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New England Patriots

A masterclass at the trade table lands the Patriots a A-.

by HalBeard1747 · 2024 NFL Draft · 13 picks · 0 steals · 6 reaches
Value C
Need B
Trades A+
Future A+

Nobody had Aaron Lewis this high, and it is not close. The Patriots reached 96 spots to get him at No. 229. The sum of the weekend is a deserved A-.

They robbed the room blind at the table, and it lifts the grade on its own. The imported veterans give this class a floor the draft picks could not on their own.

The future picks help the war chest more than the win-now roster.

Add it up and few war rooms did better this weekend, Brian Thomas Jr. and all.

Pick-by-Pick

R1.27 · Pick 27 · Brian Thomas Jr. · WR · rank 27
In No. 27 they get a No. 1 receiver at fair value. Exactly the need they had to hit.
R2.2 · Pick 34 · Patrick Paul · OT · rank 47
The board had cheaper options than Patrick Paul at slot 34, and it noticed. A real hole, addressed with a reasonable pick.
R2.3 · Pick 35 · J.J. McCarthy · QB · rank 42
A market-rate quarterback, with the board and the slot shaking hands on J.J. McCarthy. It shores up a spot that genuinely needed the help.
R3.2 · Pick 66 · Javon Bullard · S · rank 63
Good price on Javon Bullard in the 66th pick, a hair ahead of his grade with no real quibbles. Better still, it is exactly the hole they had to fill.
R3.4 · Pick 68 · Junior Colson · LB · rank 71
A straight-up fair deal on Junior Colson at the 68th overall pick, value and slot in agreement. Depth more than a fix, but depth they can use.
R3.7 · Pick 71 · Christian Mahogany · OG · rank 78
Christian Mahogany at Round 3, Pick 7 is neither steal nor reach, just the going rate. It plugs a real leak on the depth chart.
R3.11 · Pick 75 · Mike Sainristil · CB · rank 80
No drama and no debate, Mike Sainristil went about where he belonged in Round 3, Pick 11. It thickens a room that could stand to be thicker.
R4.9 · Pick 109 · Ben Sinnott · TE · rank 145
A big swing on Ben Sinnott at the Round 4 slot, well ahead of any board in the building. It fills a real need, too.
R4.36 · Pick 136 · Javon Baker · WR · rank 186
A wild overpay on Javon Baker in slot 136, the sort that defines a class for the wrong reasons. A glaring weakness, addressed head on.
R5.30 · Pick 166 · Jaylen Wright · RB · rank 163
Nothing to complain about; Jaylen Wright went a shade earlier than his grade, which is fine. A need, and now a little less of one.
R6.7 · Pick 182 · Jaylen Harrell · DE-EDGE · rank 211
This one needs a full-page explanation: Jaylen Harrell in the 182nd pick, miles early. That was the need underlined and circled, and now it is checked off.
R6.13 · Pick 188 · Gabe Hall · DL · rank 218
A swing that ignored the value entirely, Gabe Hall well ahead of where he belonged. It answers the question that was keeping the coaches up at night.
R7.9 · Pick 229 · Aaron Lewis · DL-EDGE · rank 325
A real head-scratcher, Aaron Lewis in the 229th overall pick is miles ahead of his ranking. They walked in needing this and walked out with it.
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