B
New England Patriots
A franchise passer in Williams headlines a B weekend for the Patriots.
by NE4EVER ·
2024 NFL Draft
· 8 picks
· 6 steals
· 0 reaches
The Patriots spent the pick that matters most on Caleb Williams, and a roster that has been waiting on a passer can start to take shape.
Edwards falling to them is the kind of break a good board is built to catch. If this class has a fault line, it runs straight through interior defensive lineman.
They went 6 of 8 on their needs, which is most of what a draft is for. The offense got the lion's share of the attention.
A tidy weekend of work that should hold up just fine.
Pick-by-Pick
In the 3rd overall pick they get a passer to set the clock by at fair value. A clean fit for the roster.
Brian Thomas Jr. in pick 34 is a bargain the rest of the room will envy. A must-fix position, and they treated it like one.
A tidy bit of business in Round 3, Pick 4, where Kingsley Suamataia graded well above the range. A need, and now a little less of one.
A quiet steal in the 103rd pick: Gabriel Murphy for less than the market said. Better still, it is exactly the hole they had to fill.
Fair-plus on Ben Sinnott, a quiet win that adds up over a draft. A sensible fit for a spot that needed help.
A top-tier cornerback at a bargain, Nehemiah Pritchett in the Round 6 slot, plain and simple. Depth more than a fix, but depth they can use.
Quietly one of the better values of the day, Jha'Quan Jackson at No. 193. The one spot they could not leave alone, and did not.
They barely believed it either: Daijun Edwards still on the board at pick No. 231. It shores up a spot that genuinely needed the help.