The New England Patriots’ offensive tackle position has been an area of concern for several years now. Entering the 2024 NFL Draft, the team was therefore definitively in the market to address the position.
New England apparently tried doing that by unsuccessfully trading back up into the tail end of the first round. Eventually, however, it stayed put and after picking wide receiver Ja’Lynn Polk in the second finally invested pick No. 68 in Round 3 to address the group.
Caedan Wallace, a 40-game starter at Penn State, was brought aboard to bolster the group.