Pats select OT Caedan Wallace with pick No. 68 in 2024 draft originally appeared in NBC Sports Boston
The New England Patriots entered the 2024 NFL Draft with three clear positional needs: quarterback, wide receiver and offensive tackle. They addressed all three with their top three picks.
After selecting UNC QB Drake Maye third place overall and Washington WR Ja’Lynn Polk with the 37th pick, the Patriots took Penn State’s Caedan Wallace with the No. 68 pick in the third round.
Wallace started at right tackle in 40 games for the Nittany Lions. With Mike Onwenu in that position for New England, our Phil Perry wonders if Wallace could move to left tackle.
Long arms (34 inches). Big hands (almost 11 inches). Explosives tester (9-foot-8 broad jump).
There are some physical features you might like about late New England. But the right attack seems resolved. Curious if Eliot Wolf and company believe Wallace can turn left. https://t.co/eC7VFL53dN
-Phil Perry (@PhilAPerry) April 27, 2024
Wallace, 24, allowed just one sack on 346 passes last season. The 6-foot-3, 341-pounder will try to boost an offensive line that has been a weak spot for New England for most of the 2023 campaign.
The Patriots are not scheduled to pick again on Day 2. They currently have four picks (110, 180, 193 and 231) on Day 3, which begins Saturday at 12 p.m. ET.
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