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New England Patriots

The Patriots left with their quarterback, and a A- to match.

by PatrickSiska · 2024 NFL Draft · 12 picks · 4 steals · 1 reaches
Value B
Need B
Trades A+
Future A

After circling the position for what felt like forever, the Patriots committed. Bo Nix is the quarterback now, and the roster gets built to his timeline.

Whatever else happened, they won the night they took Still. They won the margins on every swap, and it adds up fast.

It is not that Solomon is a bad player; it is that the Patriots had louder needs to answer first. A whole weekend of picks and interior defensive lineman is somehow still a want.

Add it up and few war rooms did better this weekend, Bo Nix and all.

Pick-by-Pick

R1.23 · Pick 23 · Bo Nix · QB · rank 23
In No. 23 they get the face of the franchise. A real need, handled.
R2.2 · Pick 34 · Troy Fautanu · OT · rank 29
Troy Fautanu at the Round 2 slot nudges the ledger their way without any fuss. It plugs a real leak on the depth chart.
R2.13 · Pick 45 · Patrick Paul · OT · rank 47
No edge and no loss on Patrick Paul in slot 45; it is a wash and a sensible one. It shores up a spot that genuinely needed the help.
R2.27 · Pick 59 · Jonah Elliss · DE-EDGE · rank 49
They read the board right and Jonah Elliss was the payoff at pick No. 59. The biggest hole on the depth chart just got a whole lot smaller.
R3.4 · Pick 68 · Devontez Walker · WR · rank 45
A wide receiver of that caliber at the 68th pick is the definition of value, full stop. Top of the wish list, and they did not leave without it.
R3.22 · Pick 85 · Roman Wilson · WR · rank 79
They did well to land Roman Wilson in the 85th overall pick, just ahead of his grade. It also answers one of the loudest questions on the roster.
R4.4 · Pick 104 · Javon Solomon · OLB-EDGE · rank 108
A want over a need in Round 4, Pick 4: Javon Solomon adds an OLB-EDGE while interior defensive lineman and safety keeps waiting.
R4.28 · Pick 128 · Sataoa Laumea · OT · rank 123
Good price on Sataoa Laumea in pick 128, a hair ahead of his grade with no real quibbles. It fills a real need, too.
R4.36 · Pick 136 · Jarrian Jones · CB · rank 124
They let Jarrian Jones come to them and pounced at Round 4, Pick 36. A quiet depth add at a thin-ish spot.
R5.25 · Pick 161 · McCallan Castles · TE · rank 156
Fair-plus on McCallan Castles, a quiet win that adds up over a draft. It patches a soft spot without any drama.
R6.7 · Pick 182 · Isaiah Davis · RB · rank 190
A premium they did not need to pay, Isaiah Davis a notch or two before his time. A sensible fit for a spot that needed help.
R7.9 · Pick 229 · Tarheeb Still · CB · rank 195
Somehow Tarheeb Still was still sitting there in the 229th overall pick, and they pounced on premier cornerback value. Nice player, but the depth chart did not need him here.
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