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yves DRAFTING FOR THEPatriots
Draft Selections
Draft Picks Received
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Draft Grade — Patriots
Overall
C+
ValueC+
NeedB
TradesF
FutureA+
The Patriots lost the trade table, and the C+ tells the story. The Patriots spent real capital to be 112 picks early on Nick Nash, and the board is going to hold them to it.
On value alone, Monheim makes the weekend a net positive. The trades bled value they could not afford to lose.
Leaving running back unaddressed is the roster risk they will have to answer for in the fall. It is a bet on later, and a defensible one for a team playing the long game.
So much rides on Shemar Stewart that the real verdict is a season or two away.
Pick Analysis
Pick28
Rnd1
Shemar Stewart
In No. 28 they get juice off the edge, though the board says they badly overpaid. Exactly the need they had to hit.
Pick39
Rnd2
Jalon Walker
A tidy bit of business in the Round 2 slot, where Jalon Walker graded well above the range. Not urgent, but hardly pointless.
Pick44
Rnd2
Nick Emmanwori
They barely believed it either: Nick Emmanwori still on the board at pick 44. A must-fix position, and they treated it like one.
Pick70
Rnd3
Deone Walker
A straight-up fair deal on Deone Walker at the 70th pick, value and slot in agreement. They walked in needing this and walked out with it.
Pick80
Rnd3
Maxwell Hairston
Maxwell Hairston in slot 80 is a bet on their own eyes over everyone else's grade. Useful depth more than a marquee fix.
Pick97
Rnd3
Ajani Cornelius
A conviction pick on Ajani Cornelius at pick No. 97 that the board grades a round light. A sensible fit that makes the depth chart a little sturdier.
Pick106
Rnd4
Evan Stewart
A reasonable price with a little left over, Evan Stewart in the 106th overall pick. The biggest hole on the depth chart just got a whole lot smaller.
Pick141
Rnd5
Nick Nash
Nick Nash at the Round 5 slot is an overdraft of the loud, memorable kind. A need, and now a little less of one.
Pick150
Rnd5
Xavier Nwankpa
Xavier Nwankpa at slot 150 is the kind of overdraft that needs everything to break right. It also answers one of the loudest questions on the roster.
Pick221
Rnd7
Clay Webb
They took Clay Webb at par in Round 7, Pick 7, which is nothing to complain about. Another box on the needs board, quietly ticked.
Pick223
Rnd7
Nick Martin
Nick Martin at the 223rd pick is a steep price for a hunch, hard to square with any board. Insurance at a position that did not really ask for it.
Pick248
Rnd7
Jonah Monheim
The board fumbled Jonah Monheim all the way to pick 248, and they scooped it up. A sensible fit for a spot that needed help.
Pick249
Rnd7
Logan Parr
Logan Parr in pick No. 249 is a bargain the rest of the room will envy. It fills a real need, too.
















