B
New England Patriots
The Patriots fleeced the room on the phones and earned a B.
by Rob ·
2024 NFL Draft
· 6 picks
· 0 steals
· 5 reaches
There was a run on nobody at that position, and the Patriots started one anyway for Christian Jones, 33 picks ahead of schedule.
They robbed the room blind at the table, and it lifts the grade on its own. If this class has a fault line, it runs straight through edge rusher.
All told, a solid class that does its job everywhere but edge rusher.
Pick-by-Pick
In No. 5 they get a long-term starter on the line. A clean fit for the roster.
J.J. McCarthy in the Round 2 slot is the kind of reach that only looks good if he outplays it. It plugs a real leak on the depth chart.
Christian Mahogany at the 68th pick is the pick scouts circle, and not in a good way. A sensible fit for a spot that needed help.
A big swing on Christian Jones at pick No. 104, well ahead of any board in the building. Another box on the needs board, quietly ticked.
A wild overpay on Johnny Wilson in slot 106, the sort that defines a class for the wrong reasons. Top of the wish list, and they did not leave without it.
The board screamed and they did not listen, reaching into the next round for Luke McCaffrey. It answers the question that was keeping the coaches up at night.