B-
New England Patriots
Daniels is the Patriots' new face under center. Grade: B-.
by Kenton ·
2024 NFL Draft
· 8 picks
· 4 steals
· 1 reaches
The Patriots spent the pick that matters most on Jayden Daniels, and a roster that has been waiting on a passer can start to take shape.
They punted on edge rusher, and it is the miss that keeps the grade honest. The McGlothern steal is the beam this whole class leans on. The Raym reach is the anchor dragging on the value grade.
Wide receiver is handled and the depth chart looks a good deal healthier for it.
In sum, a sturdy weekend with one asterisk, the edge rusher spot they never got to.
Pick-by-Pick
Jayden Daniels at pick 9 is neither steal nor reach, just the going rate. The roster fit checks out.
In Round 1, Pick 18 they get a home-run threat at receiver at a price that makes it sweeter. It fills the loudest need on the roster.
Good things come to war rooms that wait, and Graham Barton at pick No. 34 is the proof. It plugs a real leak on the depth chart.
A reasonable price with a little left over, Brenden Rice in No. 103. A must-fix position, and they treated it like one.
Theo Johnson at the Round 5 slot is the sort of value that quietly wins a weekend. A sensible fit that makes the depth chart a little sturdier.
They will replay Dwight McGlothern at the 180th pick for years; that is how good the value is. It thickens a room that could stand to be thicker.
No drama and no debate, Curtis Jacobs went about where he belonged in the 197th overall pick. It adds depth where they could use a little.
A conviction pick on Andrew Raym at slot 231 that the board grades a round light. It patches a soft spot without any drama.