B
New England Patriots
The Patriots left with their quarterback, and a B to match.
by Pat ·
2024 NFL Draft
· 9 picks
· 1 steals
· 2 reaches
After circling the position for what felt like forever, the Patriots committed. Jayden Daniels is the quarterback now, and the roster gets built to his timeline. No fireworks, but a solid B.
If Driskell pans out, nobody remembers the price. If not, this is the pick they hear about. The edge rusher spot stays a question, and it was the one they most needed an answer at.
Getting Hart where they did is the sort of value that quietly makes a class.
Good work on the whole, with edge rusher the one box left unchecked.
Pick-by-Pick
In pick 6 they get a franchise quarterback. A clean fit for the roster.
A reasonable price with a little left over, Troy Franklin in the Round 2 slot. It answers the question that was keeping the coaches up at night.
By-the-book stuff, Braden Fiske at pick No. 47 squarely in line with his ranking. This was priority one on the needs board, and now it is handled.
A tidy little value on Kiran Amegadjie in slot 68, a step better than break-even. A sensible fit that makes the depth chart a little sturdier.
A quiet steal in the 104th overall pick: Cam Hart for less than the market said. Useful body for a position without much behind the starter.
No drama and no debate, Braelon Allen went about where he belonged in No. 107. A sensible fit for a spot that needed help.
Christian Jones in the 136th pick is exactly on the number, no argument either way. It shores up a spot that genuinely needed the help.
They went early on Jared Wiley in Round 6, Pick 7, and the value did not follow. The roster fit checks out.
Ethan Driskell at the 229th pick is a steep price for a hunch, hard to square with any board. One more legitimate question on the roster, answered.