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New England Patriots

The Patriots leave the weekend clear winners: A-.

by NE4EVER · 2024 NFL Draft · 11 picks · 3 steals · 5 reaches
Value B-
Need B
Trades A
Future A+

The rest of the league had time to spare on Sam Hartman; the Patriots did not wait, grabbing him 75 spots ahead at Round 6, Pick 33. Add it all up and it grades out a clean A-.

A whole weekend of picks and safety is somehow still a want. That is an interior defensive lineman worth more than the slot they spent on him, plainly. The imported veterans give this class a floor the draft picks could not on their own.

The future picks help the war chest more than the win-now roster.

Bottom line, with Dallas Turner leading the way, this is a class that should pay off fast and rarely be regretted.

Pick-by-Pick

R1.21 · Pick 21 · Dallas Turner · LB-EDGE · rank 14
In pick 21 they get juice off the edge. It fills the loudest need on the roster.
R2.2 · Pick 34 · Kool-Aid McKinstry · CB · rank 25
Good things come to war rooms that wait, and Kool-Aid McKinstry at the 34th pick is the proof. It thickens a room that could stand to be thicker.
R2.23 · Pick 55 · Kiran Amegadjie · OT · rank 65
A reach on Kiran Amegadjie in slot 55; the board had better options right there. One more legitimate question on the roster, answered.
R3.4 · Pick 68 · Ruke Orhorhoro · DT · rank 55
They let Ruke Orhorhoro come to them and pounced at the Round 3 slot. That was the need underlined and circled, and now it is checked off.
R4.35 · Pick 135 · Dallin Holker · TE · rank 158
They talked themselves into Dallin Holker at the 135th overall pick, and the board did not agree. A sensible fit for a spot that needed help.
R5.3 · Pick 139 · Jordan Travis · QB · rank 157
Jordan Travis at pick No. 139 is the kind of overdraft that needs everything to break right. Another box on the needs board, quietly ticked.
R5.19 · Pick 155 · Jaheim Bell · TE · rank 163
Jaheim Bell in the Round 5 slot is the kind of reach that only looks good if he outplays it. A need, and now a little less of one.
R6.7 · Pick 182 · Jha'Quan Jackson · WR · rank 178
A reasonable price with a little left over, Jha'Quan Jackson in No. 182. A glaring weakness, addressed head on.
R6.33 · Pick 208 · Sam Hartman · QB · rank 283
Sam Hartman in the 208th overall pick is a reach so steep the board needed a second look to believe it. A real hole, addressed with a reasonable pick.
R7.9 · Pick 229 · Ryan Cooper Jr. · CB · rank 230
Ryan Cooper Jr. in the 229th pick is fair value, right on his grade. Nice player, but the depth chart did not need him here.
R7.36 · Pick 256 · Jordan Magee · LB · rank 244
Jordan Magee at Round 7, Pick 36 is the sort of value that quietly wins a weekend. Useful depth more than a marquee fix.
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