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Trent DRAFTING FOR THEPatriots
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Draft Grade — Patriots
Overall
C+
ValueB
NeedB
TradesF
FutureA+
The phones sank the Patriots this weekend: C+. There is conviction, and then there is this. The Patriots took Jasheen Davis a full 117 picks ahead of where the board had him, an overdraft steep enough that it colors the whole weekend. Fine in stretches, shaky in others: a C+.
Whatever else happened, they won the night they took James. They lost the exchange badly enough to drag the whole class down. They covered a lot of ground and still skipped safety, which is a strange place to end up.
The hoard sets up next April more than it helps this September.
Not a disaster, not a triumph, just a middling class.
Pick Analysis
Pick32
Rnd1
Jahdae Barron
In slot 32 they get a sticky cover corner, and a steal at that. More want than need.
Pick46
Rnd2
Luther Burden III
Somehow Luther Burden III was still sitting there in pick 46, and they pounced on premier wide receiver value. That was the need underlined and circled, and now it is checked off.
Pick55
Rnd2
Kaleb Johnson
The board had Kaleb Johnson higher than the 55th pick, and the running back fell to them anyway. A sensible fit that makes the depth chart a little sturdier.
Pick69
Rnd3
Donovan Jackson
Donovan Jackson in Round 3, Pick 5 is early enough to raise a brow, if not a full objection. A real hole, addressed with a reasonable pick.
Pick105
Rnd4
Luke Kandra
No edge and no loss on Luke Kandra in the 105th overall pick; it is a wash and a sensible one. It plugs a real leak on the depth chart.
Pick125
Rnd4
Jordan James
You do not let a running back like Jordan James reach No. 125 and blink. They did not. A need, and now a little less of one.
Pick126
Rnd4
Deontae Lawson
They will replay Deontae Lawson at the 126th pick for years; that is how good the value is. A minor itch, scratched.
Pick143
Rnd5
Nazir Stackhouse
Nazir Stackhouse at No. 143 is a steep price for a hunch, hard to square with any board. This was priority one on the needs board, and now it is handled.
Pick187
Rnd6
Jasheen Davis
Jasheen Davis at the Round 6 slot is the kind of overdraft that needs everything to break right. They walked in needing this and walked out with it.
Pick189
Rnd6
Kobe King
A top-tier linebacker at a bargain, Kobe King in slot 189, plain and simple. A want more than a need, though you can never have too many.
Pick196
Rnd6
Miles Frazier
A conviction pick on Miles Frazier at pick No. 196 that the board grades a round light. It fills a real need, too.
Pick208
Rnd6
Tosh Baker
They reached a country mile for Tosh Baker at pick 208, and the board is aghast. It shores up a spot that genuinely needed the help.
Pick217
Rnd7
Brant Kuithe
Brant Kuithe at the 217th overall pick is the sort of value that quietly wins a weekend. The roster fit checks out.
Pick218
Rnd7
Ja'Corey Brooks
They let Ja'Corey Brooks come to them and pounced at Round 7, Pick 2. Top of the wish list, and they did not leave without it.
Pick220
Rnd7
Steven Parker
The board screamed and they did not listen, reaching into the next round for Steven Parker. Better still, it is exactly the hole they had to fill.
Pick237
Rnd7
Jamaree Caldwell
A wild overpay on Jamaree Caldwell in slot 237, the sort that defines a class for the wrong reasons. The biggest hole on the depth chart just got a whole lot smaller.
Pick241
Rnd7
Jack Kiser
Taking Jack Kiser in pick No. 241 is close to grand larceny; a linebacker that good had no business lasting this long. Pure best-available; the position was not exactly begging.





















