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New England Patriots

The Patriots won the weekend at the trade table. Grade: A-.

by NE4EVER · 2024 NFL Draft · 11 picks · 4 steals · 3 reaches
Value B
Need B
Trades A+
Future A

The Patriots did not so much draft Austin Stogner as overpay for him, 118 picks clear of his grade. It sets an uneasy tone for the weekend. It holds up to a second look, which is why it earns the A-.

The dealing alone would carry a lesser class. The interior defensive lineman spot stays a question, and it was the one they most needed an answer at.

That Coleman pick is the receipt they will wave around later. The Puka Nacua pickup adds a known quantity to a class of unknowns.

It is a haul that will look even better come September.

Pick-by-Pick

R1.19 · Pick 19 · Laiatu Latu · DL-EDGE · rank 10
In No. 19 they get a double-digit-sack hope, outstanding value to boot. The biggest hole, addressed.
R1.27 · Pick 27 · Kool-Aid McKinstry · CB · rank 25
In pick No. 27 they get a potential shutdown corner. Need was not the driver here.
R2.2 · Pick 34 · Brian Thomas Jr. · WR · rank 23
Brian Thomas Jr. slid further than he should have, and the Round 2 slot is lovely value for the wide receiver. The one spot they could not leave alone, and did not.
R2.20 · Pick 52 · Keon Coleman · WR · rank 36
Keon Coleman at the 52nd pick is the sort of value that quietly wins a weekend. They walked in needing this and walked out with it.
R3.4 · Pick 68 · Spencer Rattler · QB · rank 68
Spencer Rattler at Round 3, Pick 4 is neither steal nor reach, just the going rate. It patches a soft spot without any drama.
R3.27 · Pick 90 · Dominick Puni · OT · rank 91
Dominick Puni in slot 90 is exactly on the number, no argument either way. A sensible fit for a spot that needed help.
R4.2 · Pick 102 · Dallin Holker · TE · rank 158
They reached into another round for Dallin Holker, and the board is nowhere close to agreeing. A need, and now a little less of one.
R4.36 · Pick 136 · Isaiah Adams · OT · rank 127
A quiet steal in pick No. 136: Isaiah Adams for less than the market said. Another box on the needs board, quietly ticked.
R6.4 · Pick 179 · Joe Milton III · QB · rank 199
Joe Milton III in Round 6, Pick 4 is a reach so steep the board needed a second look to believe it. The roster fit checks out.
R6.10 · Pick 185 · Caedan Wallace · OT · rank 180
They did well to land Caedan Wallace in pick 185, just ahead of his grade. A real hole, addressed with a reasonable pick.
R7.11 · Pick 231 · Austin Stogner · TE · rank 349
Austin Stogner at slot 231 is a steep price for a hunch, hard to square with any board. A sensible fit that makes the depth chart a little sturdier.
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