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NE PATS 25 5.0

  • I.Q. DRAFTING FOR THE
    Patriots
Draft Selections
Travis Hunter Head Shot
PICK: 2 RND: 1 (NE)
Travis Hunter
CB Colorado
Malaki Starks Head Shot
PICK: 42 RND: 2 (NE)
Malaki Starks
S Georgia
Jihaad Campbell Head Shot
PICK: 69 RND: 3 (NE)
Jihaad Campbell
LB Alabama
Jake Majors Head Shot
PICK: 83 RND: 3 (NE)
Jake Majors
C Texas
Miles Frazier Head Shot
PICK: 110 RND: 4 (NE)
Miles Frazier
OG LSU
Garrett Dellinger Head Shot
PICK: 113 RND: 4 (NE)
Garrett Dellinger
OG LSU
Que Robinson Head Shot
PICK: 140 RND: 5 (NE)
Que Robinson
LB-EDGE Alabama
Will Sheppard Head Shot
PICK: 145 RND: 5 (NE)
Will Sheppard
WR Colorado
Bru McCoy Head Shot
PICK: 219 RND: 7 (NE)
Bru McCoy
WR Tennessee
Trey Wedig Head Shot
PICK: 222 RND: 7 (NE)
Trey Wedig
OT Indiana
Shilo Sanders Head Shot
PICK: 237 RND: 7 (NE)
Shilo Sanders
S Colorado
Draft Picks Received
Malaki Starks Head Shot
PICK: 42 RND: 2 (NO)
Malaki Starks
S Georgia
Miles Frazier Head Shot
PICK: 110 RND: 4 (CAR)
Miles Frazier
OG LSU
Garrett Dellinger Head Shot
PICK: 113 RND: 4 (CAR)
Garrett Dellinger
OG LSU
Will Sheppard Head Shot
PICK: 145 RND: 5 (CAR)
Will Sheppard
WR Colorado
Draft Picks Traded
LT Overton Head Shot
PICK: 38 RND: 2 (NO)
LT Overton
DE-EDGE Alabama
DJ Uiagalelei Head Shot
PICK: 105 RND: 4 (CAR)
DJ Uiagalelei
QB Florida State
Players traded away
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Adrian Phillips
S
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Bailey Zappe
QB
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K.J. Osborn
WR
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Raekwon McMillan
LB
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Tyquan Thornton
WR
Draft Grade — Patriots
Overall D
ValueC+ NeedB- TradesF FutureB-
The Patriots bled value on every deal, hence the D.

The Will Sheppard selection is the head-turner. The Patriots reached 145 spots for him, and it will define how this weekend is remembered.

The trades bled value they could not afford to lose. They will regret leaving interior defensive lineman for another day if the season turns on it.

However the rest shakes out, Campbell at that price is a win they earned.

In the end, a class the front office will want to grow past quickly.

Pick Analysis
Pick2 Rnd1 Travis Hunter
In pick No. 2 they get a press-man option on the boundary. More want than need.
Pick42 Rnd2 Malaki Starks
Somehow Malaki Starks was still sitting there in the Round 2 slot, and they pounced on premier safety value. A glaring weakness, addressed head on.
Pick69 Rnd3 Jihaad Campbell
Jihaad Campbell at pick 69 is the steal of the weekend, a first-round talent at a bargain-bin price. Not urgent, but hardly pointless.
Pick83 Rnd3 Jake Majors
Jake Majors at No. 83 jumps the queue by a touch more than is comfortable. A sensible fit for a spot that needed help.
Pick110 Rnd4 Miles Frazier
A big swing on Miles Frazier at slot 110, well ahead of any board in the building. A sensible fit that makes the depth chart a little sturdier.
Pick113 Rnd4 Garrett Dellinger
Garrett Dellinger at the 113th overall pick is the kind of overdraft that needs everything to break right. A need, and now a little less of one.
Pick140 Rnd5 Que Robinson
They reached a country mile for Que Robinson at pick No. 140, and the board is aghast. They walked in needing this and walked out with it.
Pick145 Rnd5 Will Sheppard
Will Sheppard in slot 145 is a reach so steep the board needed a second look to believe it. Top of the wish list, and they did not leave without it.
Pick219 Rnd7 Bru McCoy
Value said wait; Bru McCoy in Round 7, Pick 5 says they were not listening. A must-fix position, and they treated it like one.
Pick222 Rnd7 Trey Wedig
A wild overpay on Trey Wedig in the 222nd pick, the sort that defines a class for the wrong reasons. It shores up a spot that genuinely needed the help.
Pick237 Rnd7 Shilo Sanders
Shilo Sanders in the 237th overall pick lands just on the right side of the ledger. The one spot they could not leave alone, and did not.