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New England Patriots

A franchise passer in McCarthy headlines a B weekend for the Patriots.

by Lewi · 2024 NFL Draft · 13 picks · 4 steals · 0 reaches
Value B
Need B
Trades C
Future A-

The search is over. The Patriots handed the keys to J.J. McCarthy, and the whole operation now runs on his development.

Polk falling to them is the kind of break a good board is built to catch. A small leak at the table, if not a fatal one.

Add it up and it is a good, unfussy class.

Pick-by-Pick

R1.24 · Pick 24 · J.J. McCarthy · QB · rank 27
In No. 24 they get a franchise quarterback. A real need, handled.
R2.2 · Pick 34 · Kool-Aid McKinstry · CB · rank 28
Fair-plus on Kool-Aid McKinstry, a quiet win that adds up over a draft. A minor itch, scratched.
R2.11 · Pick 43 · Xavier Worthy · WR · rank 47
Xavier Worthy in Round 2, Pick 11 is exactly on the number, no argument either way. That was the need underlined and circled, and now it is checked off.
R2.13 · Pick 45 · Ja'Tavion Sanders · TE · rank 41
They did well to land Ja'Tavion Sanders in the 45th pick, just ahead of his grade. A sensible fit for a spot that needed help.
R2.24 · Pick 56 · Kris Jenkins · DL-EDGE · rank 49
Kris Jenkins at pick No. 56 is a sensible buy, a touch better than market for the edge rusher. It answers the question that was keeping the coaches up at night.
R3.4 · Pick 68 · Blake Fisher · OT · rank 69
Blake Fisher at slot 68 is right where the board had him, plain and simple. A sensible fit that makes the depth chart a little sturdier.
R4.3 · Pick 103 · Ja'Lynn Polk · WR · rank 66
You do not let a wide receiver like Ja'Lynn Polk reach the 103rd overall pick and blink. They did not. This was priority one on the needs board, and now it is handled.
R4.17 · Pick 117 · DeWayne Carter · DT · rank 110
Nothing to complain about; DeWayne Carter went a shade earlier than his grade, which is fine. A must-fix position, and they treated it like one.
R5.1 · Pick 137 · Bucky Irving · RB · rank 133
Bucky Irving in No. 137 lands just on the right side of the ledger. A need, and now a little less of one.
R6.5 · Pick 180 · Dominique Hampton · S · rank 186
By-the-book stuff, Dominique Hampton at the 180th pick squarely in line with his ranking. Top of the wish list, and they did not leave without it.
R6.18 · Pick 193 · Jaylin Simpson · CB · rank 158
They robbed the room for Jaylin Simpson here, a fall nobody at the table saw coming. A want dressed up as a pick, at a spot they had covered.
R7.11 · Pick 231 · JD Bertrand · LB · rank 223
They stopped a slide they were happy to see, landing JD Bertrand in the 231st overall pick. A quiet depth add at a thin-ish spot.
R7.24 · Pick 244 · KT Leveston · OT · rank 219
Steal is underselling it; KT Leveston at slot 244 is a heist with the alarm still ringing. A real hole, addressed with a reasonable pick.
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