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Boke DRAFTING FOR THEPatriots
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Draft Grade — Patriots
Overall
B
ValueB
NeedB+
TradesB
FutureB
The Patriots let Stutsman fall into their laps, and walked away with a B. The board owed the Patriots one, and it paid up: Danny Stutsman, the No. 84 name on the board, sitting there at the Round 7 slot like a gift left on the doorstep.
Every board in the league had Hassanein lower, and that gap is the story. Leaving safety unaddressed is the roster risk they will have to answer for in the fall.
They went 6 of 8 on their needs, which is most of what a draft is for. The skill positions did well by the weekend.
In sum, a sturdy weekend with one asterisk, the safety spot they never got to.
Pick Analysis
Pick6
Rnd1
Tetairoa McMillan
In the 6th overall pick they get a go-to option on the outside. It fills the loudest need on the roster.
Pick38
Rnd2
Luther Burden III
Luther Burden III at the 38th pick is daylight robbery; nobody expected him to last. The biggest hole on the depth chart just got a whole lot smaller.
Pick69
Rnd3
Tyler Warren
A top-tier tight end at a bargain, Tyler Warren in pick No. 69, plain and simple. It fills a real need, too.
Pick73
Rnd3
Jake Majors
Jake Majors at the Round 3 slot is a steep price for a hunch, hard to square with any board. Another box on the needs board, quietly ticked.
Pick77
Rnd3
Ajani Cornelius
Ajani Cornelius at slot 77 is the kind of overdraft that needs everything to break right. It plugs a real leak on the depth chart.
Pick104
Rnd4
TreVeyon Henderson
TreVeyon Henderson in No. 104 is the kind of fall that makes a whole class. A real hole, addressed with a reasonable pick.
Pick106
Rnd4
Ahmed Hassanein
A real head-scratcher, Ahmed Hassanein in pick 106 is miles ahead of his ranking. It also answers one of the loudest questions on the roster.
Pick143
Rnd5
Vernon Broughton
They took Vernon Broughton at par in Round 5, Pick 6, which is nothing to complain about. It answers the question that was keeping the coaches up at night.
Pick217
Rnd7
Danny Stutsman
They barely believed it either: Danny Stutsman still on the board at Round 7, Pick 1. Not urgent, but hardly pointless.
Pick220
Rnd7
Will Sheppard
They reached a country mile for Will Sheppard at the Round 7 slot, and the board is aghast. Top of the wish list, and they did not leave without it.
Pick238
Rnd7
Jack Kiser
Jack Kiser at slot 238 is a first-round grade at a bargain-bin price, no notes. Depth on depth, at a spot that was hardly crying out.













