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New England Patriots

The Patriots drew a line under the quarterback search with Daniels: B.

by Brop9404 · 2024 NFL Draft · 12 picks · 0 steals · 9 reaches
Value C
Need B
Trades A+
Future C

The search is over. The Patriots handed the keys to Jayden Daniels, and the whole operation now runs on his development. Call it a sensible B, earned the boring way.

If Tupuola-Fetui pans out, nobody remembers the price. If not, this is the pick they hear about. Every deal seemed to tilt their way, which is not luck.

A whole weekend of picks and interior defensive lineman is somehow still a want. Jerry Jeudy gives the group a proven body among the projects.

All told, a solid class that does its job everywhere but interior defensive lineman.

Pick-by-Pick

R1.3 · Pick 3 · Jayden Daniels · QB · rank 7
In No. 3 they get a franchise quarterback at fair value.
R2.19 · Pick 51 · Patrick Paul · OT · rank 67
A reach for Patrick Paul in the 51st overall pick; a little patience would have been rewarded. It shores up a spot that genuinely needed the help.
R2.21 · Pick 53 · Ja'Lynn Polk · WR · rank 70
Ja'Lynn Polk in Round 2, Pick 21 is the kind of reach that only looks good if he outplays it. Better still, it is exactly the hole they had to fill.
R2.29 · Pick 61 · Xavier Legette · WR · rank 72
They paid up for Xavier Legette at pick No. 61 when waiting would have done the job. It also answers one of the loudest questions on the roster.
R4.4 · Pick 104 · Ben Sinnott · TE · rank 131
Ben Sinnott in slot 104 is a bet on their own eyes over everyone else's grade. It plugs a real leak on the depth chart.
R4.20 · Pick 120 · Roger Rosengarten · OT · rank 145
A wild overpay on Roger Rosengarten in the 120th pick, the sort that defines a class for the wrong reasons. A sensible fit for a spot that needed help.
R4.36 · Pick 136 · Kitan Oladapo · S · rank 155
They reached a country mile for Kitan Oladapo at pick 136, and the board is aghast. It answers the question that was keeping the coaches up at night.
R5.1 · Pick 137 · Zion Tupuola-Fetui · DE-EDGE · rank 194
A real head-scratcher, Zion Tupuola-Fetui in the Round 5 slot is miles ahead of his ranking. This was priority one on the needs board, and now it is handled.
R5.25 · Pick 161 · Kamal Hadden · CB · rank 166
Kamal Hadden in slot 161 is exactly on the number, no argument either way. Depth more than a fix, but depth they can use.
R6.13 · Pick 188 · M.J. Devonshire · CB · rank 182
A tidy little value on M.J. Devonshire in the Round 6 slot, a step better than break-even. Pure best-available; the position was not exactly begging.
R6.22 · Pick 197 · Frank Gore Jr. · RB · rank 223
The board screamed and they did not listen, reaching into the next round for Frank Gore Jr.. The roster fit checks out.
R7.9 · Pick 229 · Brevyn Spann-Ford · TE · rank 237
Brevyn Spann-Ford in the 229th overall pick is early enough to raise a brow, if not a full objection. A real hole, addressed with a reasonable pick.
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