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Yves DRAFTING FOR THEPatriots
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Draft Grade — Patriots
Overall
B
ValueC
NeedB
TradesA+
FutureB-
Nobody dealt better than the Patriots this weekend: B. The Patriots spent real capital to be 127 picks early on Traeshon Holden, and the board is going to hold them to it.
The phones were where this weekend was really won. Landing Higgins that late papers over a lot of smaller sins.
They will answer for taking linebacker early while quarterback and running back went begging. They will regret leaving quarterback for another day if the season turns on it.
Good work on the whole, with quarterback the one box left unchecked.
Pick Analysis
Pick36
Rnd2
Nick Emmanwori
Nick Emmanwori in No. 36 is a gift, value that borders on unfair. A must-fix position, and they treated it like one.
Pick39
Rnd2
Kenneth Grant
They let Kenneth Grant come to them and pounced at the Round 2 slot. They walked in needing this and walked out with it.
Pick55
Rnd2
Jihaad Campbell
Jihaad Campbell at pick 55 is the sort of value that quietly wins a weekend. A quiet depth add at a thin-ish spot.
Pick64
Rnd2
Tyler Warren
Tyler Warren at the 64th pick is a first-round grade at a bargain-bin price, no notes. A real hole, addressed with a reasonable pick.
Pick67
Rnd3
Antwaun Powell-Ryland
Antwaun Powell-Ryland in the 67th overall pick is a bet on their own eyes over everyone else's grade. Top of the wish list, and they did not leave without it.
Pick68
Rnd3
Tyleik Williams
Tyleik Williams is a better player than pick No. 68 suggests; smart patience, rewarded. The biggest hole on the depth chart just got a whole lot smaller.
Pick69
Rnd3
Donovan Jackson
A conviction pick on Donovan Jackson at the 69th overall pick that the board grades a round light. Another box on the needs board, quietly ticked.
Pick70
Rnd3
Ajani Cornelius
A wild overpay on Ajani Cornelius in the Round 3 slot, the sort that defines a class for the wrong reasons. A sensible fit for a spot that needed help.
Pick79
Rnd3
Emery Jones Jr.
Emery Jones Jr. in pick 79 is a reach so steep the board needed a second look to believe it. A need, and now a little less of one.
Pick103
Rnd4
Jayden Higgins
Jayden Higgins in the 103rd pick should not have been possible, and that is the whole point. The one spot they could not leave alone, and did not.
Pick124
Rnd4
Carson Schwesinger
The needs board was loud and they turned it down, spending slot 124 on Carson Schwesinger with quarterback and running back unsolved.
Pick138
Rnd5
Nick Nash
Value said wait; Nick Nash in Round 5, Pick 1 says they were not listening. That was the need underlined and circled, and now it is checked off.
Pick219
Rnd7
Jalen Rivers
This one needs a full-page explanation: Jalen Rivers in No. 219, miles early. It plugs a real leak on the depth chart.
Pick220
Rnd7
Oscar Delp
Oscar Delp at pick No. 220 is the pick scouts circle, and not in a good way. One more legitimate question on the roster, answered.
Pick238
Rnd7
Traeshon Holden
They left a pile of value on the table to take Traeshon Holden this early at pick No. 238. It answers the question that was keeping the coaches up at night.





















