Just a year after the draft class arrived for a new beginning at the New England Patriots, the 2024 class has all but vanished, leaving their franchise quarterback, Drake Maye, the lone bright spot after his 287-yard, one-touchdown performance against the Raiders as the sole beacon of hope on a landscape of startling attrition.

It’s a stark reality that echoes the sentiment of Doug Kyed: “Outside of Drake Maye, the Patriots’ 2024 draft class has been an outright disaster.” The evidence is a brutal ledger of what-ifs and missed opportunities. Take the case of wide receiver Ja’Lynn Polk. A second-round pick (37th overall) is supposed to be a pillar, a player you build around.

Instead, after a rookie season that produced a meager 12 catches for 87 yards and a preseaso

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