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New England Patriots

The Patriots found their guy under center in McCarthy: A-.

by Lewi · 2024 NFL Draft · 12 picks · 6 steals · 1 reaches
Value B
Need B
Trades A
Future A+

Start where it matters. The Patriots took J.J. McCarthy to run the offense for the next decade, and every other decision this weekend bends around that one. Very little went wrong, and the A- is earned.

The Jones pick alone nudges the whole weekend up a notch. That interior defensive lineman hole did not close this weekend, and it was the biggest one on the wall.

In short, they turned a good board into a better roster, and it shows.

Pick-by-Pick

R1.21 · Pick 21 · J.J. McCarthy · QB · rank 27
In the Round 1 slot they get their quarterback of the future at fair value.
R2.2 · Pick 34 · Amarius Mims · OT · rank 23
A quiet steal in the 34th overall pick: Amarius Mims for less than the market said. It patches a soft spot without any drama.
R2.5 · Pick 37 · Keon Coleman · WR · rank 45
They paid a round early for Keon Coleman in pick No. 37, more than the board wanted. That was the need underlined and circled, and now it is checked off.
R3.4 · Pick 68 · Junior Colson · LB · rank 46
The board fumbled Junior Colson all the way to No. 68, and they scooped it up. It thickens a room that could stand to be thicker.
R3.5 · Pick 69 · Max Melton · CB · rank 67
A straight-up fair deal on Max Melton at Round 3, Pick 5, value and slot in agreement. It adds depth where they could use a little.
R4.3 · Pick 103 · Theo Johnson · TE · rank 105
They paid sticker price for Theo Johnson in the 103rd pick, and that is fine. Another box on the needs board, quietly ticked.
R5.1 · Pick 137 · Malik Mustapha · S · rank 132
They did well to land Malik Mustapha in pick 137, just ahead of his grade. They walked in needing this and walked out with it.
R5.22 · Pick 158 · Isaac Guerendo · RB · rank 138
Steal is underselling it; Isaac Guerendo at slot 158 is a heist with the alarm still ringing. The roster fit checks out.
R6.5 · Pick 180 · Elijah Jones · CB · rank 139
Elijah Jones in the 180th overall pick is the kind of fall that makes a whole class. It is more luxury than necessity; they were already set here.
R6.6 · Pick 181 · Trevor Keegan · OG · rank 156
Trevor Keegan at the Round 6 slot is daylight robbery; nobody expected him to last. It plugs a real leak on the depth chart.
R6.18 · Pick 193 · Grayson Murphy · DL-EDGE · rank 197
A market-rate edge rusher, with the board and the slot shaking hands on Grayson Murphy. Top of the wish list, and they did not leave without it.
R7.11 · Pick 231 · Jalen Coker · WR · rank 211
You do not let a wide receiver like Jalen Coker reach pick No. 231 and blink. They did not. A must-fix position, and they treated it like one.
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