.Ted Nguyen ranks the setup for a rookie QB among the seven teams who still need a QB.

And it goes better for the Patriots than you may expect. theathletic.com/5421402/2024/0…

What we learned about the Patriots’ draft plans from Eliot Wolf. Story: theathletic.com/5426856/2024/0…

I different answer than the one Eliot Wolf gave this morning.

What would the best-case scenario look like for the Patriots in the draft? Let’s examine. Story: theathletic.com/5419914/2024/0…

Eliot Wolf on trade talks with the Patriots and the No. 3 pick: “We’re open for business.”

What would the best-case scenario look like for the Patriots in the draft? Let’s examine. Story: theathletic.com/5419914/2024/0…

For Drake Maye’s sake — and just football enjoyment sake — you’d really hope whichever team drafts Drake Maye has an ownership group & staff that acts disciplined and rational, committed to long-term development no matter how tough the present becomes.

also this is Jayden Daniels' pressure response. This is legitimately crazy. I've never had a QB prospect under 40% stand and deliver before, and certainly not a Round 1 guy.

My 7-Round Mock Draft. All 257 picks.

You're going to love/hate it.

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Spent the last couple of months trying to answer a question: How random is the NFL Draft? The answer led me to Nobel Prize-winning professors, to Johnny Manziel and to the messy concoction that makes the event so fascinating. For The Athletic:

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With the draft less than two weeks away, a ranking of the Patriots’ positions of need. Story: theathletic.com/5409105/2024/0…

Just had an insightful draft conversation with a GM who strongly reminded me about 20 times that most teams are still undecided and NO TEAM is leaking to anyone who they are picking. Most organizations aren’t even settled on who they are taking.

It’s still early.

KAM: “if you get the guy right and he’s your answer for 10 years then there’s no price that you wouldn’t have paid… you have to go back and look at the odds of that happening… that’s the hardest part”

Patriots mock draft 3.0: Deciding between OT and WR in the second round. Story: theathletic.com/5406465/2024/0…

Patriots mock draft 3.0: Deciding between OT and WR in the second round. Story: theathletic.com/5406465/2024/0…

It’s here. The Beast is back.

Welcome to the most comprehensive resource guide out there for the 2024 NFL Draft, courtesy of Dane Brugler.

◽️ 400+ player profiles

◽️ 1900+ prospects ranked

◽️ 324 pages

◽️ 380,000 words

Enjoy ⤵️

NFL scout on JJ McCarthy (via Dane Brugler's yearly Beast masterpiece): “Before he signed, he was telling other Michigan recruits that if they wanted to party and chase girls, go somewhere else. ... He’s different.”

.Dane Brugler’s The Beast is here.

It’s the definitive NFL Draft guide — more than 400 players profiled, more than 300 pages, more than 380,000 words. theathletic.com/5399690/2024/0…

Here’s Steve Buckley with a terrific piece on Brianna Wakefield and what this day meant to her and her family.

“The grip that I chose was my dad’s grip. I was trying to throw a knuckleball.”

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Change has arrived at Gillette Stadium, and a couple days in, players have noticed. Story: theathletic.com/5403318/2024/0…