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Draft Grade — Patriots
Overall
B+
ValueB
NeedB-
TradesA+
FutureB
Best value of the weekend goes to the Patriots for Fitzgerald: B+. You could see the war room lean forward. Ryan Fitzgerald at the 238th pick is the sort of fall that does not happen, except it just did.
They will need Brown to outplay his draft slot in a hurry to justify it. The trade ledger is the best part of the whole weekend. It is not that Porter is a bad player; it is that the Patriots had louder needs to answer first.
Leaving safety unaddressed is the roster risk they will have to answer for in the fall.
Good work on the whole, with safety the one box left unchecked.
Pick Analysis
Pick14
Rnd1
Jahdae Barron
In the 14th overall pick they get a sticky cover corner. More want than need.
Pick34
Rnd2
Tre Harris
Tre Harris is a better player than No. 34 suggests; smart patience, rewarded. Top of the wish list, and they did not leave without it.
Pick65
Rnd3
Jared Ivey
A conviction pick on Jared Ivey at slot 65 that the board grades a round light. It also answers one of the loudest questions on the roster.
Pick69
Rnd3
Darien Porter
The eyebrow-raiser of the weekend. They went cornerback with Darien Porter while clear needs at safety, quarterback and other spots sat open.
Pick77
Rnd3
Alfred Collins
Alfred Collins at the 77th pick is the sort of value that quietly wins a weekend. They walked in needing this and walked out with it.
Pick103
Rnd4
Logan Brown
Logan Brown at Round 4, Pick 2 is a steep price for a hunch, hard to square with any board. A sensible fit for a spot that needed help.
Pick104
Rnd4
Tez Johnson
Value with a capital V on Tez Johnson in pick No. 104, a genuine coup. The biggest hole on the depth chart just got a whole lot smaller.
Pick143
Rnd5
Cody Simon
Steal is underselling it; Cody Simon at pick 143 is a heist with the alarm still ringing. Not urgent, but hardly pointless.
Pick217
Rnd7
Carson Schwesinger
Somehow Carson Schwesinger was still sitting there in Round 7, Pick 1, and they pounced on premier linebacker value. Depth on depth, at a spot that was hardly crying out.
Pick220
Rnd7
Clay Webb
Clay Webb at the 220th pick is neither steal nor reach, just the going rate. A need, and now a little less of one.
Pick238
Rnd7
Ryan Fitzgerald
You do not let a specialist like Ryan Fitzgerald reach slot 238 and blink. They did not. A luxury on a unit that was already in good shape.
Pick242
Rnd7
James Burnip
They will replay James Burnip at No. 242 for years; that is how good the value is. Nice player, but the depth chart did not need him here.
















