B-
New England Patriots
The Patriots found their guy under center in Daniels: B-.
by jgeorge21 ·
2024 NFL Draft
· 8 picks
· 2 steals
· 3 reaches
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. Solid and sensible more than spectacular: a B-.
However the rest shakes out, Hadden at that price is a win they earned. The cost of the Wilson reach is exactly the players who went right after him.
For all the activity, interior defensive lineman went untouched, which is hard to explain.
In sum, a sturdy weekend with one asterisk, the interior defensive lineman spot they never got to.
Pick-by-Pick
In pick No. 3 they get a long-term answer under center. A real need, handled.
Good things come to war rooms that wait, and Graham Barton at the Round 2 slot is the proof. Another box on the needs board, quietly ticked.
A market-rate wide receiver, with the board and the slot shaking hands on Devontez Walker. That was the need underlined and circled, and now it is checked off.
A big swing on Johnny Wilson at No. 103, well ahead of any board in the building. Better still, it is exactly the hole they had to fill.
Justin Eboigbe in the 137th overall pick is early enough to raise a brow, if not a full objection. The biggest hole on the depth chart just got a whole lot smaller.
They paid sticker price for Ty'Ron Hopper in pick 180, and that is fine. A minor need, but a need all the same.
Taking Kamal Hadden in the 193rd pick is close to grand larceny; a cornerback that good had no business lasting this long. Not urgent, but hardly pointless.
Value said wait; Brevyn Spann-Ford in slot 231 says they were not listening. It fills a real need, too.