B
New England Patriots
The Patriots drew a line under the quarterback search with Daniels: B.
by JLoSKIII ·
2024 NFL Draft
· 7 picks
· 0 steals
· 6 reaches
They finally answered the question that shadows every other one. Jayden Daniels is the Patriots' quarterback, full stop. Solid and sensible more than spectacular: a B.
The cost of the Bell reach is exactly the players who went right after him. The dealing alone would carry a lesser class.
If this class has a fault line, it runs straight through interior defensive lineman.
Good work on the whole, with interior defensive lineman the one box left unchecked.
Pick-by-Pick
In slot 3 they get a franchise quarterback. A real need, handled.
Javon Baker in pick 68 is a bet on their own eyes over everyone else's grade. It also answers one of the loudest questions on the roster.
Javon Foster in the 103rd overall pick is the kind of reach that only looks good if he outplays it. One more legitimate question on the roster, answered.
A wild overpay on Jaheim Bell in the 137th pick, the sort that defines a class for the wrong reasons. It patches a soft spot without any drama.
A big swing on Jaylen Harrell at No. 180, well ahead of any board in the building. The biggest hole on the depth chart just got a whole lot smaller.
Evan Williams at Round 6, Pick 18 is the pick scouts circle, and not in a good way. That was the need underlined and circled, and now it is checked off.
Bub Means at the Round 7 slot jumps the queue by a touch more than is comfortable. This was priority one on the needs board, and now it is handled.