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NE PATS 25 Final

  • I.Q. DRAFTING FOR THE
    Patriots
Draft Selections
Luther Burden III Head Shot
PICK: 13 RND: 1 (NE)
Luther Burden III
WR Missouri
Dylan Fairchild Head Shot
PICK: 41 RND: 2 (NE)
Dylan Fairchild
OG Georgia
Jayden Higgins Head Shot
PICK: 42 RND: 2 (NE)
Jayden Higgins
WR Iowa State
Malaki Starks Head Shot
PICK: 72 RND: 3 (NE)
Malaki Starks
S Georgia
Jake Majors Head Shot
PICK: 78 RND: 3 (NE)
Jake Majors
C Texas
Jihaad Campbell Head Shot
PICK: 86 RND: 3 (NE)
Jihaad Campbell
LB Alabama
Daylen Everette Head Shot
PICK: 108 RND: 4 (NE)
Daylen Everette
CB Georgia
Jake Slaughter Head Shot
PICK: 147 RND: 5 (NE)
Jake Slaughter
C Florida
TreVeyon Henderson Head Shot
PICK: 150 RND: 5 (NE)
TreVeyon Henderson
RB Ohio State
Will Sheppard Head Shot
PICK: 170 RND: 5 (NE)
Will Sheppard
WR Colorado
Jimmy Horn Jr. Head Shot
PICK: 218 RND: 7 (NE)
Jimmy Horn Jr.
WR Colorado
Donovan Jackson Head Shot
PICK: 223 RND: 7 (NE)
Donovan Jackson
OG Ohio State
Garrett Greene Head Shot
PICK: 233 RND: 7 (NE)
Garrett Greene
QB West Virginia
Rara Dillworth Head Shot
PICK: 244 RND: 7 (NE)
Rara Dillworth
LB-EDGE Baylor
Draft Picks Received
Luther Burden III Head Shot
PICK: 13 RND: 1 (CIN)
Luther Burden III
WR Missouri
Jayden Higgins Head Shot
PICK: 42 RND: 2 (DAL)
Jayden Higgins
WR Iowa State
Jake Majors Head Shot
PICK: 78 RND: 3 (CIN)
Jake Majors
C Texas
Jake Slaughter Head Shot
PICK: 147 RND: 5 (CAR)
Jake Slaughter
C Florida
TreVeyon Henderson Head Shot
PICK: 150 RND: 5 (CIN)
TreVeyon Henderson
RB Ohio State
Will Sheppard Head Shot
PICK: 170 RND: 5 (DAL)
Will Sheppard
WR Colorado
Garrett Greene Head Shot
PICK: 233 RND: 7 (CAR)
Garrett Greene
QB West Virginia
Rara Dillworth Head Shot
PICK: 244 RND: 7 (WSH)
Rara Dillworth
LB-EDGE Baylor
No Pick Head Shot
PICK: RND: 3 (CIN)
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No Pick Head Shot
PICK: RND: 3 (DAL)
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No Pick Head Shot
PICK: RND: 4 (DAL)
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Draft Picks Traded
Shedeur Sanders Head Shot
PICK: 6 RND: 1 (DAL)
Shedeur Sanders
QB Colorado
Dayon Hayes Head Shot
PICK: 144 RND: 5 (CAR)
Dayon Hayes
DE-EDGE Colorado
DJ Uiagalelei Head Shot
PICK: 239 RND: 7 (TEN)
DJ Uiagalelei
QB Florida State
Players Gained
Head Shot
Jamison Crowder
WR
Head Shot
Terence Steele
OT
Players traded away
Head Shot
Adrian Phillips
S
Head Shot
Bailey Zappe
QB
Head Shot
Calvin Anderson
OT
Head Shot
Chad Ryland
PK
Head Shot
Jalen Reagor
WR
Head Shot
Jaylinn Hawkins
S
Head Shot
Josh Uche
LB
Head Shot
JuJu Smith-Schuster
WR
Head Shot
Lawrence Guy Sr.
DE
Draft Grade — Patriots
Overall F
ValueD- NeedB TradesF FutureB
The Patriots reached for Dillworth and never recovered. Grade: F.

There was a run on nobody at that position, and the Patriots started one anyway for Rara Dillworth, 258 picks ahead of schedule. About as rough as the board gets, and a F to prove it.

The Henderson steal is the beam this whole class leans on. The trades bled value they could not afford to lose.

A whole weekend of picks and interior defensive lineman is somehow still a want.

About as rough as a weekend gets on paper, with interior defensive lineman still staring back at them.

Pick Analysis
Pick13 Rnd1 Luther Burden III
In slot 13 they get a weapon on the perimeter, a steep price for the projection. It fills the loudest need on the roster.
Pick41 Rnd2 Dylan Fairchild
They went early on Dylan Fairchild in the 41st overall pick, and the value did not follow. It shores up a spot that genuinely needed the help.
Pick42 Rnd2 Jayden Higgins
Jayden Higgins in the 42nd pick is a reach so steep the board needed a second look to believe it. This was priority one on the needs board, and now it is handled.
Pick72 Rnd3 Malaki Starks
Malaki Starks at No. 72 is a first-round grade at a bargain-bin price, no notes. That was the need underlined and circled, and now it is checked off.
Pick78 Rnd3 Jake Majors
A tidy bit of business in pick 78, where Jake Majors graded well above the range. Another box on the needs board, quietly ticked.
Pick86 Rnd3 Jihaad Campbell
Value said wait; Jihaad Campbell in pick No. 86 says they were not listening. A quiet depth add at a thin-ish spot.
Pick108 Rnd4 Daylen Everette
A big swing on Daylen Everette at Round 4, Pick 7, well ahead of any board in the building. Useful depth more than a marquee fix.
Pick147 Rnd5 Jake Slaughter
Jake Slaughter in the 147th pick is a bet on their own eyes over everyone else's grade. It plugs a real leak on the depth chart.
Pick150 Rnd5 TreVeyon Henderson
TreVeyon Henderson at the Round 5 slot is daylight robbery; nobody expected him to last. It fills a real need, too.
Pick170 Rnd5 Will Sheppard
Will Sheppard at pick No. 170 is a steep price for a hunch, hard to square with any board. It answers the question that was keeping the coaches up at night.
Pick218 Rnd7 Jimmy Horn Jr.
This one needs a full-page explanation: Jimmy Horn Jr. in No. 218, miles early. They walked in needing this and walked out with it.
Pick223 Rnd7 Donovan Jackson
The board fumbled Donovan Jackson all the way to the 223rd overall pick, and they scooped it up. A need, and now a little less of one.
Pick233 Rnd7 Garrett Greene
They talked themselves into Garrett Greene at slot 233, and the board did not agree. The roster fit checks out.
Pick244 Rnd7 Rara Dillworth
Rara Dillworth at pick 244 is the kind of overdraft that needs everything to break right. A glaring weakness, addressed head on.