Somewhere a general manager is explaining how Quinshon Judkins got past him. The Patriots do not have to explain a thing at No. 223. It does the job without flash, and the B reflects it.
Reaching for Williams left real value on the table behind him. They punted on quarterback, and it is the miss that keeps the grade honest. Spencer Brown gives the group a proven body among the projects.
A workmanlike haul that should hold up just fine.
Pick-by-Pick
R1.30
· Pick 30
· Aireontae Ersery
· OT
· rank 84
In pick 30 they get a plug-and-play piece up front, a steep price for the projection.
R2.9
· Pick 41
· Malaki Starks
· S
· rank 19
Steal is underselling it; Malaki Starks at Round 2, Pick 9 is a heist with the alarm still ringing. The biggest hole on the depth chart just got a whole lot smaller.
R2.14
· Pick 46
· Isaiah Bond
· WR
· rank 35
Isaiah Bond is a better player than slot 46 suggests; smart patience, rewarded. They walked in needing this and walked out with it.
R3.8
· Pick 72
· Mykel Williams
· DE-EDGE
· rank 154
They talked themselves into Mykel Williams at No. 72, and the board did not agree. A must-fix position, and they treated it like one.
R3.13
· Pick 77
· Deone Walker
· DT
· rank 128
Deone Walker in pick No. 77 is a bet on their own eyes over everyone else's grade. The one spot they could not leave alone, and did not.
R3.22
· Pick 86
· Jabbar Muhammad
· CB
· rank 116
They reached a country mile for Jabbar Muhammad at the 86th overall pick, and the board is aghast. It thickens a room that could stand to be thicker.
R4.7
· Pick 108
· Donovan Jackson
· OG
· rank 175
Donovan Jackson at the 108th pick is a steep price for a hunch, hard to square with any board. It shores up a spot that genuinely needed the help.
R4.17
· Pick 118
· Deontae Lawson
· LB
· rank 92
They robbed the room for Deontae Lawson here, a fall nobody at the table saw coming. A minor need, but a need all the same.
R5.6
· Pick 144
· Colston Loveland
· TE
· rank 62
The board fumbled Colston Loveland all the way to pick No. 144, and they scooped it up. It fills a real need, too.
R7.4
· Pick 218
· Jonah Monheim
· C
· rank 196
A offensive lineman of that caliber at pick 218 is the definition of value, full stop. A real hole, addressed with a reasonable pick.
R7.9
· Pick 223
· Quinshon Judkins
· RB
· rank 86
Quinshon Judkins at the 223rd pick is a first-round grade at a bargain-bin price, no notes. One more legitimate question on the roster, answered.
R7.25
· Pick 239
· Oscar Delp
· TE
· rank 252
Oscar Delp at No. 239 jumps the queue by a touch more than is comfortable. A need, and now a little less of one.