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New England Patriots

The Patriots answered their biggest question with Nix. Grade: B.

by NE4EVER · 2024 NFL Draft · 10 picks · 4 steals · 3 reaches
Value B-
Need B
Trades C
Future A

The one hole that towered over the rest is filled. The Patriots spent their marquee pick on Bo Nix, and for the first time in a while there is a real answer at quarterback. The bottom line is a respectable B.

If Sinnott pans out, nobody remembers the price. If not, this is the pick they hear about. However the rest shakes out, Corley at that price is a win they earned.

Leaving interior defensive lineman unaddressed is the roster risk they will have to answer for in the fall.

In sum, a sturdy weekend with one asterisk, the interior defensive lineman spot they never got to.

Pick-by-Pick

R1.20 · Pick 20 · Bo Nix · QB · rank 30
In Round 1, Pick 20 they get a franchise quarterback, reach and all. A clean fit for the roster.
R2.2 · Pick 34 · Cooper DeJean · CB · rank 26
A tidy bit of business in slot 34, where Cooper DeJean graded well above the range. It adds depth where they could use a little.
R2.19 · Pick 51 · Xavier Legette · WR · rank 38
Xavier Legette slid further than he should have, and pick 51 is lovely value for the wide receiver. Better still, it is exactly the hole they had to fill.
R3.4 · Pick 68 · Kiran Amegadjie · OT · rank 66
Kiran Amegadjie in pick No. 68 is exactly on the number, no argument either way. It plugs a real leak on the depth chart.
R3.20 · Pick 84 · Malachi Corley · WR · rank 60
A top-tier wide receiver at a bargain, Malachi Corley in the 84th pick, plain and simple. That was the need underlined and circled, and now it is checked off.
R4.3 · Pick 103 · Ben Sinnott · TE · rank 129
Ben Sinnott at the Round 4 slot is the kind of overdraft that needs everything to break right. The roster fit checks out.
R5.1 · Pick 137 · Roger Rosengarten · OT · rank 135
No drama and no debate, Roger Rosengarten went about where he belonged in No. 137. One more legitimate question on the roster, answered.
R6.5 · Pick 180 · Jha'Quan Jackson · WR · rank 179
Jha'Quan Jackson at the 180th overall pick is right where the board had him, plain and simple. This was priority one on the needs board, and now it is handled.
R6.18 · Pick 193 · Zion Tupuola-Fetui · DE-EDGE · rank 215
The board screamed and they did not listen, reaching into the next round for Zion Tupuola-Fetui. It answers the question that was keeping the coaches up at night.
R7.11 · Pick 231 · JD Bertrand · LB · rank 220
The board had JD Bertrand higher than pick No. 231, and the linebacker fell to them anyway. Useful depth more than a marquee fix.
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