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Draft Grade — Patriots
Overall
B
ValueB
NeedB
TradesA
FutureB-
Nothing loud, just a tidy B for the Patriots. Call it belief, call it a gut call, but Dominic Zvada at pick No. 215 is 43 spots clear of consensus, and that is the headline.
If one pick saves this weekend, it is Haynes. They punted on edge rusher, and it is the miss that keeps the grade honest. The trade work was a quiet net positive.
They left with wide receiver solved and the rest of the wish list mostly ticked off.
Good work on the whole, with edge rusher the one box left unchecked.
Pick Analysis
Pick26
Rnd1
Makai Lemon
In the 26th pick they get a go-to option on the outside at fair value. Exactly the need they had to hit.
Pick46
Rnd2
Jake Slaughter
Taking Jake Slaughter in Round 2, Pick 14 is close to grand larceny; an offensive lineman that good had no business lasting this long. A sensible fit for a spot that needed help.
Pick52
Rnd2
Max Klare
You do not let a tight end like Max Klare reach the Round 2 slot and blink. They did not. It plugs a real leak on the depth chart.
Pick58
Rnd2
Gennings Dunker
No drama and no debate, Gennings Dunker went about where he belonged in slot 58. It shores up a spot that genuinely needed the help.
Pick78
Rnd3
Whit Weeks
A slide stopped in the 78th overall pick, with Whit Weeks worth more than the price. Depth more than a fix, but depth they can use.
Pick114
Rnd4
Chandler Rivers
Chandler Rivers at No. 114 is a sensible buy, a touch better than market for the cornerback. A quiet depth add at a thin-ish spot.
Pick120
Rnd4
Rayshaun Benny
Rayshaun Benny at pick 120 is the pick scouts circle, and not in a good way. It answers the question that was keeping the coaches up at night.
Pick128
Rnd4
Bud Clark
Bud Clark in the 128th overall pick is the kind of reach that only looks good if he outplays it. That was the need underlined and circled, and now it is checked off.
Pick153
Rnd5
Justice Haynes
Justice Haynes at pick No. 153 is daylight robbery; nobody expected him to last. It patches a soft spot without any drama.
Pick159
Rnd5
Bray Hubbard
A top-tier safety at a bargain, Bray Hubbard in the 159th pick, plain and simple. A must-fix position, and they treated it like one.
Pick192
Rnd6
DJ McKinney
DJ McKinney slipping to Round 6, Pick 16 is the kind of luck good rooms make for themselves. Depth on depth, at a spot that was hardly crying out.
Pick215
Rnd6
Dominic Zvada
Dominic Zvada in slot 215 is a bet on their own eyes over everyone else's grade. Nice player, but the depth chart did not need him here.















