B
New England Patriots
The Patriots answered their biggest question with Daniels. Grade: B.
by Brop9404 ·
2024 NFL Draft
· 8 picks
· 1 steals
· 5 reaches
The one hole that towered over the rest is filled. The Patriots spent their marquee pick on Jayden Daniels, and for the first time in a while there is a real answer at quarterback.
The Jordan reach is the anchor dragging on the value grade. The trade ledger is the best part of the whole weekend.
Leaving interior defensive lineman unaddressed is the roster risk they will have to answer for in the fall. The Jackson pick alone nudges the whole weekend up a notch.
In sum, a sturdy weekend with one asterisk, the interior defensive lineman spot they never got to.
Pick-by-Pick
In slot 3 they get their quarterback of the future. A clean fit for the roster.
A reach for Patrick Paul in pick No. 53; a little patience would have been rewarded. One more legitimate question on the roster, answered.
A premium they did not need to pay, Ja'Lynn Polk a notch or two before his time. This was priority one on the needs board, and now it is handled.
Xavier Legette at No. 67 is neither steal nor reach, just the going rate. It answers the question that was keeping the coaches up at night.
Value with a capital V on Khyree Jackson in Round 3, Pick 29, a genuine coup. Useful depth more than a marquee fix.
They reached a country mile for Kitan Oladapo at pick 136, and the board is aghast. That was the need underlined and circled, and now it is checked off.
Zion Tupuola-Fetui in the 182nd overall pick is early enough to raise a brow, if not a full objection. They walked in needing this and walked out with it.
A wild overpay on Jawhar Jordan in the 229th pick, the sort that defines a class for the wrong reasons. A need, and now a little less of one.