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Tc2324 DRAFTING FOR THEPatriots
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Draft Grade — Patriots
Overall
A-
ValueB
NeedB
TradesA+
FutureA
The Patriots turned the phones into found money: A-. You can fall in love with a player. You are not supposed to marry him in the wrong round. The Patriots did exactly that with Oluwafemi Oladejo in pick 106.
They robbed the room blind at the table, and it lifts the grade on its own. However the rest shakes out, Emmanwori at that price is a win they earned.
The quarterback hole is the one line item this class does not answer.
Trust the process, because this time the process plainly worked.
Pick Analysis
Pick17
Rnd1
Matthew Golden
In slot 17 they get a No. 1 receiver at fair value. It fills the loudest need on the roster.
Pick38
Rnd2
Jonah Savaiinaea
Jonah Savaiinaea in the Round 2 slot is fair value, right on his grade. A real hole, addressed with a reasonable pick.
Pick49
Rnd2
Nick Emmanwori
Nick Emmanwori at pick No. 49 is the steal of the weekend, a first-round talent at a bargain-bin price. A must-fix position, and they treated it like one.
Pick69
Rnd3
Tate Ratledge
They took Tate Ratledge at par in No. 69, which is nothing to complain about. A sensible fit that makes the depth chart a little sturdier.
Pick77
Rnd3
Quinshon Judkins
Value with a capital V on Quinshon Judkins in the 77th overall pick, a genuine coup. It shores up a spot that genuinely needed the help.
Pick94
Rnd3
Deone Walker
They read the board right and Deone Walker was the payoff at Round 3, Pick 30. Better still, it is exactly the hole they had to fill.
Pick104
Rnd4
Gunnar Helm
Gunnar Helm slipping to slot 104 is the kind of luck good rooms make for themselves. It plugs a real leak on the depth chart.
Pick106
Rnd4
Oluwafemi Oladejo
Oluwafemi Oladejo at the Round 4 slot is the pick scouts circle, and not in a good way. The one spot they could not leave alone, and did not.
Pick144
Rnd5
Andres Borregales
A premium they did not need to pay, Andres Borregales a notch or two before his time. Pure best-available; the position was not exactly begging.
Pick171
Rnd5
Drew Kendall
They reached a country mile for Drew Kendall at the 171st overall pick, and the board is aghast. The roster fit checks out.
Pick216
Rnd6
Nazir Stackhouse
A market-rate interior defensive lineman, with the board and the slot shaking hands on Nazir Stackhouse. That was the need underlined and circled, and now it is checked off.
Pick220
Rnd7
Jason Marshall Jr.
A quiet steal in No. 220: Jason Marshall Jr. for less than the market said. Depth more than a fix, but depth they can use.
Pick238
Rnd7
Ricky White III
Ricky White III at Round 7, Pick 22 is money in the bank, a wide receiver taken below his worth. It answers the question that was keeping the coaches up at night.
Pick255
Rnd7
Teddye Buchanan
No edge and no loss on Teddye Buchanan in the 255th pick; it is a wash and a sensible one. A minor need, but a need all the same.

















