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Draft Grade — Patriots
Overall
D-
ValueC+
NeedB
TradesF
FutureC+
The Patriots got the worse of every deal, and it shows in the D-. They will call it conviction in the building and a reach everywhere else: George Gumbs Jr., 97 picks early at pick 171. The board pushed back all weekend, and the D- is the result.
They lost the exchange badly enough to drag the whole class down. Spending an early pick on cornerback with running back open is the decision the grade keeps circling back to.
A whole weekend of picks and running back is somehow still a want. The Green pick is the one they will point to when this weekend is judged.
In the end, a class the front office will want to grow past quickly.
Pick Analysis
Pick31
Rnd1
Denzel Boston
In the 31st overall pick they get a home-run threat at receiver. The biggest hole, addressed.
Pick63
Rnd2
Caleb Banks
They robbed the room for Caleb Banks here, a fall nobody at the table saw coming. Better still, it is exactly the hole they had to fill.
Pick64
Rnd2
Emmanuel McNeil-Warren
Emmanuel McNeil-Warren at the Round 2 slot is the sort of value that quietly wins a weekend. The biggest hole on the depth chart just got a whole lot smaller.
Pick65
Rnd3
Jacob Rodriguez
They jumped the gun on Jacob Rodriguez, taking him earlier than his grade liked. A minor itch, scratched.
Pick95
Rnd3
Chase Bisontis
Chase Bisontis at pick No. 95 is daylight robbery; nobody expected him to last. It plugs a real leak on the depth chart.
Pick107
Rnd4
Mason Reiger
A wild overpay on Mason Reiger in pick 107, the sort that defines a class for the wrong reasons. They walked in needing this and walked out with it.
Pick125
Rnd4
Davison Igbinosun
They paid sticker price for Davison Igbinosun in pick No. 125, and that is fine. Useful depth more than a marquee fix.
Pick131
Rnd4
Ephesians Prysock
A curious use of the 131st overall pick. Running back needed the pick; a cornerback in Ephesians Prysock did not.
Pick171
Rnd5
George Gumbs Jr.
Value said wait; George Gumbs Jr. in slot 171 says they were not listening. It answers the question that was keeping the coaches up at night.
Pick191
Rnd6
VJ Payne
By-the-book stuff, VJ Payne at No. 191 squarely in line with his ranking. A glaring weakness, addressed head on.
Pick198
Rnd6
De'Zhaun Stribling
They talked themselves into De'Zhaun Stribling at the 198th pick, and the board did not agree. This was priority one on the needs board, and now it is handled.
Pick202
Rnd6
Trey Zuhn III
Trey Zuhn III in the Round 6 slot is a reach so steep the board needed a second look to believe it. A need, and now a little less of one.
Pick212
Rnd6
Taylen Green
Taylen Green in Round 6, Pick 31 should not have been possible, and that is the whole point. A sensible fit for a spot that needed help.
Pick213
Rnd6
Jack Pyburn
Jack Pyburn at pick 213 is the kind of overdraft that needs everything to break right. Top of the wish list, and they did not leave without it.
Pick222
Rnd7
John Michael Gyllenborg
John Michael Gyllenborg at the 222nd overall pick is the pick scouts circle, and not in a good way. A real hole, addressed with a reasonable pick.
Pick247
Rnd7
Robert Spears-Jennings
Robert Spears-Jennings at slot 247 is neither steal nor reach, just the going rate. That was the need underlined and circled, and now it is checked off.





























