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jim D DRAFTING FOR THEPatriots
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Draft Grade — Patriots
Overall
D
ValueA
NeedB-
TradesF
FutureB
Best value of the weekend goes to the Patriots for Sanders: D. The value of the weekend has a name and a slot: T.J. Sanders, the 217th pick, roughly 175 picks past where he belonged.
The trades bled value they could not afford to lose. The safety spot stays a question, and it was the one they most needed an answer at. The veteran additions, Kolton Miller chief among them, give the class a floor the rookies alone would not.
Bottom line, they will need several of these picks to beat their grades just to break even, and safety is still a hole.
Pick Analysis
Pick8
Rnd1
Travis Hunter
In pick No. 8 they get a press-man option on the boundary at fair value.
Pick38
Rnd2
Ashton Jeanty
Ashton Jeanty in the 38th pick should not have been possible, and that is the whole point. It plugs a real leak on the depth chart.
Pick68
Rnd3
Wyatt Milum
They barely believed it either: Wyatt Milum still on the board at pick 68. Another box on the needs board, quietly ticked.
Pick69
Rnd3
Jalon Walker
Jalon Walker at Round 3, Pick 5 is daylight robbery; nobody expected him to last. Not urgent, but hardly pointless.
Pick86
Rnd3
Tre Harris
They will replay Tre Harris at No. 86 for years; that is how good the value is. The biggest hole on the depth chart just got a whole lot smaller.
Pick104
Rnd4
Josaiah Stewart
A edge rusher of that caliber at the 104th overall pick is the definition of value, full stop. A glaring weakness, addressed head on.
Pick123
Rnd4
Colston Loveland
Somehow Colston Loveland was still sitting there in the Round 4 slot, and they pounced on premier tight end value. One more legitimate question on the roster, answered.
Pick143
Rnd5
Walter Nolen
Walter Nolen in slot 143 is a gift, value that borders on unfair. This was priority one on the needs board, and now it is handled.
Pick157
Rnd5
Jihaad Campbell
The board fumbled Jihaad Campbell all the way to the Round 5 slot, and they scooped it up. Pure best-available; the position was not exactly begging.
Pick162
Rnd5
Jack Bech
Jack Bech at pick 162 is the steal of the weekend, a first-round talent at a bargain-bin price. The one spot they could not leave alone, and did not.
Pick178
Rnd6
Aireontae Ersery
Aireontae Ersery in pick No. 178 is the kind of fall that makes a whole class. It shores up a spot that genuinely needed the help.
Pick212
Rnd6
Trey Amos
Steal is underselling it; Trey Amos at Round 6, Pick 37 is a heist with the alarm still ringing. A luxury on a unit that was already in good shape.
Pick217
Rnd7
T.J. Sanders
Circle this one: T.J. Sanders at the 217th overall pick is a fall that decides a draft. That was the need underlined and circled, and now it is checked off.
Pick220
Rnd7
Quinshon Judkins
Quinshon Judkins at slot 220 is a first-round grade at a bargain-bin price, no notes. A real hole, addressed with a reasonable pick.
Pick238
Rnd7
Xavier Restrepo
You do not let a wide receiver like Xavier Restrepo reach the 238th pick and blink. They did not. It answers the question that was keeping the coaches up at night.
























