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Draft Grade — Patriots
Overall
A
ValueB+
NeedB
TradesA+
FutureA+
The Patriots let McGlothern fall and pounced. Final grade: A. Every so often the board makes a mistake, and the Patriots were there to profit. Dwight McGlothern, the No. 161 name on the board, should have been long gone before Round 7, Pick 11.
The dealing alone would carry a lesser class. They will answer for taking cornerback early while safety went begging. They will regret leaving safety for another day if the season turns on it.
Bottom line, they did the job about as well as it can be done.
Pick Analysis
Pick18
Rnd1
Rome Odunze
A tidy bit of business in pick No. 18, where Rome Odunze graded well above the range. Better still, it is exactly the hole they had to fill.
Pick34
Rnd2
Kool-Aid McKinstry
They let Kool-Aid McKinstry come to them and pounced at pick 34. It thickens a room that could stand to be thicker.
Pick37
Rnd2
Chop Robinson
A quiet steal in Round 2, Pick 5: Chop Robinson for less than the market said. It answers the question that was keeping the coaches up at night.
Pick69
Rnd3
Jeremiah Trotter Jr.
A straight-up fair deal on Jeremiah Trotter Jr. at No. 69, value and slot in agreement. Not urgent, but hardly pointless.
Pick76
Rnd3
T.J. Tampa
A curious use of the Round 3 slot. Safety needed the pick; a cornerback in T.J. Tampa did not.
Pick84
Rnd3
Dominick Puni
No drama and no debate, Dominick Puni went about where he belonged in slot 84. The roster fit checks out.
Pick104
Rnd4
Brenden Rice
Brenden Rice is a better player than the 104th overall pick suggests; smart patience, rewarded. The one spot they could not leave alone, and did not.
Pick123
Rnd4
Tyler Davis
Tyler Davis at the 123rd pick is a sensible buy, a touch better than market for the interior defensive lineman. A must-fix position, and they treated it like one.
Pick137
Rnd5
Roger Rosengarten
They took Roger Rosengarten at par in the 137th overall pick, which is nothing to complain about. A need, and now a little less of one.
Pick145
Rnd5
Tommy Eichenberg
A market-rate linebacker, with the board and the slot shaking hands on Tommy Eichenberg. A want more than a need, though you can never have too many.
Pick170
Rnd5
Luke McCaffrey
Luke McCaffrey at pick No. 170 is daylight robbery; nobody expected him to last. Top of the wish list, and they did not leave without it.
Pick180
Rnd6
Jaheim Bell
Nice patience on Jaheim Bell, who had no business lasting to the Round 6 slot. A sensible fit for a spot that needed help.
Pick193
Rnd6
Jase McClellan
Jase McClellan at pick 193 is neither steal nor reach, just the going rate. One more legitimate question on the roster, answered.
Pick195
Rnd6
Joe Milton III
Joe Milton III at the 195th pick is right where the board had him, plain and simple. A sensible fit that makes the depth chart a little sturdier.
Pick226
Rnd7
Tip Reiman
A tight end of that caliber at slot 226 is the definition of value, full stop. A real hole, addressed with a reasonable pick.
Pick231
Rnd7
Dwight McGlothern
Dwight McGlothern at No. 231 is a first-round grade at a bargain-bin price, no notes. They added to a strength when a need was still open elsewhere.




















