make for themselves. It shores up a spot that genuinely needed the help.
R7.6 · Pick 226 · KT Leveston · OT · rank 242
They paid a round early for KT Leveston in slot 226, more than the board wanted. It plugs a real leak on the depth chart.
R7.11 · Pick 231 · Tayvion Robinson · WR · rank 232
A market-rate wide receiver, with the board and the slot shaking hands on Tayvion Robinson. A glaring weakness, addressed head on.
R7.35 · Pick 255 · Mason McCormick · OT · rank 146
A offensive lineman of that caliber at No. 255 is the definition of value, full stop. It fills a real need, too.
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