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Draft Grade — Patriots
Overall
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FutureB+
Echoles should have been long gone. The Patriots pounced, and earned a B+. The value of the weekend has a name and a slot: Will Echoles, slot 57, roughly 39 picks past where he belonged. More right than wrong, and a B+ to match.
The Wein reach is the anchor dragging on the value grade. Leaving quarterback unaddressed is the roster risk they will have to answer for in the fall. They squeezed a little extra out of every move they made.
It is a bet on later, and a defensible one for a team playing the long game.
Good work on the whole, with quarterback the one box left unchecked.
Pick Analysis
Pick57
Rnd2
Will Echoles
Taking Will Echoles in pick No. 57 is close to grand larceny; an interior defensive lineman that good had no business lasting this long. It answers the question that was keeping the coaches up at night.
Pick76
Rnd3
Kewan Lacy
Nothing to complain about; Kewan Lacy went a shade earlier than his grade, which is fine. One more legitimate question on the roster, answered.
Pick89
Rnd3
Faletau Satuala
Good things come to war rooms that wait, and Faletau Satuala at pick 89 is the proof. They walked in needing this and walked out with it.
Pick94
Rnd3
Cooper Barkate
Value said wait; Cooper Barkate in Round 3, Pick 30 says they were not listening. This was priority one on the needs board, and now it is handled.
Pick99
Rnd3
Taylor Wein
This one needs a full-page explanation: Taylor Wein in slot 99, miles early. The one spot they could not leave alone, and did not.
Pick125
Rnd4
Brody Foley
No drama and no debate, Brody Foley went about where he belonged in the Round 4 slot. A real hole, addressed with a reasonable pick.
Pick130
Rnd4
Koi Perich
Value with a capital V on Koi Perich in No. 130, a genuine coup. Top of the wish list, and they did not leave without it.
Pick168
Rnd5
Tony Rojas
Steal is underselling it; Tony Rojas at the 168th pick is a heist with the alarm still ringing. Useful body for a position without much behind the starter.
Pick189
Rnd6
T.J. Moore
T.J. Moore in No. 189 is a bet on their own eyes over everyone else's grade. A must-fix position, and they treated it like one.
Pick200
Rnd6
Emerson Mandell
They took Emerson Mandell at par in pick 200, which is nothing to complain about. The roster fit checks out.
Pick207
Rnd6
Christian Alliegro
Christian Alliegro slid further than he should have, and the 207th pick is lovely value for the linebacker. Depth on depth, at a spot that was hardly crying out.
Pick209
Rnd6
Sheridan Wilson
A market-rate offensive lineman, with the board and the slot shaking hands on Sheridan Wilson. A sensible fit that makes the depth chart a little sturdier.
Pick246
Rnd7
Elliot Washington II
They talked themselves into Elliot Washington II at Round 7, Pick 30, and the board did not agree. It adds depth where they could use a little.

















