B
New England Patriots
The Patriots won the weekend at the trade table. Grade: B.
by BobbySwizz ·
2024 NFL Draft
· 10 picks
· 1 steals
· 6 reaches
The Patriots spent real capital to be 52 picks early on Bub Means, and the board is going to hold them to it. A dependable weekend that grades out a B.
Every deal seemed to tilt their way, which is not luck. A whole weekend of picks and edge rusher is somehow still a want.
The Jones steal is the beam this whole class leans on.
In sum, a sensible class that nudges the roster the right way.
Pick-by-Pick
By-the-book stuff, Olumuyiwa Fashanu at slot 6 squarely in line with his ranking. A need, and now a little less of one.
Adonai Mitchell at pick No. 34 nudges the ledger their way without any fuss. The biggest hole on the depth chart just got a whole lot smaller.
They liked Ricky Pearsall enough to skip the value, taking him in the 47th overall pick. The one spot they could not leave alone, and did not.
The board screamed and they did not listen, reaching into the next round for Spencer Rattler. It shores up a spot that genuinely needed the help.
Theo Johnson at No. 103 is a steep price for a hunch, hard to square with any board. It patches a soft spot without any drama.
Isaac Guerendo in pick 107 is a bet on their own eyes over everyone else's grade. It plugs a real leak on the depth chart.
Elijah Jones at the Round 5 slot is a first-round grade at a bargain-bin price, no notes. It thickens a room that could stand to be thicker.
A wild overpay on Garret Greenfield in pick 180, the sort that defines a class for the wrong reasons. The roster fit checks out.
Bub Means at the 193rd overall pick is an overdraft of the loud, memorable kind. It also answers one of the loudest questions on the roster.
They took Tylan Grable at par in the 231st pick, which is nothing to complain about. One more legitimate question on the roster, answered.