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New England Patriots

Quarterback settled, Daniels in the fold, and a A- for the Patriots.

by Biggs7079 · 2024 NFL Draft · 12 picks · 3 steals · 0 reaches
Value B
Need B
Trades A+
Future A

After circling the position for what felt like forever, the Patriots committed. Jayden Daniels is the quarterback now, and the roster gets built to his timeline. The sum of the weekend is a deserved A-.

However the rest shakes out, Sanders at that price is a win they earned. They won the margins on every swap, and it adds up fast. A whole weekend of picks and edge rusher is somehow still a want.

It is a bet on later, and a defensible one for a team playing the long game.

In the end it comes back to Jayden Daniels, and a haul good enough to build on right away.

Pick-by-Pick

R1.11 · Pick 11 · Jayden Daniels · QB · rank 7
In the Round 1 slot they get a long-term answer under center. A real need, handled.
R1.23 · Pick 23 · Brian Thomas Jr. · WR · rank 27
In slot 23 they get a weapon on the perimeter at fair value. Exactly the need they had to hit.
R2.2 · Pick 34 · Jordan Morgan · OT · rank 37
A straight-up fair deal on Jordan Morgan at No. 34, value and slot in agreement. It shores up a spot that genuinely needed the help.
R3.4 · Pick 68 · Xavier Legette · WR · rank 38
Xavier Legette in pick No. 68 should not have been possible, and that is the whole point. The one spot they could not leave alone, and did not.
R3.7 · Pick 71 · Ja'Tavion Sanders · TE · rank 36
The board fumbled Ja'Tavion Sanders all the way to the 71st pick, and they scooped it up. A need, and now a little less of one.
R4.3 · Pick 103 · Will Shipley · RB · rank 107
They took Will Shipley at par in Round 4, Pick 3, which is nothing to complain about. A sensible fit that makes the depth chart a little sturdier.
R4.8 · Pick 108 · Matt Goncalves · OT · rank 115
A market-rate offensive lineman, with the board and the slot shaking hands on Matt Goncalves. One more legitimate question on the roster, answered.
R5.1 · Pick 137 · Chau Smith-Wade · CB · rank 128
Nice patience on Chau Smith-Wade, who had no business lasting to pick 137. It thickens a room that could stand to be thicker.
R5.31 · Pick 167 · Malik Mustapha · S · rank 170
No edge and no loss on Malik Mustapha in the 167th pick; it is a wash and a sensible one. A must-fix position, and they treated it like one.
R6.5 · Pick 180 · Tip Reiman · TE · rank 182
Tip Reiman at pick 180 is neither steal nor reach, just the going rate. It fills a real need, too.
R6.18 · Pick 193 · Johnny Dixon · CB · rank 190
A tidy little value on Johnny Dixon in Round 6, Pick 18, a step better than break-even. They added to a strength when a need was still open elsewhere.
R7.11 · Pick 231 · Frank Gore Jr. · RB · rank 226
Frank Gore Jr. at the 231st overall pick is a sensible buy, a touch better than market for the running back. It plugs a real leak on the depth chart.
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