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New England Patriots

The Patriots found their guy under center in McCarthy: B+.

by Phaktz · 2024 NFL Draft · 13 picks · 0 steals · 8 reaches
Value C+
Need B
Trades A+
Future B

The Patriots spent the pick that matters most on J.J. McCarthy, and a roster that has been waiting on a passer can start to take shape.

The phones were where this weekend was really won. For all the activity, edge rusher went untouched, which is hard to explain. The cost of the Means reach is exactly the players who went right after him.

Adding Tee Higgins by trade rounds out the weekend beyond the rookies.

A tidy weekend of work that should hold up just fine.

Pick-by-Pick

R1.15 · Pick 15 · J.J. McCarthy · QB · rank 23
In Round 1, Pick 15 they get their guy under center for the next decade, even if it was a touch early.
R2.14 · Pick 46 · Xavier Worthy · WR · rank 55
They paid up for Xavier Worthy at the 46th pick when waiting would have done the job. It answers the question that was keeping the coaches up at night.
R2.24 · Pick 56 · Kingsley Suamataia · OT · rank 61
By-the-book stuff, Kingsley Suamataia at the 56th overall pick squarely in line with his ranking. It plugs a real leak on the depth chart.
R3.10 · Pick 74 · Blake Corum · RB · rank 84
A premium they did not need to pay, Blake Corum a notch or two before his time. A need, and now a little less of one.
R3.24 · Pick 87 · Khyree Jackson · CB · rank 95
They jumped the gun on Khyree Jackson, taking him earlier than his grade liked. Not urgent, but hardly pointless.
R3.34 · Pick 97 · Zak Zinter · OG · rank 105
Zak Zinter in pick No. 97 is the kind of reach that only looks good if he outplays it. One more legitimate question on the roster, answered.
R4.23 · Pick 123 · James Williams · LB · rank 124
They took James Williams at par in slot 123, which is nothing to complain about. A minor need, but a need all the same.
R4.24 · Pick 124 · Blake Fisher · OT · rank 118
Blake Fisher in No. 124 is fine work, a shade of surplus and no downside. It fills a real need, too.
R4.32 · Pick 132 · Johnny Wilson · WR · rank 125
Johnny Wilson at Round 4, Pick 32 is a sound buy, the sort that quietly helps a class. The one spot they could not leave alone, and did not.
R5.26 · Pick 162 · Jordan Travis · QB · rank 173
They liked Jordan Travis enough to skip the value, taking him in No. 162. The roster fit checks out.
R5.37 · Pick 173 · Tip Reiman · TE · rank 183
They paid a round early for Tip Reiman in pick No. 173, more than the board wanted. Another box on the needs board, quietly ticked.
R7.11 · Pick 231 · Bub Means · WR · rank 246
Bub Means in the 231st overall pick is early enough to raise a brow, if not a full objection. Better still, it is exactly the hole they had to fill.
R7.31 · Pick 251 · Josh Wallace · CB · rank 251
A market-rate cornerback, with the board and the slot shaking hands on Josh Wallace. A want dressed up as a pick, at a spot they had covered.
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