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Jnichols18 DRAFTING FOR THEPatriots
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Draft Grade — Patriots
Overall
B+
ValueB+
NeedB
TradesA+
FutureB
The Patriots cashed the board's mistake on Marks: B+. The value of the weekend has a name and a slot: Woody Marks, the Round 7 slot, roughly 38 picks past where he belonged. Nothing here to lose sleep over; call it a B+.
The trade ledger is the best part of the whole weekend. The edge rusher spot stays a question, and it was the one they most needed an answer at.
The imported veterans give this class a floor the draft picks could not on their own. The Skattebo reach is the anchor dragging on the value grade.
Good work on the whole, with edge rusher the one box left unchecked.
Pick Analysis
Pick25
Rnd1
Nick Emmanwori
In the Round 1 slot they get an enforcer at safety. Exactly the need they had to hit.
Pick38
Rnd2
Jalon Walker
Jalon Walker at the 38th pick is the sort of value that quietly wins a weekend. It thickens a room that could stand to be thicker.
Pick66
Rnd3
Alfred Collins
Quietly one of the better values of the day, Alfred Collins at Round 3, Pick 2. They walked in needing this and walked out with it.
Pick69
Rnd3
Harold Fannin Jr.
They stopped a slide they were happy to see, landing Harold Fannin Jr. in pick No. 69. The roster fit checks out.
Pick77
Rnd3
Maxwell Hairston
A market-rate cornerback, with the board and the slot shaking hands on Maxwell Hairston. Depth more than a fix, but depth they can use.
Pick89
Rnd3
Ozzy Trapilo
A straight-up fair deal on Ozzy Trapilo at No. 89, value and slot in agreement. A sensible fit that makes the depth chart a little sturdier.
Pick95
Rnd3
Cam Skattebo
They liked Cam Skattebo enough to skip the value, taking him in slot 95. A need, and now a little less of one.
Pick105
Rnd4
Malachi Moore
Malachi Moore at pick 105 is money in the bank, a safety taken below his worth. The biggest hole on the depth chart just got a whole lot smaller.
Pick145
Rnd5
Joshua Farmer
Joshua Farmer at slot 145 is daylight robbery; nobody expected him to last. The one spot they could not leave alone, and did not.
Pick219
Rnd7
Woody Marks
A top-tier running back at a bargain, Woody Marks in the Round 7 slot, plain and simple. It plugs a real leak on the depth chart.
Pick222
Rnd7
Jack Kiser
Jack Kiser at pick No. 222 is a first-round grade at a bargain-bin price, no notes. It is more luxury than necessity; they were already set here.

















