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Patriots Feb 12 B+

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Quarterback settled, Maye in the fold, and a B+ for the Patriots.

by PatrickSiska · 2024 NFL Draft · 13 picks · 4 steals · 0 reaches
Value B
Need B
Trades A-
Future B+

Start where it matters. The Patriots took Drake Maye to run the offense for the next decade, and every other decision this weekend bends around that one.

Legette falling to them is the kind of break a good board is built to catch. The edge rusher spot stays a question, and it was the one they most needed an answer at. The trade work was a quiet net positive.

A tidy weekend of work that should hold up just fine.

Pick-by-Pick

R1.5 · Pick 5 · Drake Maye · QB · rank 5
In pick 5 they get a long-term answer under center at fair value. A clean fit for the roster.
R2.2 · Pick 34 · Jordan Morgan · OT · rank 26
They read the board right and Jordan Morgan was the payoff at pick No. 34. It shores up a spot that genuinely needed the help.
R2.5 · Pick 37 · Troy Franklin · WR · rank 25
Troy Franklin slid further than he should have, and the 37th overall pick is lovely value for the wide receiver. This was priority one on the needs board, and now it is handled.
R3.8 · Pick 72 · Xavier Legette · WR · rank 36
Xavier Legette in the Round 3 slot is a gift, value that borders on unfair. A glaring weakness, addressed head on.
R4.3 · Pick 103 · Dominick Puni · OT · rank 103
A market-rate offensive lineman, with the board and the slot shaking hands on Dominick Puni. A sensible fit that makes the depth chart a little sturdier.
R4.5 · Pick 105 · Jacob Cowing · WR · rank 99
Fair-plus on Jacob Cowing, a quiet win that adds up over a draft. The biggest hole on the depth chart just got a whole lot smaller.
R5.3 · Pick 139 · Kamal Hadden · CB · rank 138
By-the-book stuff, Kamal Hadden at No. 139 squarely in line with his ranking. Useful body for a position without much behind the starter.
R5.6 · Pick 142 · Ben Sinnott · TE · rank 143
They paid sticker price for Ben Sinnott in Round 5, Pick 6, and that is fine. A need, and now a little less of one.
R6.7 · Pick 182 · Nathan Thomas · OT · rank 176
Good price on Nathan Thomas in the 182nd overall pick, a hair ahead of his grade with no real quibbles. It plugs a real leak on the depth chart.
R6.12 · Pick 187 · Isaiah Davis · RB · rank 184
They did well to land Isaiah Davis in slot 187, just ahead of his grade. Another box on the needs board, quietly ticked.
R7.4 · Pick 224 · Jalen Green · S · rank 212
Jalen Green is a better player than the 224th pick suggests; smart patience, rewarded. A must-fix position, and they treated it like one.
R7.12 · Pick 232 · Daequan Hardy · CB · rank 225
Daequan Hardy at Round 7, Pick 12 is a sound buy, the sort that quietly helps a class. A want dressed up as a pick, at a spot they had covered.
R7.36 · Pick 256 · Carson Steele · RB · rank 259
No drama and no debate, Carson Steele went about where he belonged in the Round 7 slot. One more legitimate question on the roster, answered.
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