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New England Patriots

A franchise passer in Daniels headlines a B weekend for the Patriots.

by Biggs7079 · 2024 NFL Draft · 14 picks · 6 steals · 2 reaches
Value B-
Need B
Trades A
Future B-

The one hole that towered over the rest is filled. The Patriots spent their marquee pick on Jayden Daniels, and for the first time in a while there is a real answer at quarterback. It nets out to a B, which feels about right.

If this class has a fault line, it runs straight through edge rusher. The Williams pick alone nudges the whole weekend up a notch.

If Wiley pans out, nobody remembers the price. If not, this is the pick they hear about.

A competent weekend that does not make headlines and does not need to.

Pick-by-Pick

R1.8 · Pick 8 · Jayden Daniels · QB · rank 7
They took Jayden Daniels at par in the Round 1 slot, which is nothing to complain about. Another box on the needs board, quietly ticked.
R1.27 · Pick 27 · Adonai Mitchell · WR · rank 32
In No. 27 they get a matchup problem out wide. It fills the loudest need on the roster.
R2.14 · Pick 46 · Kingsley Suamataia · OT · rank 56
A premium they did not need to pay, Kingsley Suamataia a notch or two before his time. One more legitimate question on the roster, answered.
R3.4 · Pick 68 · Devontez Walker · WR · rank 68
Devontez Walker in pick 68 is exactly on the number, no argument either way. This was priority one on the needs board, and now it is handled.
R3.10 · Pick 74 · Patrick Paul · OT · rank 67
Fair-plus on Patrick Paul, a quiet win that adds up over a draft. It plugs a real leak on the depth chart.
R3.13 · Pick 77 · Cade Stover · TE · rank 76
No drama and no debate, Cade Stover went about where he belonged in slot 77. A sensible fit for a spot that needed help.
R3.27 · Pick 90 · Max Melton · CB · rank 78
Max Melton in pick No. 90 is a bargain the rest of the room will envy. It thickens a room that could stand to be thicker.
R4.3 · Pick 103 · Braelon Allen · RB · rank 108
Braelon Allen in Round 4, Pick 3 is fair value, right on his grade. It shores up a spot that genuinely needed the help.
R4.17 · Pick 117 · Cole Bishop · S · rank 106
Nice patience on Cole Bishop, who had no business lasting to slot 117. They walked in needing this and walked out with it.
R5.1 · Pick 137 · Chau Smith-Wade · CB · rank 127
Chau Smith-Wade is a better player than the Round 5 slot suggests; smart patience, rewarded. Insurance at a position that did not really ask for it.
R6.5 · Pick 180 · Marist Liufau · LB · rank 165
Value with a capital V on Marist Liufau in the 180th pick, a genuine coup. Not urgent, but hardly pointless.
R6.18 · Pick 193 · Jared Wiley · TE · rank 206
A reach for Jared Wiley in pick 193; a little patience would have been rewarded. A sensible fit that makes the depth chart a little sturdier.
R7.11 · Pick 231 · Evan Williams · S · rank 214
The board had Evan Williams higher than pick No. 231, and the safety fell to them anyway. That was the need underlined and circled, and now it is checked off.
R7.14 · Pick 234 · Frank Gore Jr. · RB · rank 225
Frank Gore Jr. slid further than he should have, and Round 7, Pick 14 is lovely value for the running back. A need, and now a little less of one.
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