B-
New England Patriots
The Patriots left with their quarterback, and a B- to match.
by EMANPATSFAN ·
2024 NFL Draft
· 8 picks
· 1 steals
· 0 reaches
They finally answered the question that shadows every other one. Drake Maye is the Patriots' quarterback, full stop. Good, not great, and the B- says as much.
They punted on edge rusher, and it is the miss that keeps the grade honest. They banked enough surplus on Guerendo to cover a lot of smaller sins.
Good work on the whole, with edge rusher the one box left unchecked.
Pick-by-Pick
In slot 3 they get their guy under center for the next decade at fair value.
Ladd McConkey at Round 2, Pick 2 is neither steal nor reach, just the going rate. Better still, it is exactly the hole they had to fill.
They paid sticker price for Patrick Paul in No. 68, and that is fine. A sensible fit for a spot that needed help.
They did well to land Brenden Rice in the Round 4 slot, just ahead of his grade. The biggest hole on the depth chart just got a whole lot smaller.
A quiet steal in the 137th pick: Isaac Guerendo for less than the market said. The roster fit checks out.
Tip Reiman in the 180th overall pick is fair value, right on his grade. It fills a real need, too.
No edge and no loss on Trente Jones in pick 193; it is a wash and a sensible one. One more legitimate question on the roster, answered.
Trevin Wallace at pick No. 231 is right where the board had him, plain and simple. Useful depth more than a marquee fix.