Caedan Wallace was selected by the New England Patriots in the third round of the 2024 NFL Draft on Friday.

It was the kind of moment every young football player hopes to have, as he was able to realize a lifelong dream in the presence of family and friends. It’s likely an added bonus that he got the call from Patriots director of scouting Eliot Wolf earlier than many predicted, coming off the board with the No. 68 pick.

Wallace didn’t have too much time to celebrate, though.

He jumped on a call with local media just minutes after the...

A look at how the draft is impacting the Patriots’ 90-man roster.

The NFL Draft has arrived, and the New England Patriots were entering it with 71 players on their active roster. This originally left 19 spots to be filled by draft selections, of which the team originally had eight, as well as rookie free agent signings.

Needless to say, substantial change was coming from the first round on Thursday night on. In order not to get lost, and to find out where the new players fit onto the roster, please make sure to regularly revisit this regularly updated Patriots...

New England added a wide receiver and an offensive tackle Friday.

After selecting quarterback Drake Maye with their first-round selection, New England Patriots’ director of scouting had one main goal for the rest of the draft: support the rookie quarterback.

“We need to add some weapons to the offense. We need to shore up the offensive line,” Wolf said Thursday. “We have good players already at those positions but really just increasing the depth and the competition. Like Jerod [Mayo] mentioned, that competition is going to be at every position.”

As Wolf is now set to depart Gillette Stadium at...

There was a good reason behind why Caedan Wallace played on the right side of the offensive line during his collegiate career.

Wallace played on the opposite side of Penn State left tackle Olu Fashanu, who entered the 2024 NFL Draft as one of the top tackle prospects. Fashanu ultimately was selected by the New York Jets at No. 11.

The Nittany Lions’ situation was not lost on Eliot Wolf and the New England Patriots. New England drafted Wallace with their third-round pick at No. 68 overall. And the Patriots, who sorely need a left tackle, expect Wallace will be...

The Patriots selected Wallace in the third round of the NFL Draft.

Left tackle was a major position of need for the New England Patriots entering the 2024 NFL Draft, but they waited until the third round to address it. After spending their first two picks on a quarterback (Drake Maye) and a wide receiver (Ja’Lynn Polk), they invested their third in Caedan Wallace out of Penn State.

Wallace offers good size and athleticism, and was a 40-game starter for the Nittany Lions. The problem is all of those starts, and virtually all of his snaps in college, came at...

Buffalo adds a disruptive force at defensive tackle in Round 3

The Buffalo Bills have selected defensive tackle DeWayne Carter out of Duke with their third-round selection in the 2024 NFL Draft.

The team’s defensive tackle unit was in need or reinforcements and that’s exactly what the 23-year-old rookie can provide in 2024. A stout inside force at 6’3” and 302 pounds, Carter should slot in well within the interior defensive line 1-tech rotation, working toward a bigger role in 2025 and beyond.

To say that Carter is disruptive in the trenches may be an understatement. in 50 games with...

If you know anything about the 2024 NFL Draft, and all drafts for that matter, you’re aware that it’s a crapshoot.

You don’t know who is picking who, which teams are looking to trade or how any of the players are going to turn out, and you have to make every decision under a time constraint.

It’s hard, so it has to feel good when everything falls your way like it did for Patriots director of scouting Eliot Wolf on Friday.

New England selected Washington wide receiver Ja’Lynn Polk with the No. 37 pick, electing to make a [trade with...

Eliot Wolf and the New England Patriots were set to draft wide receiver Ja’Lynn Polk with the No. 34 pick in the 2024 NFL Draft.

But based on the intel the Patriots received from around the league, Wolf and company felt the teams right behind them were not interested in the Washington Huskies product. It led to Wolf, who has had final say in the draft, to play the board a bit.

New England traded back three spots with the Los Angeles Chargers, who drafted Georgia receiver Ladd McConkey at No. 34. The Patriots then drafted Polk at No. 37...

Ja’Lynn Polk is entering a comfy situation with the Patriots.

New England not only selected him at the top of the second round in the 2024 NFL Draft but is home to a couple of familiar faces for Polk.

Tyler Hughes, his new wide receivers coach, spent time along the wideout at the University of Washington in 2023. Kendrick Bourne, his new teammate, once imparted a few words of wisdom onto the 22-year-old.

“It was when I first got to Washington,” Polk told reporters Friday. “Junior Adams was our our receiver coach, and we had the opportunity to hop in...

The Jets traded up in the third round of the 2024 NFL Draft to pick Western Kentucky wide receiver Malachi Corley.

The Jets traded with the Carolina Panthers. In exchange for the top pick in the third round, 65th overall. In exchange, the Jets gave up their own third round pick, 72nd overall, and the fifth round pick acquired last night in the trade with the Minnesota Vikings, 157th overall.

Many analysts figured the Jets would use their top two selections at offensive tackle and wide receiver respectively. That is exactly what happened. The Jets picked Olu Fashanu, a tackle...

Buffalo has one pick in Round 3

It’s night two of the 2024 NFL Draft, with Rounds 2 and 3 taking place this evening. The Buffalo Bills made their first pick of the draft at 33, selecting wide receiver Keon Coleman from Florida State.

After selecting Coleman, the Bills stayed put at pick 60 and drafted safety Cole Bishop out of Utah.

Let’s wrap up the second night of this year’s draft on a high note! Here’s your open thread for Round 3.

Go Bills!

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Pick 33: Buffalo Bills (via [Carolina...

The Jets traded up at the top of the third round to select Western Kentucky wide receiver Malachi Corley. The Jets gave up the 72nd and 157th picks in the trade.

The Jets apparently were looking to move up for Corley throughout the evening.

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Corley saw increasing action in his four seasons with the Hilltoppers. The 5-11, 215-pound senior set the school record with 259 career receptions for 2,943 yards and 29 touchdowns. He was named first-team All-Conference USA in his final two seasons.

Corley is listed as a wide receiver, but his profile arguably resembles more of...