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New England Patriots

Maye is the plan now, and the Patriots grade out a A.

by Lewi · 2024 NFL Draft · 11 picks · 7 steals · 0 reaches
Value B+
Need B
Trades A+
Future A+

Start where it matters. The Patriots took Drake Maye to run the offense for the next decade, and every other decision this weekend bends around that one. Just about everything broke right, and the A follows.

The Sainristil value carries more weight than any single miss elsewhere. Every deal seemed to tilt their way, which is not luck.

Spending an early pick on cornerback with interior defensive lineman and safety open is the decision the grade keeps circling back to. A whole weekend of picks and interior defensive lineman is somehow still a want.

Add it up and few war rooms did better this weekend, Drake Maye and all.

Pick-by-Pick

R1.19 · Pick 19 · Drake Maye · QB · rank 7
Drake Maye at No. 19 is the sort of value that quietly wins a weekend. A sensible fit for a spot that needed help.
R2.2 · Pick 34 · Brian Thomas Jr. · WR · rank 28
Brian Thomas Jr. at pick No. 34 is a sound buy, the sort that quietly helps a class. It also answers one of the loudest questions on the roster.
R2.15 · Pick 47 · Kamari Lassiter · CB · rank 41
Kamari Lassiter in the 47th pick lands just on the right side of the ledger. It thickens a room that could stand to be thicker.
R2.20 · Pick 52 · Xavier Worthy · WR · rank 55
By-the-book stuff, Xavier Worthy at the 52nd overall pick squarely in line with his ranking. The biggest hole on the depth chart just got a whole lot smaller.
R3.4 · Pick 68 · Patrick Paul · OT · rank 69
Patrick Paul at pick 68 is neither steal nor reach, just the going rate. Another box on the needs board, quietly ticked.
R4.3 · Pick 103 · Brandon Dorlus · DE-EDGE · rank 79
Brandon Dorlus at slot 103 is daylight robbery; nobody expected him to last. A glaring weakness, addressed head on.
R4.7 · Pick 107 · Mike Sainristil · CB · rank 75
The eyebrow-raiser of the weekend. They went cornerback with Mike Sainristil while clear needs at interior defensive lineman and safety sat open.
R5.1 · Pick 137 · Isaac Guerendo · RB · rank 128
They read the board right and Isaac Guerendo was the payoff at the Round 5 slot. One more legitimate question on the roster, answered.
R6.5 · Pick 180 · AJ Barner · TE · rank 171
Value with a capital V on AJ Barner in pick No. 180, a genuine coup. It plugs a real leak on the depth chart.
R6.18 · Pick 193 · Layden Robinson · OG · rank 175
They will replay Layden Robinson at Round 6, Pick 18 for years; that is how good the value is. A sensible fit that makes the depth chart a little sturdier.
R7.11 · Pick 231 · Nathaniel Watson · LB · rank 212
Steal is underselling it; Nathaniel Watson at pick 231 is a heist with the alarm still ringing. It adds depth where they could use a little.
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