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Draft Grade — Patriots
Overall
A-
ValueB
NeedB
TradesA+
FutureA+
The Patriots let Linton fall and pounced. Final grade: A-. This is the pick they will still be bragging about in July: Steve Linton, the No. 182 name on the board, stolen at pick 245.
The trade ledger is the best part of the whole weekend. They are betting Milroe proves the room right and everyone else wrong.
Leaving interior defensive lineman unaddressed is the roster risk they will have to answer for in the fall.
Add it up and this is about as clean as a draft weekend gets.
Pick Analysis
Pick9
Rnd1
Brock Bowers
In the 9th overall pick they get a moveable chess piece at tight end. A real need, handled.
Pick35
Rnd2
Quinn Ewers
Quinn Ewers at Round 2, Pick 3 is neither steal nor reach, just the going rate. One more legitimate question on the roster, answered.
Pick40
Rnd2
Xavier Worthy
A tidy bit of business in slot 40, where Xavier Worthy graded well above the range. This was priority one on the needs board, and now it is handled.
Pick43
Rnd2
Edgerrin Cooper
A quiet steal in the 43rd pick: Edgerrin Cooper for less than the market said. It thickens a room that could stand to be thicker.
Pick67
Rnd3
Ja'Lynn Polk
A clean, defensible pick in the Round 3 slot with a little surplus value in Ja'Lynn Polk. They walked in needing this and walked out with it.
Pick82
Rnd3
Cooper Beebe
A offensive lineman of that caliber at pick 82 is the definition of value, full stop. A sensible fit for a spot that needed help.
Pick103
Rnd4
Brenden Rice
Value with a capital V on Brenden Rice in pick No. 103, a genuine coup. A glaring weakness, addressed head on.
Pick104
Rnd4
Tate Ratledge
A market-rate offensive lineman, with the board and the slot shaking hands on Tate Ratledge. It plugs a real leak on the depth chart.
Pick140
Rnd5
Jamari Thrash
No drama and no debate, Jamari Thrash went about where he belonged in No. 140. Better still, it is exactly the hole they had to fill.
Pick141
Rnd5
Malachi Moore
They paid up for Malachi Moore at Round 5, Pick 5 when waiting would have done the job. A pick in search of a role on this roster.
Pick181
Rnd6
Jaylan Ford
A conviction pick on Jaylan Ford at pick No. 181 that the board grades a round light. They added to a strength when a need was still open elsewhere.
Pick224
Rnd7
Carson Steele
Carson Steele at the Round 7 slot jumps the queue by a touch more than is comfortable. It fills a real need, too.
Pick243
Rnd7
Jalen Milroe
A reach on Jalen Milroe in pick 243; the board had better options right there. Another box on the needs board, quietly ticked.
Pick245
Rnd7
Steve Linton
Steve Linton at the 245th overall pick 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.