B-
New England Patriots
The Patriots drew a line under the quarterback search with McCarthy: B-.
by Juban ·
2024 NFL Draft
· 9 picks
· 6 steals
· 0 reaches
Start where it matters. The Patriots took J.J. McCarthy to run the offense for the next decade, and every other decision this weekend bends around that one.
Morgan at that cost is the sort of edge that compounds over a roster. They will regret leaving interior defensive lineman for another day if the season turns on it.
In sum, a sturdy weekend with one asterisk, the interior defensive lineman spot they never got to.
Pick-by-Pick
In the 11th overall pick they get a plug-and-play piece up front, outstanding value to boot.
J.J. McCarthy in Round 1, Pick 23 is fair value, right on his grade. It fills a real need, too.
No drama and no debate, Xavier Legette went about where he belonged in No. 34. That was the need underlined and circled, and now it is checked off.
You do not let an offensive lineman like Jordan Morgan reach pick 68 and blink. They did not. The roster fit checks out.
Trey Benson slipping to pick No. 103 is the kind of luck good rooms make for themselves. It patches a soft spot without any drama.
A straight-up fair deal on Jarrian Jones at slot 137, value and slot in agreement. A quiet depth add at a thin-ish spot.
Nice patience on AJ Barner, who had no business lasting to the Round 6 slot. A real hole, addressed with a reasonable pick.
Nathaniel Watson at the 231st pick is daylight robbery; nobody expected him to last. Depth more than a fix, but depth they can use.
Taking Javontae Jean-Baptiste in the Round 7 slot is close to grand larceny; an edge rusher that good had no business lasting this long. A must-fix position, and they treated it like one.