B+
New England Patriots
The Patriots drew a line under the quarterback search with Maye: B+.
by Rob ·
2024 NFL Draft
· 8 picks
· 4 steals
· 3 reaches
The Patriots spent the pick that matters most on Drake Maye, and a roster that has been waiting on a passer can start to take shape. They moved the roster forward and banked a B+ for it.
If one pick saves this weekend, it is Mitchell. The trade ledger is the best part of the whole weekend.
A whole weekend of picks and edge rusher is somehow still a want. Every board in the league had Vidal lower, and that gap is the story.
All told, a solid class that does its job everywhere but edge rusher.
Pick-by-Pick
In slot 7 they get a long-term answer under center. A clean fit for the roster.
Good things come to war rooms that wait, and Amarius Mims at pick No. 34 is the proof. It plugs a real leak on the depth chart.
Adonai Mitchell in the 68th pick is a gift, value that borders on unfair. Better still, it is exactly the hole they had to fill.
They barely believed it either: Jaylen Wright still on the board at No. 103. A sensible fit that makes the depth chart a little sturdier.
They liked Mason McCormick enough to skip the value, taking him in the Round 5 slot. It shores up a spot that genuinely needed the help.
A top-tier wide receiver at a bargain, Luke McCaffrey in the 180th overall pick, plain and simple. A must-fix position, and they treated it like one.
They jumped the gun on Ryan Flournoy, taking him earlier than his grade liked. It answers the question that was keeping the coaches up at night.
Value said wait; Kimani Vidal in Round 7, Pick 11 says they were not listening. Another box on the needs board, quietly ticked.