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jim D DRAFTING FOR THEPatriots
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Players Gained
Tee
Higgins
WR
Michael
Mayer
TE
Jakobi
Meyers
WR
Kolton
Miller
OT
Cam
Robinson
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Players traded away
Austin
Hooper
TE
Chukwuma
Okorafor
OT
Cole
Strange
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Jabrill
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Jacoby
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Jonathan
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Kayshon
Boutte
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Takitaki
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Tyquan
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Vederian
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Draft Grade — Patriots
Overall
C-
ValueA-
NeedA-
TradesF
FutureC-
Best value of the weekend goes to the Patriots for Ward: C-. The board owed the Patriots one, and it paid up: Cam Ward, the No. 7 name on the board, sitting there at Round 6, Pick 10 like a gift left on the doorstep. It lands right in the middle: a C-, no more, no less.
They handed away value on the phones that the picks cannot earn back. The tight end spot stays a question, and it was the one they most needed an answer at. The Patriots clearly valued win-now help, adding bodies who have done it before.
They went 7 of 8 on their needs, which is most of what a draft is for.
Hit on Abdul Carter and the swing picks, and this ages a lot better than it grades today.
Pick Analysis
Pick4
Rnd1
Tetairoa McMillan
In Round 1, Pick 4 they get a No. 1 receiver. Exactly the need they had to hit.
Pick21
Rnd1
Abdul Carter
In the 21st overall pick they get a problem off the edge, and a steal at that. It fills the loudest need on the roster.
Pick38
Rnd2
Ashton Jeanty
They will replay Ashton Jeanty at pick 38 for years; that is how good the value is. Another box on the needs board, quietly ticked.
Pick69
Rnd3
Jahdae Barron
They robbed the room for Jahdae Barron here, a fall nobody at the table saw coming. A minor itch, scratched.
Pick126
Rnd4
Kenneth Grant
Kenneth Grant in slot 126 is the kind of fall that makes a whole class. It answers the question that was keeping the coaches up at night.
Pick128
Rnd4
Nick Emmanwori
They barely believed it either: Nick Emmanwori still on the board at No. 128. That was the need underlined and circled, and now it is checked off.
Pick143
Rnd5
Wyatt Milum
Wyatt Milum in pick No. 143 is a gift, value that borders on unfair. A sensible fit for a spot that needed help.
Pick183
Rnd6
Jihaad Campbell
Somehow Jihaad Campbell was still sitting there in the 183rd pick, and they pounced on premier linebacker value. A quiet depth add at a thin-ish spot.
Pick185
Rnd6
Cam Ward
Circle this one: Cam Ward at pick 185 is a fall that decides a draft. A sensible fit that makes the depth chart a little sturdier.
Pick217
Rnd7
Tre Harris
You do not let a wide receiver like Tre Harris reach the 217th overall pick and blink. They did not. The biggest hole on the depth chart just got a whole lot smaller.
Pick220
Rnd7
Josaiah Stewart
Josaiah Stewart at Round 7, Pick 4 is a first-round grade at a bargain-bin price, no notes. The one spot they could not leave alone, and did not.