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The Patriots drew a line under the quarterback search with Maye: A-.

by PatrickSiska · 2024 NFL Draft · 14 picks · 4 steals · 0 reaches
Value B
Need B
Trades A+
Future A+

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. Little to argue with here, and the A- says so.

They won the margins on every swap, and it adds up fast. They banked enough surplus on Wilson to cover a lot of smaller sins.

They will regret leaving edge rusher for another day if the season turns on it.

Trust the process, because this time the process plainly worked.

Pick-by-Pick

R1.5 · Pick 5 · Drake Maye · QB · rank 5
In pick 5 they get a franchise quarterback. A real need, handled.
R1.25 · Pick 25 · JC Latham · OT · rank 18
In Round 1, Pick 25 they get a blindside protector at fair value. A clean fit for the roster.
R2.2 · Pick 34 · Nate Wiggins · CB · rank 15
Nate Wiggins at the 34th overall pick is daylight robbery; nobody expected him to last. Useful body for a position without much behind the starter.
R2.9 · Pick 41 · Tyler Guyton · OT · rank 40
No edge and no loss on Tyler Guyton in slot 41; it is a wash and a sensible one. It fills a real need, too.
R2.27 · Pick 59 · Ja'Tavion Sanders · TE · rank 54
Ja'Tavion Sanders in the 59th pick lands just on the right side of the ledger. One more legitimate question on the roster, answered.
R3.4 · Pick 68 · Ja'Lynn Polk · WR · rank 55
Good things come to war rooms that wait, and Ja'Lynn Polk at No. 68 is the proof. That was the need underlined and circled, and now it is checked off.
R3.5 · Pick 69 · Edgerrin Cooper · LB · rank 57
The board had Edgerrin Cooper higher than the Round 3 slot, and the linebacker fell to them anyway. It thickens a room that could stand to be thicker.
R4.4 · Pick 104 · Roman Wilson · WR · rank 79
Roman Wilson in pick No. 104 is a gift, value that borders on unfair. Top of the wish list, and they did not leave without it.
R4.6 · Pick 106 · Jacob Cowing · WR · rank 99
Fair-plus on Jacob Cowing, a quiet win that adds up over a draft. The one spot they could not leave alone, and did not.
R4.24 · Pick 124 · Sataoa Laumea · OT · rank 122
Sataoa Laumea in the Round 4 slot is exactly on the number, no argument either way. Another box on the needs board, quietly ticked.
R4.36 · Pick 136 · Cole Bishop · S · rank 129
Cole Bishop at the 136th pick nudges the ledger their way without any fuss. It answers the question that was keeping the coaches up at night.
R5.25 · Pick 161 · Braelon Allen · RB · rank 157
Good price on Braelon Allen in the 161st overall pick, a hair ahead of his grade with no real quibbles. A need, and now a little less of one.
R6.7 · Pick 182 · Isaiah Davis · RB · rank 188
Isaiah Davis at pick No. 182 is right where the board had him, plain and simple. The roster fit checks out.
R7.9 · Pick 229 · Brevyn Spann-Ford · TE · rank 230
Brevyn Spann-Ford at slot 229 is neither steal nor reach, just the going rate. It shores up a spot that genuinely needed the help.
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