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New England Patriots

Daniels is the plan now, and the Patriots grade out a A-.

by PoppaShart · 2024 NFL Draft · 14 picks · 9 steals · 0 reaches
Value B
Need B
Trades A+
Future A+

They finally answered the question that shadows every other one. Jayden Daniels is the Patriots' quarterback, full stop.

The phones were where this weekend was really won. Pearl at that cost is the sort of edge that compounds over a roster. They covered a lot of ground and still skipped edge rusher, which is a strange place to end up.

The imported veterans give this class a floor the draft picks could not on their own.

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

Pick-by-Pick

R1.16 · Pick 16 · Jayden Daniels · QB · rank 7
In No. 16 they get their guy under center for the next decade at a price that makes it sweeter. A clean fit for the roster.
R1.27 · Pick 27 · Brian Thomas Jr. · WR · rank 23
Brian Thomas Jr. at pick 27 is a sound buy, the sort that quietly helps a class. That was the need underlined and circled, and now it is checked off.
R2.2 · Pick 34 · Ja'Tavion Sanders · TE · rank 34
Ja'Tavion Sanders in pick No. 34 is fair value, right on his grade. Another box on the needs board, quietly ticked.
R3.4 · Pick 68 · Patrick Paul · OT · rank 67
No drama and no debate, Patrick Paul went about where he belonged in Round 3, Pick 4. A need, and now a little less of one.
R3.14 · Pick 78 · Christian Haynes · OG · rank 62
A tidy bit of business in slot 78, where Christian Haynes graded well above the range. It fills a real need, too.
R3.27 · Pick 90 · Bucky Irving · RB · rank 93
They took Bucky Irving at par in the 90th overall pick, which is nothing to complain about. A sensible fit for a spot that needed help.
R4.33 · Pick 133 · Josh Newton · CB · rank 125
A quiet steal in the Round 4 slot: Josh Newton for less than the market said. A minor need, but a need all the same.
R4.36 · Pick 136 · Cedric Gray · LB · rank 126
Cedric Gray at the 136th pick is the sort of value that quietly wins a weekend. Not urgent, but hardly pointless.
R5.23 · Pick 159 · Jarrian Jones · CB · rank 149
The board had Jarrian Jones higher than the 159th pick, and the cornerback fell to them anyway. Nice player, but the depth chart did not need him here.
R5.26 · Pick 162 · AJ Barner · TE · rank 161
AJ Barner at pick 162 is right where the board had him, plain and simple. One more legitimate question on the roster, answered.
R6.4 · Pick 179 · Luke McCaffrey · WR · rank 165
Quietly one of the better values of the day, Luke McCaffrey at Round 6, Pick 4. A glaring weakness, addressed head on.
R7.6 · Pick 226 · Daequan Hardy · CB · rank 195
A top-tier cornerback at a bargain, Daequan Hardy in slot 226, plain and simple. Depth on depth, at a spot that was hardly crying out.
R7.11 · Pick 231 · Michael Barrett · LB · rank 218
A slide stopped in pick No. 231, with Michael Barrett worth more than the price. They doubled down on a strength rather than a need.
R7.28 · Pick 248 · Julian Pearl · OT-EDGE · rank 213
They will replay Julian Pearl at the Round 7 slot for years; that is how good the value is. This was not a hole anyone had circled.
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