Prototypical Patriots: Defensive tackle fits in 2024 draft class

Prototypical Patriots: Defensive tackle fits in 2024 draft class originally appeared on NBC Sports Boston

If the Patriots are running the Bill Belichick-inspired defense that we expect them to run with Jerod Mayo as the head coach and DeMarcus Covington as the defensive coordinator, then we have a good idea of what the Patriots will be looking for at defensive tackle.

And they may be looking for defensive tackles. Davon Godchaux and Christian Barmore are under contract, and they did sign Armon Watts as a free agent. But Lawrence Guy is gone. And the more big-and-strong interior linemen New England can get their hands on, the better.

This defense is a derivative of a unit that valued Richard…