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New England Patriots

Quarterback settled, Daniels in the fold, and a B+ for the Patriots.

by Boettchi · 2024 NFL Draft · 15 picks · 4 steals · 1 reaches
Value B-
Need B
Trades A+
Future B-

Start where it matters. The Patriots took Jayden Daniels to run the offense for the next decade, and every other decision this weekend bends around that one. Call it a sensible B+, earned the boring way.

Bortolini has a lot of ground to make up just to look fairly priced. The trade ledger is the best part of the whole weekend.

The Proctor steal is the beam this whole class leans on. The Stover pick reads as want over need, and the roster will feel it at tight end.

They covered a lot of ground and still skipped tight end, which is a strange place to end up.

A workmanlike haul that should hold up just fine.

Pick-by-Pick

R1.6 · Pick 6 · Jayden Daniels · QB · rank 8
In the 6th overall pick they get their guy under center for the next decade. A clean fit for the roster.
R2.2 · Pick 34 · Tyler Guyton · OT · rank 40
A straight-up fair deal on Tyler Guyton at slot 34, value and slot in agreement. It plugs a real leak on the depth chart.
R2.8 · Pick 40 · Chop Robinson · DE-EDGE · rank 35
Nothing to complain about; Chop Robinson went a shade earlier than his grade, which is fine. This was priority one on the needs board, and now it is handled.
R2.25 · Pick 57 · Jermaine Burton · WR · rank 48
They let Jermaine Burton come to them and pounced at Round 2, Pick 25. It also answers one of the loudest questions on the roster.
R3.4 · Pick 68 · Payton Wilson · LB · rank 66
Payton Wilson at pick 68 is right where the board had him, plain and simple. A minor need, but a need all the same.
R3.25 · Pick 88 · Cade Stover · TE-EDGE · rank 93
Of all the spots to shop, they chose TE-EDGE. Cade Stover in pick No. 88 leaves tight end for later.
R4.3 · Pick 103 · Braden Fiske · DL · rank 82
Braden Fiske at the Round 4 slot is the steal of the weekend, a first-round talent at a bargain-bin price. It answers the question that was keeping the coaches up at night.
R4.4 · Pick 104 · Dominick Puni · OT · rank 101
Good price on Dominick Puni in the 104th pick, a hair ahead of his grade with no real quibbles. One more legitimate question on the roster, answered.
R4.8 · Pick 108 · Max Melton · CB · rank 111
They paid sticker price for Max Melton in pick 108, and that is fine. Depth more than a fix, but depth they can use.
R4.36 · Pick 136 · Sione Vaki · S · rank 137
No drama and no debate, Sione Vaki went about where he belonged in the Round 4 slot. That was the need underlined and circled, and now it is checked off.
R5.32 · Pick 168 · Cody Schrader · RB · rank 170
Cody Schrader in the 168th overall pick is exactly on the number, no argument either way. Another box on the needs board, quietly ticked.
R6.7 · Pick 182 · Tanor Bortolini · C · rank 222
Tanor Bortolini at slot 182 is the kind of overdraft that needs everything to break right. It patches a soft spot without any drama.
R6.41 · Pick 216 · Miyan Williams · RB · rank 211
A clean, defensible pick in Round 6, Pick 41 with a little surplus value in Miyan Williams. A need, and now a little less of one.
R6.45 · Pick 220 · Josh Proctor · S · rank 193
A safety of that caliber at No. 220 is the definition of value, full stop. They walked in needing this and walked out with it.
R7.9 · Pick 229 · Omar Speights · LB · rank 215
They read the board right and Omar Speights was the payoff at the 229th pick. They doubled down on a strength rather than a need.
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