B
New England Patriots
A passer of the future in Maye, and a B, for the Patriots.
by irishmonk ·
2024 NFL Draft
· 9 picks
· 4 steals
· 1 reaches
The search is over. The Patriots handed the keys to Drake Maye, and the whole operation now runs on his development. A dependable weekend that grades out a B.
If this class has a fault line, it runs straight through edge rusher. Whatever else happened, they won the night they took Williams.
Good work on the whole, with edge rusher the one box left unchecked.
Pick-by-Pick
Drake Maye at pick 6 is neither steal nor reach, just the going rate. A real hole, addressed with a reasonable pick.
A reasonable price with a little left over, Tyler Guyton in pick No. 34. A sensible fit that makes the depth chart a little sturdier.
No drama and no debate, T'Vondre Sweat went about where he belonged in the 47th overall pick. It also answers one of the loudest questions on the roster.
Xavier Worthy at the Round 3 slot is money in the bank, a wide receiver taken below his worth. A must-fix position, and they treated it like one.
Good things come to war rooms that wait, and Caelen Carson at slot 103 is the proof. It thickens a room that could stand to be thicker.
Josh Newton at the 137th pick is the sort of value that quietly wins a weekend. They doubled down on a strength rather than a need.
No edge and no loss on Tanor Bortolini in No. 180; it is a wash and a sensible one. The roster fit checks out.
A conviction pick on Erick All at Round 6, Pick 18 that the board grades a round light. It plugs a real leak on the depth chart.
A tidy bit of business in No. 231, where Evan Williams graded well above the range. Better still, it is exactly the hole they had to fill.