B
New England Patriots
The Patriots finally solved quarterback, and it carried them to a B.
by DalesnvrFails ·
2024 NFL Draft
· 8 picks
· 5 steals
· 0 reaches
The Patriots spent the pick that matters most on Drake Maye, and a roster that has been waiting on a passer can start to take shape.
Whatever else happened, they won the night they took Jones. A whole weekend of picks and interior defensive lineman is somehow still a want. The dealing nudged the ledger their way without much fuss.
Job largely done: edge rusher settled and 5 of 8 of the wish list covered.
All told, a draft that does its job without fuss, and there is real value in that.
Pick-by-Pick
In the 5th pick they get their quarterback of the future. A real need, handled.
In pick 27 they get a home-run threat at receiver at fair value. It fills the loudest need on the roster.
They read the board right and Chop Robinson was the payoff at the 34th overall pick. Better still, it is exactly the hole they had to fill.
Keon Coleman in Round 3, Pick 5 should not have been possible, and that is the whole point. This was priority one on the needs board, and now it is handled.
Kris Abrams-Draine at No. 104 is a first-round grade at a bargain-bin price, no notes. A minor need, but a need all the same.
James Williams at slot 136 is the sort of value that quietly wins a weekend. Top of the wish list, and they did not leave without it.
They took Hunter Nourzad at par in the Round 6 slot, which is nothing to complain about. It patches a soft spot without any drama.
They robbed the room for Elijah Jones here, a fall nobody at the table saw coming. It is more luxury than necessity; they were already set here.