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New England Patriots

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

by Tb · 2024 NFL Draft · 11 picks · 7 steals · 2 reaches
Value B-
Need B
Trades B-
Future B-

They finally answered the question that shadows every other one. Jayden Daniels is the Patriots' quarterback, full stop. Call it a sensible B-, earned the boring way.

They banked enough surplus on Pearl to cover a lot of smaller sins. Every board in the league had Suamataia lower, and that gap is the story.

The edge rusher spot stays a question, and it was the one they most needed an answer at.

Not a headline-grabber, but a perfectly good weekend's work.

Pick-by-Pick

R1.3 · Pick 3 · Jayden Daniels · QB · rank 6
In pick 3 they get a long-term answer under center at fair value. A real need, handled.
R2.6 · Pick 38 · Kingsley Suamataia · OT · rank 61
Kingsley Suamataia in pick No. 38 is a reach so steep the board needed a second look to believe it. It shores up a spot that genuinely needed the help.
R3.4 · Pick 68 · Ricky Pearsall · WR · rank 59
Ricky Pearsall slid further than he should have, and Round 3, Pick 4 is lovely value for the wide receiver. It also answers one of the loudest questions on the roster.
R4.3 · Pick 103 · Calen Bullock · S · rank 83
A safety of that caliber at the 103rd pick is the definition of value, full stop. This was priority one on the needs board, and now it is handled.
R4.6 · Pick 106 · Blake Fisher · OT · rank 118
Blake Fisher at the Round 4 slot is a conviction pick that outran the value. One more legitimate question on the roster, answered.
R5.1 · Pick 137 · Johnny Wilson · WR · rank 125
Johnny Wilson slipping to No. 137 is the kind of luck good rooms make for themselves. They walked in needing this and walked out with it.
R6.5 · Pick 180 · Marist Liufau · LB · rank 165
Good things come to war rooms that wait, and Marist Liufau at slot 180 is the proof. It thickens a room that could stand to be thicker.
R6.7 · Pick 182 · Kamal Hadden · CB · rank 168
A tidy bit of business in the 182nd overall pick, where Kamal Hadden graded well above the range. A quiet depth add at a thin-ish spot.
R6.18 · Pick 193 · Delmar Glaze · C · rank 193
No drama and no debate, Delmar Glaze went about where he belonged in pick No. 193. A sensible fit for a spot that needed help.
R7.1 · Pick 221 · Joe Milton III · QB · rank 201
Taking Joe Milton III in Round 7, Pick 1 is close to grand larceny; a quarterback that good had no business lasting this long. It patches a soft spot without any drama.
R7.11 · Pick 231 · Julian Pearl · OT · rank 204
A top-tier offensive lineman at a bargain, Julian Pearl in the 231st overall pick, plain and simple. The roster fit checks out.
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