B-
New England Patriots
The Patriots did the meat-and-potatoes work well: B-.
by Smonze ·
2024 NFL Draft
· 7 picks
· 2 steals
· 2 reaches
The Patriots treated their own grade as gospel and everyone else's as noise, spending No. 229 on Joshua Cephus a full 25 spots early.
Leaving edge rusher unaddressed is the roster risk they will have to answer for in the fall. The Davis value carries more weight than any single miss elsewhere.
Bottom line, more hits than misses and a roster nudged the right way.
Pick-by-Pick
Joe Alt in Round 1, Pick 3 is exactly on the number, no argument either way. The roster fit checks out.
J.J. McCarthy at the 34th pick is right where the board had him, plain and simple. It plugs a real leak on the depth chart.
Malachi Corley is a better player than pick 68 suggests; smart patience, rewarded. A glaring weakness, addressed head on.
A conviction pick on Javon Foster at the 104th overall pick that the board grades a round light. One more legitimate question on the roster, answered.
No edge and no loss on Theo Johnson in pick No. 136; it is a wash and a sensible one. It shores up a spot that genuinely needed the help.
Isaiah Davis in the Round 6 slot should not have been possible, and that is the whole point. Another box on the needs board, quietly ticked.
Joshua Cephus in the Round 7 slot is a bet on their own eyes over everyone else's grade. It also answers one of the loudest questions on the roster.