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0987 DRAFTING FOR THEPatriots
Draft Selections
Draft Picks Received
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4
(GB)
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6
(GB)
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7
(GB)
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Draft Picks Traded
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6
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Players Gained
Jake
Bobo
WR
Noah
Brown
WR
Tucker
Kraft
TE
Alex
McGough
QB
Gardner
Minshew
QB
Dontayvion
Wicks
WR
Players traded away
Bailey
Zappe
QB
DeVante
Parker
WR
Ezekiel
Elliott
RB
Jalen
Reagor
WR
JuJu
Smith-Schuster
WR
Kayshon
Boutte
WR
Kendrick
Bourne
WR
Kevin
Harris
RB
Mac
Jones
QB
Malik
Cunningham
QB
Matt
Sokol
TE
Matthew
Slater
WR
Mike
Onwenu
OG
Mike
Gesicki
TE
Tre
Nixon
WR
Ty
Montgomery
WR
Tyquan
Thornton
WR
Will
Grier
QB
Draft Grade — Patriots
Overall
D
ValueB
NeedB+
TradesF
FutureB-
The Patriots bled value on every deal, hence the D. The Patriots treated their own grade as gospel and everyone else's as noise, spending pick 251 on Sam Hartman a full 32 spots early. Too much went sideways, and the D is the honest tally.
They handed away value on the phones that the picks cannot earn back. That edge rusher hole did not close this weekend, and it was the biggest one on the wall. Burton at that cost is the sort of edge that compounds over a roster.
Job largely done: wide receiver settled and 5 of 8 of the wish list covered.
Bottom line, they will need several of these picks to beat their grades just to break even, and edge rusher is still a hole.
Pick Analysis
Pick3
Rnd1
Marvin Harrison Jr.
In the 3rd pick they get a go-to option on the outside. The biggest hole, addressed.
Pick34
Rnd2
Amarius Mims
The board had Amarius Mims higher than pick No. 34, and the offensive lineman fell to them anyway. A need, and now a little less of one.
Pick68
Rnd3
Kingsley Suamataia
They stopped a slide they were happy to see, landing Kingsley Suamataia in pick 68. The roster fit checks out.
Pick78
Rnd3
Jermaine Burton
You do not let a wide receiver like Jermaine Burton reach Round 3, Pick 14 and blink. They did not. That was the need underlined and circled, and now it is checked off.
Pick82
Rnd3
Kiran Amegadjie
They read the board right and Kiran Amegadjie was the payoff at the Round 3 slot. It plugs a real leak on the depth chart.
Pick104
Rnd4
Trey Benson
Trey Benson slid further than he should have, and No. 104 is lovely value for the running back. Another box on the needs board, quietly ticked.
Pick118
Rnd4
Cam Hart
They barely believed it either: Cam Hart still on the board at the 118th overall pick. It adds depth where they could use a little.
Pick136
Rnd4
Johnny Wilson
A slide stopped in the 136th pick, with Johnny Wilson worth more than the price. They walked in needing this and walked out with it.
Pick150
Rnd5
Tykee Smith
Good price on Tykee Smith in pick No. 150, a hair ahead of his grade with no real quibbles. This was priority one on the needs board, and now it is handled.
Pick204
Rnd6
Jaylan Ford
A quiet steal in No. 204: Jaylan Ford for less than the market said. A minor itch, scratched.
Pick236
Rnd7
Tyrice Knight
A linebacker of that caliber at pick 236 is the definition of value, full stop. Depth on depth, at a spot that was hardly crying out.
Pick251
Rnd7
Sam Hartman
A real head-scratcher, Sam Hartman in slot 251 is miles ahead of his ranking. It patches a soft spot without any drama.