B
New England Patriots
Daniels is the plan now, and the Patriots grade out a B.
by Broper9404 ·
2024 NFL Draft
· 8 picks
· 1 steals
· 4 reaches
After circling the position for what felt like forever, the Patriots committed. Jayden Daniels is the quarterback now, and the roster gets built to his timeline. Solid and sensible more than spectacular: a B.
The Tupuola-Fetui pick is the one the value grade keeps tripping over. They won the margins on every swap, and it adds up fast.
They will regret leaving interior defensive lineman for another day if the season turns on it.
Good work on the whole, with interior defensive lineman the one box left unchecked.
Pick-by-Pick
Jayden Daniels at the Round 1 slot is a sound buy, the sort that quietly helps a class. It shores up a spot that genuinely needed the help.
In No. 23 they get a weapon on the perimeter. The biggest hole, addressed.
Patrick Paul in the 50th pick is a bet on their own eyes over everyone else's grade. A real hole, addressed with a reasonable pick.
They reached a country mile for Ja'Lynn Polk at pick 53, and the board is aghast. This was priority one on the needs board, and now it is handled.
Good things come to war rooms that wait, and Khyree Jackson at pick No. 103 is the proof. A minor itch, scratched.
A tidy little value on Christian Mahogany in the 104th overall pick, a step better than break-even. A need, and now a little less of one.
They went early on Kitan Oladapo in slot 137, and the value did not follow. The one spot they could not leave alone, and did not.
The board screamed and they did not listen, reaching into the next round for Zion Tupuola-Fetui. A glaring weakness, addressed head on.