B+
New England Patriots
The Patriots cashed the board's mistake on Sweat: B+.
by Rob ·
2024 NFL Draft
· 9 picks
· 5 steals
· 3 reaches
Somewhere a general manager is explaining how T'Vondre Sweat got past him. The Patriots do not have to explain a thing at pick No. 104.
They are betting Ezirim proves the room right and everyone else wrong. The dealing alone would carry a lesser class.
The edge rusher spot stays a question, and it was the one they most needed an answer at.
In sum, a sturdy weekend with one asterisk, the edge rusher spot they never got to.
Pick-by-Pick
In the Round 1 slot they get a No. 1 receiver. It fills the loudest need on the roster.
A top-tier quarterback at a bargain, Jayden Daniels in slot 34, plain and simple. It fills a real need, too.
They reached a country mile for Jaylen Wright at the 59th pick, and the board is aghast. Another box on the needs board, quietly ticked.
Christian Mahogany at pick No. 86 jumps the queue by a touch more than is comfortable. It shores up a spot that genuinely needed the help.
T'Vondre Sweat at Round 4, Pick 4 is a first-round grade at a bargain-bin price, no notes. Better still, it is exactly the hole they had to fill.
They barely believed it either: Patrick Paul still on the board at the 108th overall pick. The roster fit checks out.
Johnny Wilson is a better player than No. 136 suggests; smart patience, rewarded. A must-fix position, and they treated it like one.
Christian Jones in pick 182 is a gift, value that borders on unfair. It plugs a real leak on the depth chart.
Josiah Ezirim at the 229th overall pick is an overdraft of the loud, memorable kind. It patches a soft spot without any drama.