Somebody in pick 72 was going to get robbed, and it turned out to be the rest of the league. The Patriots sat still while Shavon Revel Jr., the No. 45 name on the board, slid all the way to them, then sprinted to the podium. It does the job without flash, and the B- reflects it.
A whole weekend of picks and quarterback is somehow still a want. The Dennis-Sutton reach is the anchor dragging on the value grade.
On the needs board they went 7 of 8, with edge rusher the one that mattered most. Building through the lines is a philosophy, and they stuck to it.
Good work on the whole, with quarterback the one box left unchecked.
Pick-by-Pick
R1.3
· Pick 3
· Kelvin Banks Jr.
· OT
· rank 4
In slot 3 they get an anchor for the offensive line. A clean fit for the roster.
R2.9
· Pick 41
· Cameron Williams
· OT
· rank 36
Cameron Williams at the 41st pick is a sensible buy, a touch better than market for the offensive lineman. Another box on the needs board, quietly ticked.
R3.8
· Pick 72
· Shavon Revel Jr.
· CB
· rank 45
You do not let a cornerback like Shavon Revel Jr. reach pick 72 and blink. They did not. Useful body for a position without much behind the starter.
R3.22
· Pick 86
· Kenneth Grant
· DL
· rank 65
Kenneth Grant in the 86th overall pick should not have been possible, and that is the whole point. They walked in needing this and walked out with it.
R4.7
· Pick 108
· Dani Dennis-Sutton
· DE-EDGE
· rank 120
Dani Dennis-Sutton at No. 108 is a conviction pick that outran the value. Better still, it is exactly the hole they had to fill.
R5.6
· Pick 144
· Raheim Sanders
· RB
· rank 125
The board fumbled Raheim Sanders all the way to Round 5, Pick 6, and they scooped it up. It plugs a real leak on the depth chart.
R7.4
· Pick 218
· Luke Lachey
· TE
· rank 214
Luke Lachey in the Round 7 slot lands just on the right side of the ledger. It patches a soft spot without any drama.
R7.6
· Pick 220
· Shilo Sanders
· S
· rank 216
They did well to land Shilo Sanders in pick No. 220, just ahead of his grade. Top of the wish list, and they did not leave without it.
R7.22
· Pick 236
· Makari Paige
· S
· rank 233
Makari Paige in pick No. 236 is fine work, a shade of surplus and no downside. This was priority one on the needs board, and now it is handled.
R7.42
· Pick 256
· Jimmy Horn Jr.
· WR
· rank 265
Jimmy Horn Jr. in Round 7, Pick 42 is the kind of reach that only looks good if he outplays it. A must-fix position, and they treated it like one.