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Draft Grade — Patriots
Overall
B+
ValueB
NeedB
TradesA+
FutureB
The Patriots worked the phones like thieves and earned a B+. The Patriots spent real capital to be 67 picks early on Gino Garcia, and the board is going to hold them to it. A sturdy weekend that grades out a B+.
Getting Nelson where they did is the sort of value that quietly makes a class. They won the margins on every swap, and it adds up fast.
They punted on safety, and it is the miss that keeps the grade honest.
A tidy weekend of work that should hold up just fine.
Pick Analysis
Pick24
Rnd1
Tyler Warren
In pick 24 they get a security blanket over the middle. A clean fit for the roster.
Pick44
Rnd2
Mykel Williams
Steal is underselling it; Mykel Williams at No. 44 is a heist with the alarm still ringing. That was the need underlined and circled, and now it is checked off.
Pick69
Rnd3
Jayden Higgins
Nice patience on Jayden Higgins, who had no business lasting to slot 69. Better still, it is exactly the hole they had to fill.
Pick77
Rnd3
Dylan Sampson
They let Dylan Sampson come to them and pounced at pick No. 77. It shores up a spot that genuinely needed the help.
Pick106
Rnd4
Savion Williams
They read the board right and Savion Williams was the payoff at the 106th pick. This was priority one on the needs board, and now it is handled.
Pick139
Rnd5
LeQuint Allen
No edge and no loss on LeQuint Allen in Round 5, Pick 1; it is a wash and a sensible one. A need, and now a little less of one.
Pick144
Rnd5
Logan Brown
They paid sticker price for Logan Brown in pick 144, and that is fine. A real hole, addressed with a reasonable pick.
Pick171
Rnd5
CJ West
The board had cheaper options than CJ West at slot 171, and it noticed. The biggest hole on the depth chart just got a whole lot smaller.
Pick174
Rnd5
Caleb Rogers
They talked themselves into Caleb Rogers at Round 5, Pick 36, and the board did not agree. It plugs a real leak on the depth chart.
Pick217
Rnd7
Vernon Broughton
They barely believed it either: Vernon Broughton still on the board at the Round 7 slot. The one spot they could not leave alone, and did not.
Pick220
Rnd7
Jack Nelson
Jack Nelson at No. 220 is the steal of the weekend, a first-round talent at a bargain-bin price. The roster fit checks out.
Pick238
Rnd7
Gino Garcia
Gino Garcia at pick No. 238 is a steep price for a hunch, hard to square with any board. They doubled down on a strength rather than a need.
Pick242
Rnd7
Ethan Downs
A wild overpay on Ethan Downs in the 242nd pick, the sort that defines a class for the wrong reasons. They walked in needing this and walked out with it.
Pick247
Rnd7
Joshua Simon
The board screamed and they did not listen, reaching into the next round for Joshua Simon. One more legitimate question on the roster, answered.





















