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Rob DRAFTING FOR THEPatriots
Draft Selections
Draft Picks Received
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Players Gained
Joe
Alt
OT
Amarius
Mims
OT
Joey
Porter Jr.
CB
Darnell
Washington
TE
Riq
Woolen
CB
Players traded away
Atonio
Mafi
OG
Caedan
Wallace
OT
Chukwuma
Okorafor
OT
Cole
Strange
OG
Jonathan
Jones
CB
Draft Grade — Patriots
Overall
B+
ValueA-
NeedB
TradesA+
FutureB-
The Patriots let Restrepo fall into their laps, and walked away with a B+. Somebody in the Round 7 slot was going to get robbed, and it turned out to be the rest of the league. The Patriots sat still while Xavier Restrepo, the No. 15 name on the board, slid all the way to them, then sprinted to the podium.
Every board in the league had Overton lower, and that gap is the story. They won the margins on every swap, and it adds up fast.
Nothing here to lose sleep over, and plenty to feel decent about.
Pick Analysis
Pick24
Rnd1
Travis Hunter
Circle this one: Travis Hunter at the Round 1 slot is a fall that decides a draft. Useful depth more than a marquee fix.
Pick36
Rnd2
Ashton Jeanty
They robbed the room for Ashton Jeanty here, a fall nobody at the table saw coming. Another box on the needs board, quietly ticked.
Pick68
Rnd3
Colston Loveland
They took Colston Loveland at par in slot 68, which is nothing to complain about. It shores up a spot that genuinely needed the help.
Pick69
Rnd3
Tyler Warren
Tyler Warren in the 69th overall pick is a bet on their own eyes over everyone else's grade. A sensible fit for a spot that needed help.
Pick80
Rnd3
Kenneth Grant
Kenneth Grant at Round 3, Pick 16 is neither steal nor reach, just the going rate. That was the need underlined and circled, and now it is checked off.
Pick93
Rnd3
LT Overton
Value said wait; LT Overton in pick No. 93 says they were not listening. A must-fix position, and they treated it like one.
Pick103
Rnd4
Aireontae Ersery
You do not let an offensive lineman like Aireontae Ersery reach pick 103 and blink. They did not. The roster fit checks out.
Pick115
Rnd4
Walter Nolen
A interior defensive lineman of that caliber at the 115th pick is the definition of value, full stop. They walked in needing this and walked out with it.
Pick121
Rnd4
Jahdae Barron
Jahdae Barron at the 121st overall pick is a first-round grade at a bargain-bin price, no notes. Better still, it is exactly the hole they had to fill.
Pick128
Rnd4
Derrick Harmon
Derrick Harmon in pick 128 is fair value, right on his grade. It also answers one of the loudest questions on the roster.
Pick129
Rnd4
Tre Harris
A top-tier wide receiver at a bargain, Tre Harris in pick No. 129, plain and simple. A glaring weakness, addressed head on.
Pick134
Rnd4
Wyatt Milum
Wyatt Milum in the Round 4 slot is a gift, value that borders on unfair. A need, and now a little less of one.
Pick139
Rnd5
Jihaad Campbell
Quietly one of the better values of the day, Jihaad Campbell at slot 139. Useful body for a position without much behind the starter.
Pick193
Rnd6
Bryce Foster
Bryce Foster in No. 193 is the kind of fall that makes a whole class. It fills a real need, too.
Pick217
Rnd7
Cam Ward
Cam Ward in Round 7, Pick 3 should not have been possible, and that is the whole point. A real hole, addressed with a reasonable pick.
Pick220
Rnd7
Josaiah Stewart
Josaiah Stewart at the 220th pick 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.
Pick228
Rnd7
Xavier Restrepo
Taking Xavier Restrepo in No. 228 is close to grand larceny; a wide receiver that good had no business lasting this long. This was priority one on the needs board, and now it is handled.
Pick235
Rnd7
Deontae Lawson
Deontae Lawson at pick No. 235 is daylight robbery; nobody expected him to last. They doubled down on a strength rather than a need.
Pick239
Rnd7
Dont'e Thornton Jr.
They barely believed it either: Dont'e Thornton Jr. still on the board at the Round 7 slot. It answers the question that was keeping the coaches up at night.