B+
New England Patriots
The Patriots cashed the board's mistake on Phillips: B+.
by dspencer68 ·
2024 NFL Draft
· 7 picks
· 2 steals
· 1 reaches
The trade table was a mismatch, and the Patriots were on the right end of it, hauling in a fortune in surplus value.
That edge rusher hole did not close this weekend, and it was the biggest one on the wall. However the rest shakes out, Phillips at that price is a win they earned.
Good work on the whole, with edge rusher the one box left unchecked.
Pick-by-Pick
In slot 13 they get an anchor for the offensive line. A clean fit for the roster.
They took Jordan Morgan at par in the Round 2 slot, which is nothing to complain about. A sensible fit that makes the depth chart a little sturdier.
A reach on Xavier Worthy in No. 44; the board had better options right there. It answers the question that was keeping the coaches up at night.
Zak Zinter in the 104th overall pick is fair value, right on his grade. It plugs a real leak on the depth chart.
Circle this one: Andru Phillips at pick No. 136 is a fall that decides a draft. A minor need, but a need all the same.
They read the board right and Luke McCaffrey was the payoff at Round 6, Pick 7. The biggest hole on the depth chart just got a whole lot smaller.
Nothing to complain about; Frank Gore Jr. went a shade earlier than his grade, which is fine. One more legitimate question on the roster, answered.