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coachmazz DRAFTING FOR THEPatriots
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Draft Picks Received
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Draft Picks Traded
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Players Gained
Caelen
Carson
CB
Kolton
Miller
OT
Terence
Steele
OT
Players traded away
Deatrich
Wise Jr.
DE
Draft Grade — Patriots
Overall
B+
ValueB+
NeedB
TradesA+
FutureB
Larceny in pick No. 220 lands the Patriots a B+, Mafah and all. The Patriots spent the weekend waiting on one name, and it fell: Phil Mafah, the No. 166 name on the board, in slot 220.
The cost of the Griffith reach is exactly the players who went right after him. The phones were where this weekend was really won.
The Patriots indulged a want in Campbell while a need in edge rusher and quarterback stayed open. They punted on edge rusher, and it is the miss that keeps the grade honest.
In short, they left a little better than they arrived, which is the whole idea.
Pick Analysis
Pick12
Rnd1
Tetairoa McMillan
In pick No. 12 they get a weapon on the perimeter. Exactly the need they had to hit.
Pick15
Rnd1
Will Johnson
In No. 15 they get a ballhawk on the outside at fair value. Need was not the driver here.
Pick44
Rnd2
Jalon Walker
Somehow Jalon Walker was still sitting there in Round 2, Pick 12, and they pounced on premier linebacker value. It adds depth where they could use a little.
Pick69
Rnd3
Jihaad Campbell
The eyebrow-raiser of the weekend. They went linebacker with Jihaad Campbell while clear needs at edge rusher and quarterback sat open.
Pick77
Rnd3
Andrew Mukuba
Andrew Mukuba in slot 77 is fine work, a shade of surplus and no downside. This was priority one on the needs board, and now it is handled.
Pick105
Rnd4
Luke Kandra
Luke Kandra at the Round 4 slot is right where the board had him, plain and simple. Another box on the needs board, quietly ticked.
Pick143
Rnd5
Mason Taylor
They barely believed it either: Mason Taylor still on the board at the 143rd pick. It fills a real need, too.
Pick148
Rnd5
Cam Skattebo
Steal is underselling it; Cam Skattebo at the 148th overall pick is a heist with the alarm still ringing. A sensible fit for a spot that needed help.
Pick168
Rnd5
Dont'e Thornton Jr.
They paid sticker price for Dont'e Thornton Jr. in No. 168, and that is fine. The one spot they could not leave alone, and did not.
Pick217
Rnd7
Jared Wilson
Jared Wilson at the 217th overall pick nudges the ledger their way without any fuss. A need, and now a little less of one.
Pick220
Rnd7
Phil Mafah
Phil Mafah in pick No. 220 is the kind of fall that makes a whole class. The roster fit checks out.
Pick241
Rnd7
Thor Griffith
A big swing on Thor Griffith at the 241st pick, well ahead of any board in the building. Better still, it is exactly the hole they had to fill.