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New England Patriots

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

by Biggs7079 · 2024 NFL Draft · 13 picks · 5 steals · 1 reaches
Value B
Need B
Trades A+
Future A

The Patriots spent the pick that matters most on Jayden Daniels, and a roster that has been waiting on a passer can start to take shape. The sum of the weekend is a deserved A-.

Getting Wilson where they did is the sort of value that quietly makes a class. The trade ledger is the best part of the whole weekend.

They will need Greenfield to outplay his draft slot in a hurry to justify it. For all the activity, edge rusher went untouched, which is hard to explain.

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 Round 1, Pick 11 they get a long-term answer under center at fair value. A clean fit for the roster.
R1.32 · Pick 32 · Adonai Mitchell · WR · rank 31
A market-rate wide receiver, with the board and the slot shaking hands on Adonai Mitchell. This was priority one on the needs board, and now it is handled.
R2.2 · Pick 34 · Ladd McConkey · WR · rank 34
By-the-book stuff, Ladd McConkey at pick No. 34 squarely in line with his ranking. It answers the question that was keeping the coaches up at night.
R2.32 · Pick 64 · Kiran Amegadjie · OT · rank 66
No edge and no loss on Kiran Amegadjie in the 64th pick; it is a wash and a sensible one. It patches a soft spot without any drama.
R3.4 · Pick 68 · Jaylen Wright · RB · rank 71
Jaylen Wright at No. 68 is neither steal nor reach, just the going rate. A need, and now a little less of one.
R4.3 · Pick 103 · Payton Wilson · LB · rank 57
Steal is underselling it; Payton Wilson at slot 103 is a heist with the alarm still ringing. Depth more than a fix, but depth they can use.
R4.32 · Pick 132 · Roger Rosengarten · OT · rank 135
A straight-up fair deal on Roger Rosengarten at the 132nd overall pick, value and slot in agreement. It plugs a real leak on the depth chart.
R5.1 · Pick 137 · Jaylin Simpson · CB · rank 137
No drama and no debate, Jaylin Simpson went about where he belonged in the Round 5 slot. It adds depth where they could use a little.
R6.7 · Pick 182 · Jarrian Jones · CB · rank 136
The board fumbled Jarrian Jones all the way to the 182nd pick, and they scooped it up. Nice player, but the depth chart did not need him here.
R6.18 · Pick 193 · Garret Greenfield · OT · rank 216
Garret Greenfield at the Round 6 slot is the pick scouts circle, and not in a good way. A sensible fit for a spot that needed help.
R7.11 · Pick 231 · Johnny Dixon · CB · rank 190
Somehow Johnny Dixon was still sitting there in Round 7, Pick 11, and they pounced on premier cornerback value. They added to a strength when a need was still open elsewhere.
R7.22 · Pick 242 · Steele Chambers · LB · rank 199
Steele Chambers in pick No. 242 should not have been possible, and that is the whole point. It is more luxury than necessity; they were already set here.
R7.32 · Pick 252 · Evan Williams · S · rank 214
They robbed the room for Evan Williams here, a fall nobody at the table saw coming. Top of the wish list, and they did not leave without it.
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