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New England Patriots

The Patriots drew a line under the quarterback search with Daniels: A-.

by Lewi · 2024 NFL Draft · 12 picks · 1 steals · 4 reaches
Value B-
Need B
Trades A+
Future A

There is reaching, and then there is Taulia Tagovailoa at the Round 7 slot. The Patriots jumped the board by 74 and dared it to prove them wrong. Just about everything broke right, and the A- follows.

Jayden Daniels gives the offense a face and a plan, and the grade leans heavily on whether he hits. They robbed the room blind at the table, and it lifts the grade on its own.

Getting Lassiter where they did is the sort of value that quietly makes a class.

It is a haul that will look even better come September.

Pick-by-Pick

R1.6 · Pick 6 · Jayden Daniels · QB · rank 6
In Round 1, Pick 6 they get their quarterback of the future. A clean fit for the roster.
R2.6 · Pick 38 · Payton Wilson · LB · rank 39
By-the-book stuff, Payton Wilson at slot 38 squarely in line with his ranking. A minor need, but a need all the same.
R2.15 · Pick 47 · Keon Coleman · WR · rank 45
Keon Coleman in the 47th overall pick is exactly on the number, no argument either way. It also answers one of the loudest questions on the roster.
R3.4 · Pick 68 · Kamari Lassiter · CB · rank 60
The board had Kamari Lassiter higher than No. 68, and the cornerback fell to them anyway. It adds depth where they could use a little.
R4.3 · Pick 103 · Mekhi Wingo · DT · rank 101
Mekhi Wingo at the 103rd pick is neither steal nor reach, just the going rate. A must-fix position, and they treated it like one.
R4.6 · Pick 106 · Ben Sinnott · TE · rank 102
Ben Sinnott in the Round 4 slot lands just on the right side of the ledger. A sensible fit for a spot that needed help.
R5.1 · Pick 137 · Malik Mustapha · S · rank 132
A clean, defensible pick in pick No. 137 with a little surplus value in Malik Mustapha. A glaring weakness, addressed head on.
R6.5 · Pick 180 · Ty'Ron Hopper · LB · rank 177
Ty'Ron Hopper at pick 180 nudges the ledger their way without any fuss. Stacking talent where they were already deep.
R6.7 · Pick 182 · Justin Eboigbe · DL-EDGE · rank 193
A reach for Justin Eboigbe in the 182nd pick; a little patience would have been rewarded. That was the need underlined and circled, and now it is checked off.
R7.10 · Pick 230 · Frank Gore Jr. · RB · rank 268
Frank Gore Jr. at the 230th overall pick is the pick scouts circle, and not in a good way. A need, and now a little less of one.
R7.11 · Pick 231 · Nick Samac · C · rank 258
The board screamed and they did not listen, reaching into the next round for Nick Samac. It fills a real need, too.
R7.12 · Pick 232 · Taulia Tagovailoa · QB · rank 306
A big swing on Taulia Tagovailoa at No. 232, well ahead of any board in the building. It plugs a real leak on the depth chart.
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