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

by patricksiska · 2024 NFL Draft · 11 picks · 4 steals · 0 reaches
Value B
Need B
Trades A+
Future A+

The search is over. The Patriots handed the keys to Bo Nix, and the whole operation now runs on his development. Add it all up and it grades out a clean A-.

The phones were where this weekend was really won. They banked enough surplus on Jackson to cover a lot of smaller sins.

The Hunt pick is fine in a vacuum, less so with interior defensive lineman, safety and other spots still on the board. If this class has a fault line, it runs straight through interior defensive lineman.

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

Pick-by-Pick

R1.25 · Pick 25 · Bo Nix · QB · rank 23
In the 25th overall pick they get their quarterback of the future. A clean fit for the roster.
R2.2 · Pick 34 · Tyler Guyton · OT · rank 40
Tyler Guyton in the Round 2 slot is exactly on the number, no argument either way. The roster fit checks out.
R2.9 · Pick 41 · Brian Thomas Jr. · WR · rank 28
Quietly one of the better values of the day, Brian Thomas Jr. at the 41st pick. The biggest hole on the depth chart just got a whole lot smaller.
R2.27 · Pick 59 · Ennis Rakestraw Jr. · CB · rank 38
Steal is underselling it; Ennis Rakestraw Jr. at pick No. 59 is a heist with the alarm still ringing. Depth more than a fix, but depth they can use.
R3.4 · Pick 68 · Adisa Isaac · DE-EDGE · rank 61
They did well to land Adisa Isaac in pick 68, just ahead of his grade. It answers the question that was keeping the coaches up at night.
R4.4 · Pick 104 · Blake Fisher · OT · rank 98
Nothing to complain about; Blake Fisher went a shade earlier than his grade, which is fine. It plugs a real leak on the depth chart.
R4.24 · Pick 124 · Jalyx Hunt · S-EDGE · rank 131
They zigged when the board said zag, taking Jalyx Hunt at S-EDGE with interior defensive lineman, safety and other spots open.
R4.36 · Pick 136 · Khyree Jackson · CB · rank 104
A want over a need in Round 4, Pick 36: Khyree Jackson adds a cornerback while interior defensive lineman, safety and other spots keeps waiting.
R5.25 · Pick 161 · Kamal Hadden · CB · rank 139
They will replay Kamal Hadden at slot 161 for years; that is how good the value is. Insurance at a position that did not really ask for it.
R6.7 · Pick 182 · Isaiah Davis · RB · rank 188
Isaiah Davis in the Round 6 slot is fair value, right on his grade. It patches a soft spot without any drama.
R7.9 · Pick 229 · J.J. Weaver · LB-EDGE · rank 234
J.J. Weaver at the 229th overall pick is neither steal nor reach, just the going rate. A must-fix position, and they treated it like one.
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