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New England Patriots

A masterclass at the trade table lands the Patriots a B+.

by drubaca · 2024 NFL Draft · 13 picks · 5 steals · 3 reaches
Value B-
Need B
Trades A+
Future B

The value of the weekend has a name and a slot: Johnny Dixon, Round 7, Pick 5, roughly 44 picks past where he belonged.

Every board in the league had Hartman lower, and that gap is the story. The dealing alone would carry a lesser class. The running back spot stays a question, and it was the one they most needed an answer at.

In sum, a sturdy weekend with one asterisk, the running back spot they never got to.

Pick-by-Pick

R1.18 · Pick 18 · Amarius Mims · OT · rank 22
In pick No. 18 they get a plug-and-play piece up front. A clean fit for the roster.
R2.2 · Pick 34 · Brian Thomas Jr. · WR · rank 23
Quietly one of the better values of the day, Brian Thomas Jr. at the 34th overall pick. A glaring weakness, addressed head on.
R2.17 · Pick 49 · T'Vondre Sweat · DT · rank 48
A market-rate interior defensive lineman, with the board and the slot shaking hands on T'Vondre Sweat. Better still, it is exactly the hole they had to fill.
R2.19 · Pick 51 · Malachi Corley · WR · rank 54
They took Malachi Corley at par in No. 51, which is nothing to complain about. The one spot they could not leave alone, and did not.
R3.4 · Pick 68 · Javon Bullard · S · rank 60
Javon Bullard in the Round 3 slot is a bargain the rest of the room will envy. That was the need underlined and circled, and now it is checked off.
R3.11 · Pick 75 · Cade Stover · TE · rank 85
They liked Cade Stover enough to skip the value, taking him in slot 75. Another box on the needs board, quietly ticked.
R4.4 · Pick 104 · Caelen Carson · CB · rank 92
A quiet steal in the 104th pick: Caelen Carson for less than the market said. A minor need, but a need all the same.
R4.16 · Pick 116 · Sataoa Laumea · OT · rank 117
Sataoa Laumea at Round 4, Pick 16 is right where the board had him, plain and simple. A sensible fit that makes the depth chart a little sturdier.
R4.36 · Pick 136 · Ainias Smith · WR · rank 131
They did well to land Ainias Smith in pick 136, just ahead of his grade. It also answers one of the loudest questions on the roster.
R6.7 · Pick 182 · Zion Tupuola-Fetui · DE-EDGE · rank 194
A conviction pick on Zion Tupuola-Fetui at pick No. 182 that the board grades a round light. The biggest hole on the depth chart just got a whole lot smaller.
R7.5 · Pick 225 · Johnny Dixon · CB · rank 181
Johnny Dixon in the Round 7 slot is the kind of fall that makes a whole class. Nice player, but the depth chart did not need him here.
R7.9 · Pick 229 · Tyrice Knight · LB · rank 216
Value with a capital V on Tyrice Knight in No. 229, a genuine coup. Depth more than a fix, but depth they can use.
R7.18 · Pick 238 · Sam Hartman · QB · rank 283
Sam Hartman at slot 238 is the kind of overdraft that needs everything to break right. It patches a soft spot without any drama.
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