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New England Patriots

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

by callan · 2024 NFL Draft · 11 picks · 4 steals · 1 reaches
Value B
Need B
Trades A+
Future A+

The Taulia Tagovailoa selection is the head-turner. The Patriots reached 75 spots for him, and it will define how this weekend is remembered.

They have staked the next five years on Drake Maye, which is the only story that really matters here. The trade ledger is the best part of the whole weekend. They banked enough surplus on Watson to cover a lot of smaller sins.

They covered a lot of ground and still skipped interior defensive lineman, which is a strange place to end up.

Bottom line, with Drake Maye leading the way, this is a class that should pay off fast and rarely be regretted.

Pick-by-Pick

R1.8 · Pick 8 · Drake Maye · QB · rank 7
They paid sticker price for Drake Maye in No. 8, and that is fine. Another box on the needs board, quietly ticked.
R2.3 · Pick 35 · Brian Thomas Jr. · WR · rank 22
Good things come to war rooms that wait, and Brian Thomas Jr. at pick 35 is the proof. They walked in needing this and walked out with it.
R2.11 · Pick 43 · Kris Jenkins · DL-EDGE · rank 49
A straight-up fair deal on Kris Jenkins at the 43rd pick, value and slot in agreement. That was the need underlined and circled, and now it is checked off.
R3.4 · Pick 68 · Kamari Lassiter · CB · rank 60
A tidy bit of business in the 68th overall pick, where Kamari Lassiter graded well above the range. A minor itch, scratched.
R4.3 · Pick 103 · Roger Rosengarten · OT · rank 97
A clean, defensible pick in the Round 4 slot with a little surplus value in Roger Rosengarten. A need, and now a little less of one.
R5.1 · Pick 137 · Nehemiah Pritchett · CB · rank 136
Nehemiah Pritchett at Round 5, Pick 1 is right where the board had him, plain and simple. A want dressed up as a pick, at a spot they had covered.
R5.7 · Pick 143 · Luke McCaffrey · WR · rank 150
Luke McCaffrey in pick 143 is fair value, right on his grade. Top of the wish list, and they did not leave without it.
R6.5 · Pick 180 · Dylan Laube · RB · rank 171
Quietly one of the better values of the day, Dylan Laube at No. 180. One more legitimate question on the roster, answered.
R6.18 · Pick 193 · Nathan Thomas · OT · rank 197
Nathan Thomas in pick No. 193 is exactly on the number, no argument either way. A sensible fit that makes the depth chart a little sturdier.
R7.6 · Pick 226 · Nathaniel Watson · LB · rank 207
Nathaniel Watson at slot 226 is daylight robbery; nobody expected him to last. Useful depth more than a marquee fix.
R7.11 · Pick 231 · Taulia Tagovailoa · QB · rank 306
The board screamed and they did not listen, reaching into the next round for Taulia Tagovailoa. A real hole, addressed with a reasonable pick.
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