B-
New England Patriots
The Patriots found their guy under center in Daniels: B-.
by jgeorge21 ·
2024 NFL Draft
· 8 picks
· 3 steals
· 3 reaches
The war room fell hard for J.J. Weaver, and it showed at pick 229: 82 picks ahead of a board that had other ideas.
Whatever else happened, they won the night they took Coleman. Jayden Daniels is the bet, and the class will be judged on how it pays off.
Leaving running back unaddressed is the roster risk they will have to answer for in the fall.
Add it up and it is a good, unfussy class.
Pick-by-Pick
No edge and no loss on Jayden Daniels in the 5th overall pick; it is a wash and a sensible one. It plugs a real leak on the depth chart.
They read the board right and Amarius Mims was the payoff at the Round 2 slot. Another box on the needs board, quietly ticked.
Fair-plus on Adonai Mitchell, a quiet win that adds up over a draft. A must-fix position, and they treated it like one.
A swing that ignored the value entirely, DeWayne Carter well ahead of where he belonged. They walked in needing this and walked out with it.
Keon Coleman at the 104th pick is the steal of the weekend, a first-round talent at a bargain-bin price. A glaring weakness, addressed head on.
They paid a round early for Malik Mustapha in pick No. 136, more than the board wanted. Better still, it is exactly the hole they had to fill.
Good things come to war rooms that wait, and Walter Rouse at the 182nd overall pick is the proof. A need, and now a little less of one.
They reached a country mile for J.J. Weaver at pick 229, and the board is aghast. It also answers one of the loudest questions on the roster.