B-
New England Patriots
The Patriots answered their biggest question with Daniels. Grade: B-.
by patricksiska ·
2024 NFL Draft
· 8 picks
· 4 steals
· 1 reaches
The Patriots spent the pick that matters most on Jayden Daniels, and a roster that has been waiting on a passer can start to take shape.
They banked enough surplus on Flournoy to cover a lot of smaller sins. Leaving interior defensive lineman unaddressed is the roster risk they will have to answer for in the fall.
They are betting Hunt proves the room right and everyone else wrong.
In sum, a sturdy weekend with one asterisk, the interior defensive lineman spot they never got to.
Pick-by-Pick
They paid sticker price for Jayden Daniels in No. 3, and that is fine. It plugs a real leak on the depth chart.
They stopped a slide they were happy to see, landing Amarius Mims in slot 34. The roster fit checks out.
They took Patrick Paul at par in Round 3, Pick 4, which is nothing to complain about. It shores up a spot that genuinely needed the help.
Nice patience on Khyree Jackson, who had no business lasting to pick No. 103. It adds depth where they could use a little.
They paid up for Jalyx Hunt at pick 137 when waiting would have done the job. The one spot they could not leave alone, and did not.
No edge and no loss on Cornelius Johnson in the 180th pick; it is a wash and a sensible one. That was the need underlined and circled, and now it is checked off.
Tip Reiman slipping to the 193rd overall pick is the kind of luck good rooms make for themselves. It patches a soft spot without any drama.
Circle this one: Ryan Flournoy at the Round 7 slot is a fall that decides a draft. Better still, it is exactly the hole they had to fill.