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New England Patriots

The Patriots bet the future on Maye. The board says A-.

by jim1981 · 2024 NFL Draft · 13 picks · 5 steals · 1 reaches
Value B
Need B
Trades A+
Future A

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. This is how you run a draft, and the A- reflects it.

The Kinchens steal is the beam this whole class leans on. The dealing alone would carry a lesser class.

The interior defensive lineman spot stays a question, and it was the one they most needed an answer at.

In short, they turned a good board into a better roster, and it shows.

Pick-by-Pick

R1.7 · Pick 7 · Drake Maye · QB · rank 7
In slot 7 they get a franchise quarterback at fair value.
R2.2 · Pick 34 · Tyler Guyton · OT · rank 29
Tyler Guyton at No. 34 nudges the ledger their way without any fuss. It patches a soft spot without any drama.
R2.7 · Pick 39 · Brian Thomas Jr. · WR · rank 28
Good things come to war rooms that wait, and Brian Thomas Jr. at the Round 2 slot is the proof. They walked in needing this and walked out with it.
R3.1 · Pick 65 · Devontez Walker · WR · rank 70
They paid sticker price for Devontez Walker in pick 65, and that is fine. The one spot they could not leave alone, and did not.
R3.4 · Pick 68 · Patrick Paul · OT · rank 69
Patrick Paul in the 68th pick is fair value, right on his grade. Another box on the needs board, quietly ticked.
R3.27 · Pick 90 · Cade Stover · TE · rank 74
Nice patience on Cade Stover, who had no business lasting to Round 3, Pick 27. A real hole, addressed with a reasonable pick.
R4.3 · Pick 103 · Kamren Kinchens · S · rank 64
Kamren Kinchens at pick No. 103 is a first-round grade at a bargain-bin price, no notes. A glaring weakness, addressed head on.
R5.1 · Pick 137 · Jarrian Jones · CB · rank 136
No drama and no debate, Jarrian Jones went about where he belonged in the 137th overall pick. Useful body for a position without much behind the starter.
R5.6 · Pick 142 · Trevor Keegan · OG · rank 144
No edge and no loss on Trevor Keegan in the Round 5 slot; it is a wash and a sensible one. The roster fit checks out.
R6.5 · Pick 180 · Nelson Ceaser · DL-EDGE · rank 167
They read the board right and Nelson Ceaser was the payoff at the 180th overall pick. That was the need underlined and circled, and now it is checked off.
R6.11 · Pick 186 · Myles Cole · DE-EDGE · rank 199
They paid up for Myles Cole at No. 186 when waiting would have done the job. Better still, it is exactly the hole they had to fill.
R6.18 · Pick 193 · Tip Reiman · TE · rank 183
They let Tip Reiman come to them and pounced at the 193rd pick. It shores up a spot that genuinely needed the help.
R7.11 · Pick 231 · Frank Gore Jr. · RB · rank 229
Frank Gore Jr. at pick 231 is right where the board had him, plain and simple. It plugs a real leak on the depth chart.
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