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New England Patriots

The Patriots let Coleman fall into their laps, and walked away with a B-.

by Pats123456 · 2024 NFL Draft · 16 picks · 7 steals · 1 reaches
Value B
Need B
Trades A+
Future D

Every so often the board makes a mistake, and the Patriots were there to profit. Keon Coleman, the No. 36 name on the board, should have been long gone before the 68th pick. The bottom line is a respectable B-.

The phones were where this weekend was really won. A whole weekend of picks and interior defensive lineman is somehow still a want. Spending an early pick on cornerback with interior defensive lineman and safety open is the decision the grade keeps circling back to.

In sum, a sturdy weekend with one asterisk, the interior defensive lineman spot they never got to.

Pick-by-Pick

R1.16 · Pick 16 · Rome Odunze · WR · rank 9
In Round 1, Pick 16 they get a true top target. The biggest hole, addressed.
R1.21 · Pick 21 · Nate Wiggins · CB · rank 17
In the 21st overall pick they get a potential shutdown corner at fair value. More want than need.
R1.22 · Pick 22 · Amarius Mims · OT · rank 22
In slot 22 they get an anchor for the offensive line. A clean fit for the roster.
R1.27 · Pick 27 · Troy Fautanu · OT · rank 26
A straight-up fair deal on Troy Fautanu at No. 27, value and slot in agreement. The roster fit checks out.
R1.31 · Pick 31 · Ja'Tavion Sanders · TE · rank 34
In the Round 1 slot they get a mismatch in the passing game. A real need, handled.
R2.2 · Pick 34 · Darius Robinson · DL-EDGE · rank 37
Darius Robinson at pick 34 is neither steal nor reach, just the going rate. It also answers one of the loudest questions on the roster.
R2.7 · Pick 39 · J.J. McCarthy · QB · rank 46
They paid sticker price for J.J. McCarthy in pick No. 39, and that is fine. A sensible fit that makes the depth chart a little sturdier.
R2.16 · Pick 48 · Jordan Morgan · OT · rank 35
Jordan Morgan is a better player than the 48th pick suggests; smart patience, rewarded. It fills a real need, too.
R3.4 · Pick 68 · Keon Coleman · WR · rank 36
Keon Coleman at Round 3, Pick 4 is daylight robbery; nobody expected him to last. It answers the question that was keeping the coaches up at night.
R3.31 · Pick 94 · Blake Corum · RB · rank 86
They let Blake Corum come to them and pounced at the Round 3 slot. One more legitimate question on the roster, answered.
R4.4 · Pick 104 · Brenden Rice · WR · rank 97
Brenden Rice in slot 104 lands just on the right side of the ledger. The biggest hole on the depth chart just got a whole lot smaller.
R4.5 · Pick 105 · Dominick Puni · OT · rank 91
Nice patience on Dominick Puni, who had no business lasting to pick 105. A need, and now a little less of one.
R4.8 · Pick 108 · Caelen Carson · CB · rank 92
Hard to square with the roster. With positions of obvious need still on the board, Caelen Carson adds a cornerback and leaves interior defensive lineman and safety untouched.
R4.15 · Pick 115 · Johnny Wilson · WR · rank 128
Johnny Wilson at the 115th pick is a conviction pick that outran the value. The one spot they could not leave alone, and did not.
R4.36 · Pick 136 · Tyrone Tracy Jr. · WR · rank 122
They stopped a slide they were happy to see, landing Tyrone Tracy Jr. in pick No. 136. That was the need underlined and circled, and now it is checked off.
R6.7 · Pick 182 · Kamal Hadden · CB · rank 167
A tidy bit of business in No. 182, where Kamal Hadden graded well above the range. It is more luxury than necessity; they were already set here.
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