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New England Patriots

The Patriots answered their biggest question with McCarthy. Grade: B-.

by Brady · 2024 NFL Draft · 13 picks · 2 steals · 3 reaches
Value B-
Need B
Trades D-
Future A+

Start where it matters. The Patriots took J.J. McCarthy to run the offense for the next decade, and every other decision this weekend bends around that one. A dependable weekend that grades out a B-.

Overpaying at the table undid a lot of the good work elsewhere. They will need Vidal to outplay his draft slot in a hurry to justify it. Leaving interior defensive lineman unaddressed is the roster risk they will have to answer for in the fall.

Getting Watson where they did is the sort of value that quietly makes a class.

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

Pick-by-Pick

R1.18 · Pick 18 · J.J. McCarthy · QB · rank 23
In pick 18 they get the face of the franchise at fair value. A real need, handled.
R2.3 · Pick 35 · Ladd McConkey · WR · rank 34
A market-rate wide receiver, with the board and the slot shaking hands on Ladd McConkey. Better still, it is exactly the hole they had to fill.
R2.23 · Pick 55 · Ricky Pearsall · WR · rank 59
They paid sticker price for Ricky Pearsall in pick No. 55, and that is fine. This was priority one on the needs board, and now it is handled.
R3.4 · Pick 68 · Patrick Paul · OT · rank 69
Patrick Paul in slot 68 is fair value, right on his grade. It fills a real need, too.
R3.16 · Pick 80 · Dominick Puni · OT · rank 88
Dominick Puni in the 80th pick is early enough to raise a brow, if not a full objection. It patches a soft spot without any drama.
R4.3 · Pick 103 · Braelon Allen · RB · rank 106
They took Braelon Allen at par in Round 4, Pick 3, which is nothing to complain about. Another box on the needs board, quietly ticked.
R5.1 · Pick 137 · Justin Eboigbe · DL-EDGE · rank 148
They went early on Justin Eboigbe in the Round 5 slot, and the value did not follow. Top of the wish list, and they did not leave without it.
R6.5 · Pick 180 · Khristian Boyd · DL-EDGE · rank 178
Khristian Boyd in No. 180 is exactly on the number, no argument either way. It also answers one of the loudest questions on the roster.
R6.18 · Pick 193 · Cornelius Johnson · WR · rank 187
A clean, defensible pick in Round 6, Pick 18 with a little surplus value in Cornelius Johnson. A must-fix position, and they treated it like one.
R7.6 · Pick 226 · Kimani Vidal · RB · rank 253
A big swing on Kimani Vidal at the 226th overall pick, well ahead of any board in the building. One more legitimate question on the roster, answered.
R7.10 · Pick 230 · Nathan Thomas · OT · rank 228
Nathan Thomas at No. 230 is neither steal nor reach, just the going rate. A sensible fit for a spot that needed help.
R7.11 · Pick 231 · Nathaniel Watson · LB · rank 214
Good things come to war rooms that wait, and Nathaniel Watson at slot 231 is the proof. Useful depth more than a marquee fix.
R7.12 · Pick 232 · Jordan Magee · LB · rank 222
Jordan Magee is a better player than the 232nd pick suggests; smart patience, rewarded. Insurance at a position that did not really ask for it.
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