With the recent release of Cujuste people are pointing to the 2019 being a failure and all time bad, since nothing is left for the Pats. But is it? Harris was a serviceable backup RB/fill in starter and Bailey was a pro bowl punter for a couple years. Most of the rest are serviceable rotational players away from the Pats. 9/10 of the draft picks are still in the league 4 years later. While none are with the Pats, a 90% hit rate on your picks 4 years out seems like an ok draft. Good? Far from it, but to have 90% of your picks still in the league 4 years later seems better than most.
So I took a look around the league to see how many teams' draft picks from that year are still in the league. Only 14/32 teams have more than 80% of their picks playing in the league still. League average is 76%. So the pats did significantly better than most teams. Maybe 'still in the league' is a low bar, but even using that our draft was better than most. Should you expect more than a couple good years from a couple players, while the rest are merely rotational/fill ins? Probably, but to call the draft all time bad, is a stretch, when they did better than most.
Arizona: 7/11 (64%)
Atlanta: 4/7 (57%)
Baltimore: 5/8 (63%)
Buffalo: 7/8 (88%)
Carolina: 4/7 (57%)
Bears: 3/5 (60%)
Bengals: 7/10 (70%)
Browns: 5/7 (71%)
Cowboys: 5/7 (71%)
Broncos: 6/6 (100%)
Lions: 7/9 (78%)
Packers: 5/8 (63%)
Texans: 6/7 (86%)
Colts: 8/10 (80%)
Jags: 5/7 (71%)
Chiefs: 6/6 (100%)
Raiders: 8/9 (89%)
Chargers: 5/7 (71%)
Rams: 8/8 (100%)
Dolphins: 5/6 (83%)
Vikings: 8/12 (67%)
Pats: 9/10 (90%)
Saints: 5/6 (83%)
Giants: 8/10 (80%)
Jets: 4/6 (67%)
Eagles: 3/5 (60%)
Steelers: 7/9 (78%)
49ers: 5/8 (63%)
Seahawks: 10/11 (91%)
Bucs: 7/8 ( 88%)
Titans: 5/6 (83%)
Commanders: 6/10 (60%)
So I took a look around the league to see how many teams' draft picks from that year are still in the league. Only 14/32 teams have more than 80% of their picks playing in the league still. League average is 76%. So the pats did significantly better than most teams. Maybe 'still in the league' is a low bar, but even using that our draft was better than most. Should you expect more than a couple good years from a couple players, while the rest are merely rotational/fill ins? Probably, but to call the draft all time bad, is a stretch, when they did better than most.
Arizona: 7/11 (64%)
Atlanta: 4/7 (57%)
Baltimore: 5/8 (63%)
Buffalo: 7/8 (88%)
Carolina: 4/7 (57%)
Bears: 3/5 (60%)
Bengals: 7/10 (70%)
Browns: 5/7 (71%)
Cowboys: 5/7 (71%)
Broncos: 6/6 (100%)
Lions: 7/9 (78%)
Packers: 5/8 (63%)
Texans: 6/7 (86%)
Colts: 8/10 (80%)
Jags: 5/7 (71%)
Chiefs: 6/6 (100%)
Raiders: 8/9 (89%)
Chargers: 5/7 (71%)
Rams: 8/8 (100%)
Dolphins: 5/6 (83%)
Vikings: 8/12 (67%)
Pats: 9/10 (90%)
Saints: 5/6 (83%)
Giants: 8/10 (80%)
Jets: 4/6 (67%)
Eagles: 3/5 (60%)
Steelers: 7/9 (78%)
49ers: 5/8 (63%)
Seahawks: 10/11 (91%)
Bucs: 7/8 ( 88%)
Titans: 5/6 (83%)
Commanders: 6/10 (60%)