B
New England Patriots
The Patriots let Jones fall and pounced. Final grade: B.
by Biggs7079 ·
2024 NFL Draft
· 11 picks
· 3 steals
· 0 reaches
Thirty-one other rooms let Jarrian Jones slide, and the Patriots were the ones holding the card at No. 180. Highway robbery. Call it a sensible B, earned the boring way.
That edge rusher hole did not close this weekend, and it was the biggest one on the wall. The trades cost them a sliver of value they did not need to spend.
In sum, a sturdy weekend with one asterisk, the edge rusher spot they never got to.
Pick-by-Pick
In pick No. 11 they get a home-run threat at receiver. The biggest hole, addressed.
They paid sticker price for Amarius Mims in Round 1, Pick 23, and that is fine. It shores up a spot that genuinely needed the help.
A reasonable price with a little left over, J.J. McCarthy in the Round 2 slot. A sensible fit that makes the depth chart a little sturdier.
A market-rate wide receiver, with the board and the slot shaking hands on Devontez Walker. Top of the wish list, and they did not leave without it.
Elijah Jones in the 115th overall pick is fair value, right on his grade. Useful depth more than a marquee fix.
Roger Rosengarten at No. 137 is right where the board had him, plain and simple. Another box on the needs board, quietly ticked.
Jaylin Simpson at pick 149 is the sort of value that quietly wins a weekend. A want dressed up as a pick, at a spot they had covered.
The board fumbled Jarrian Jones all the way to the 180th pick, and they scooped it up. It is more luxury than necessity; they were already set here.
Curtis Jacobs in Round 6, Pick 18 is exactly on the number, no argument either way. Depth more than a fix, but depth they can use.
By-the-book stuff, Gabe Hall at the 214th pick squarely in line with his ranking. A must-fix position, and they treated it like one.
A tight end of that caliber at pick 231 is the definition of value, full stop. A need, and now a little less of one.