B
New England Patriots
The Patriots drew a line under the quarterback search with Maye: B.
by NE4EVER ·
2024 NFL Draft
· 7 picks
· 2 steals
· 1 reaches
They finally answered the question that shadows every other one. Drake Maye is the Patriots' quarterback, full stop. A sturdy weekend that grades out a B.
Flournoy 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 edge rusher. Reaching for Holker left real value on the table behind him.
In sum, a sturdy weekend with one asterisk, the edge rusher spot they never got to.
Pick-by-Pick
In pick 3 they get their guy under center for the next decade. A clean fit for the roster.
Tyler Guyton in the Round 2 slot is fine work, a shade of surplus and no downside. Another box on the needs board, quietly ticked.
By-the-book stuff, Devontez Walker at slot 68 squarely in line with his ranking. Top of the wish list, and they did not leave without it.
A reach on Dallin Holker in the 137th pick; the board had better options right there. A sensible fit for a spot that needed help.
Dwight McGlothern at pick No. 180 is a first-round grade at a bargain-bin price, no notes. A minor need, but a need all the same.
They took Jase McClellan at par in No. 193, which is nothing to complain about. It shores up a spot that genuinely needed the help.
Ryan Flournoy in the 231st overall pick is a gift, value that borders on unfair. That was the need underlined and circled, and now it is checked off.