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New England Patriots

The Patriots turned the phones into found money: B+.

by BobbySwizz · 2024 NFL Draft · 13 picks · 1 steals · 7 reaches
Value B-
Need B
Trades A+
Future B-

Boards are made to be trusted, and the Patriots shredded theirs for Bub Means. He came off 52 spots early, and the room will hear about it. Good, not great, and the B+ says as much.

Odunze falling to them is the kind of break a good board is built to catch. They won the margins on every swap, and it adds up fast. For all the activity, running back went untouched, which is hard to explain.

A tidy weekend of work that should hold up just fine.

Pick-by-Pick

R1.8 · Pick 8 · Olumuyiwa Fashanu · OT · rank 8
In pick 8 they get a building block for the line. A real need, handled.
R2.2 · Pick 34 · Rome Odunze · WR · rank 9
Rome Odunze in No. 34 should not have been possible, and that is the whole point. The biggest hole on the depth chart just got a whole lot smaller.
R2.22 · Pick 54 · Ricky Pearsall · WR · rank 59
Ricky Pearsall in Round 2, Pick 22 is exactly on the number, no argument either way. Better still, it is exactly the hole they had to fill.
R3.4 · Pick 68 · Patrick Paul · OT · rank 69
No drama and no debate, Patrick Paul went about where he belonged in slot 68. The roster fit checks out.
R3.10 · Pick 74 · Renardo Green · S · rank 78
Renardo Green in the 74th pick is fair value, right on his grade. Top of the wish list, and they did not leave without it.
R3.22 · Pick 85 · Spencer Rattler · QB · rank 118
A swing that ignored the value entirely, Spencer Rattler well ahead of where he belonged. It plugs a real leak on the depth chart.
R4.3 · Pick 103 · Theo Johnson · TE · rank 123
They left a pile of value on the table to take Theo Johnson this early at pick No. 103. A sensible fit for a spot that needed help.
R5.1 · Pick 137 · Sione Vaki · S · rank 158
They talked themselves into Sione Vaki at pick 137, and the board did not agree. A glaring weakness, addressed head on.
R5.20 · Pick 156 · Khristian Boyd · DL-EDGE · rank 178
A big swing on Khristian Boyd at the 156th overall pick, well ahead of any board in the building. A must-fix position, and they treated it like one.
R6.5 · Pick 180 · Garret Greenfield · OT · rank 216
They reached a country mile for Garret Greenfield at No. 180, and the board is aghast. A sensible fit that makes the depth chart a little sturdier.
R6.12 · Pick 187 · Jordan Jefferson · DT · rank 183
Good price on Jordan Jefferson in slot 187, a hair ahead of his grade with no real quibbles. That was the need underlined and circled, and now it is checked off.
R6.18 · Pick 193 · Bub Means · WR · rank 245
Bub Means at the Round 6 slot is a steep price for a hunch, hard to square with any board. It also answers one of the loudest questions on the roster.
R7.11 · Pick 231 · Anim Dankwah · OT · rank 278
Anim Dankwah at Round 7, Pick 11 is the kind of overdraft that needs everything to break right. One more legitimate question on the roster, answered.
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