C+
New England Patriots
The Patriots finally solved quarterback, and it carried them to a C+.
by Reheheheheh ·
2026 NFL Draft
· 6 picks
· 4 steals
· 2 reaches
The one hole that towered over the rest is filled. The Patriots spent their marquee pick on Garrett Nussmeier, and for the first time in a while there is a real answer at quarterback. It nets out a thoroughly average C+.
They are betting Trigg proves the room right and everyone else wrong. Golday at that cost is the sort of edge that compounds over a roster.
If this class has a fault line, it runs straight through wide receiver.
In the end, a coin-flip class: fine today, with a wide range of outcomes ahead.
Pick-by-Pick
In the 31st overall pick they get their guy under center for the next decade, a steep price for the projection.
A big swing on Michael Trigg at slot 63, well ahead of any board in the building. A sensible fit for a spot that needed help.
Circle this one: Jake Golday at pick 95 is a fall that decides a draft. It answers the question that was keeping the coaches up at night.
They let Markel Bell come to them and pounced at Round 4, Pick 25. The roster fit checks out.
They stopped a slide they were happy to see, landing Taurean York in No. 131. Useful body for a position without much behind the starter.
Nate Boerkircher at the Round 5 slot is the sort of value that quietly wins a weekend. A need, and now a little less of one.