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Draft Grade — Patriots
Overall
A-
ValueB-
NeedB
TradesA+
FutureA+
The Patriots won the weekend at the trade table. Grade: A-. The Patriots went off the board in a big way for Ethan Downs, 51 picks early. Conviction is one thing; this is another. Little to argue with here, and the A- says so.
They robbed the room blind at the table, and it lifts the grade on its own. The Borregales pick is fine in a vacuum, less so with safety still on the board.
They punted on safety, and it is the miss that keeps the grade honest. That Warren pick is the receipt they will wave around later.
Add it up and this is about as clean as a draft weekend gets.
Pick Analysis
Pick27
Rnd1
Luther Burden III
In slot 27 they get a No. 1 receiver. Exactly the need they had to hit.
Pick33
Rnd2
Tyler Warren
The board had Tyler Warren higher than the 33rd pick, and the tight end fell to them anyway. A sensible fit for a spot that needed help.
Pick34
Rnd2
Benjamin Morrison
They went early on Benjamin Morrison in the Round 2 slot, and the value did not follow. Useful depth more than a marquee fix.
Pick38
Rnd2
Jalon Walker
They stopped a slide they were happy to see, landing Jalon Walker in Round 2, Pick 6. It thickens a room that could stand to be thicker.
Pick50
Rnd2
JT Tuimoloau
A straight-up fair deal on JT Tuimoloau at pick No. 50, value and slot in agreement. The one spot they could not leave alone, and did not.
Pick56
Rnd2
Ozzy Trapilo
A real head-scratcher, Ozzy Trapilo in the 56th overall pick is miles ahead of his ranking. A need, and now a little less of one.
Pick63
Rnd2
TreVeyon Henderson
TreVeyon Henderson at slot 63 is the sort of value that quietly wins a weekend. It shores up a spot that genuinely needed the help.
Pick73
Rnd3
Jalen Royals
Jalen Royals in pick 73 is a bargain the rest of the room will envy. They walked in needing this and walked out with it.
Pick80
Rnd3
Jalen Milroe
Jalen Milroe at the Round 3 slot jumps the queue by a touch more than is comfortable. The roster fit checks out.
Pick95
Rnd3
Tai Felton
They took Tai Felton at par in No. 95, which is nothing to complain about. Top of the wish list, and they did not leave without it.
Pick116
Rnd4
Jordan Phillips
Jordan Phillips is a better player than Round 4, Pick 14 suggests; smart patience, rewarded. That was the need underlined and circled, and now it is checked off.
Pick120
Rnd4
Anthony Belton
Anthony Belton slipping to pick No. 120 is the kind of luck good rooms make for themselves. A sensible fit that makes the depth chart a little sturdier.
Pick122
Rnd4
Jake Majors
The board had cheaper options than Jake Majors at the 122nd overall pick, and it noticed. It plugs a real leak on the depth chart.
Pick124
Rnd4
Andres Borregales
The needs board was loud and they turned it down, spending the 124th pick on Andres Borregales with safety unsolved.
Pick174
Rnd5
Que Robinson
A conviction pick on Que Robinson at pick 174 that the board grades a round light. This was priority one on the needs board, and now it is handled.
Pick200
Rnd6
Tahj Brooks
Tahj Brooks at the 200th pick is neither steal nor reach, just the going rate. One more legitimate question on the roster, answered.
Pick220
Rnd7
Alijah Huzzie
Nothing to complain about; Alijah Huzzie went a shade earlier than his grade, which is fine. Nice player, but the depth chart did not need him here.
Pick235
Rnd7
Ethan Downs
A big swing on Ethan Downs at slot 235, well ahead of any board in the building. Better still, it is exactly the hole they had to fill.







































