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New England Patriots

The Patriots robbed the room for Watson. Final grade: A-.

by dblakejr7 · 2024 NFL Draft · 13 picks · 8 steals · 0 reaches
Value B
Need B
Trades A+
Future A+

Whoever sat across the table from the Patriots should ask for a receipt. They cleaned the room out, prying loose far more value than they gave up, and it was the quiet MVP of their weekend. The sum of the weekend is a deserved A-.

That interior defensive lineman hole did not close this weekend, and it was the biggest one on the wall. Landing Watson that late papers over a lot of smaller sins.

They will answer for taking cornerback early while interior defensive lineman went begging. The veteran additions, Chase Young chief among them, give the class a floor the rookies alone would not.

Add it up and few war rooms did better this weekend, J.J. McCarthy and all.

Pick-by-Pick

R2.2 · Pick 34 · J.J. McCarthy · QB · rank 29
They did well to land J.J. McCarthy in pick 34, just ahead of his grade. A real hole, addressed with a reasonable pick.
R2.3 · Pick 35 · Jordan Morgan · OT · rank 37
They took Jordan Morgan at par in Round 2, Pick 3, which is nothing to complain about. A sensible fit that makes the depth chart a little sturdier.
R2.4 · Pick 36 · Kool-Aid McKinstry · CB · rank 28
A quiet steal in the 36th overall pick: Kool-Aid McKinstry for less than the market said. It adds depth where they could use a little.
R2.8 · Pick 40 · Ja'Tavion Sanders · TE · rank 36
Ja'Tavion Sanders at pick No. 40 nudges the ledger their way without any fuss. A need, and now a little less of one.
R3.3 · Pick 67 · Jermaine Burton · WR · rank 51
Quietly one of the better values of the day, Jermaine Burton at the 67th pick. This was priority one on the needs board, and now it is handled.
R3.4 · Pick 68 · Bralen Trice · DE-EDGE · rank 60
Bralen Trice slipping to slot 68 is the kind of luck good rooms make for themselves. Better still, it is exactly the hole they had to fill.
R3.5 · Pick 69 · Kamren Kinchens · S · rank 61
Good things come to war rooms that wait, and Kamren Kinchens at slot 69 is the proof. A must-fix position, and they treated it like one.
R4.3 · Pick 103 · Andru Phillips · CB · rank 95
Hard to square with the roster. With positions of obvious need still on the board, Andru Phillips adds a cornerback and leaves interior defensive lineman untouched.
R4.5 · Pick 105 · Zak Zinter · OG · rank 107
No drama and no debate, Zak Zinter went about where he belonged in pick No. 105. It shores up a spot that genuinely needed the help.
R5.1 · Pick 137 · Josh Newton · CB · rank 122
Josh Newton in the 137th overall pick is a bargain the rest of the room will envy. Pure best-available; the position was not exactly begging.
R6.5 · Pick 180 · Marist Liufau · LB · rank 165
Marist Liufau slid further than he should have, and No. 180 is lovely value for the linebacker. Not urgent, but hardly pointless.
R6.18 · Pick 193 · Jase McClellan · RB · rank 196
Jase McClellan at Round 6, Pick 18 is neither steal nor reach, just the going rate. It patches a soft spot without any drama.
R7.11 · Pick 231 · Nathaniel Watson · LB · rank 212
Nathaniel Watson in pick 231 is a gift, value that borders on unfair. Stacking talent where they were already deep.
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