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New England Patriots

The Patriots finally solved quarterback, and it carried them to a A-.

by Wewoo · 2024 NFL Draft · 11 picks · 4 steals · 2 reaches
Value B
Need B+
Trades A-
Future A+

The search is over. The Patriots handed the keys to Jayden Daniels, and the whole operation now runs on his development.

The Hadden pick alone nudges the whole weekend up a notch. That interior defensive lineman hole did not close this weekend, and it was the biggest one on the wall.

If Tupuola-Fetui pans out, nobody remembers the price. If not, this is the pick they hear about. A modest surplus at the table, banked quietly.

Add it up and few war rooms did better this weekend, Jayden Daniels and all.

Pick-by-Pick

R1.7 · Pick 7 · Jayden Daniels · QB · rank 7
In the 7th overall pick they get their guy under center for the next decade. A clean fit for the roster.
R2.4 · Pick 36 · Adonai Mitchell · WR · rank 33
Adonai Mitchell at pick 36 is a sound buy, the sort that quietly helps a class. The one spot they could not leave alone, and did not.
R2.6 · Pick 38 · Darius Robinson · DL-EDGE · rank 36
No drama and no debate, Darius Robinson went about where he belonged in the 38th pick. The biggest hole on the depth chart just got a whole lot smaller.
R3.4 · Pick 68 · Kingsley Suamataia · OT · rank 56
Kingsley Suamataia slipping to slot 68 is the kind of luck good rooms make for themselves. A sensible fit for a spot that needed help.
R3.26 · Pick 89 · Mike Sainristil · CB · rank 64
Somehow Mike Sainristil was still sitting there in No. 89, and they pounced on premier cornerback value. Useful body for a position without much behind the starter.
R4.3 · Pick 103 · Christian Mahogany · OG · rank 99
Christian Mahogany at Round 4, Pick 3 nudges the ledger their way without any fuss. A real hole, addressed with a reasonable pick.
R5.1 · Pick 137 · Johnny Wilson · WR · rank 128
Johnny Wilson at the Round 5 slot is the sort of value that quietly wins a weekend. A glaring weakness, addressed head on.
R6.5 · Pick 180 · Zion Tupuola-Fetui · DE-EDGE · rank 194
A reach for Zion Tupuola-Fetui in pick No. 180; a little patience would have been rewarded. Top of the wish list, and they did not leave without it.
R6.18 · Pick 193 · Kamal Hadden · CB · rank 167
Taking Kamal Hadden in slot 193 is close to grand larceny; a cornerback that good had no business lasting this long. Insurance at a position that did not really ask for it.
R7.7 · Pick 227 · Frank Gore Jr. · RB · rank 225
They paid sticker price for Frank Gore Jr. in pick No. 227, and that is fine. A need, and now a little less of one.
R7.11 · Pick 231 · Brevyn Spann-Ford · TE · rank 239
Brevyn Spann-Ford at pick 231 jumps the queue by a touch more than is comfortable. It fills a real need, too.
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