C+
New England Patriots
The Patriots answered their biggest question with Daniels. Grade: C+.
by Brop9404 ·
2024 NFL Draft
· 7 picks
· 1 steals
· 2 reaches
The search is over. The Patriots handed the keys to Jayden Daniels, and the whole operation now runs on his development. It nets out a thoroughly average C+.
Polk has a lot of ground to make up just to look fairly priced. If this class has a fault line, it runs straight through edge rusher. Getting Spann-Ford where they did is the sort of value that quietly makes a class.
If Jayden Daniels and a couple of the gambles land, hindsight will be kinder than this grade.
Pick-by-Pick
In the 3rd overall pick they get their guy under center for the next decade. A real need, handled.
A real head-scratcher, Ja'Lynn Polk in Round 2, Pick 2 is miles ahead of his ranking. This was priority one on the needs board, and now it is handled.
Patrick Paul in the Round 2 slot is fair value, right on his grade. The roster fit checks out.
A market-rate cornerback, with the board and the slot shaking hands on Khyree Jackson. A quiet depth add at a thin-ish spot.
A straight-up fair deal on Dylan Laube at the 139th pick, value and slot in agreement. A sensible fit for a spot that needed help.
They went early on Christian Jones in pick 182, and the value did not follow. It fills a real need, too.
Brevyn Spann-Ford slipping to No. 224 is the kind of luck good rooms make for themselves. A real hole, addressed with a reasonable pick.