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Draft Grade — Patriots
Overall
F
ValueA-
NeedB-
TradesF
FutureF
The Patriots let Sanders fall and pounced. Final grade: F. The rest of the league had time to spare on JT Daniels; the Patriots did not wait, grabbing him 141 spots ahead at the Round 7 slot.
Sanders falling to them is the kind of break a good board is built to catch. Overpaying at the table undid a lot of the good work elsewhere. They punted on tight end, and it is the miss that keeps the grade honest.
It is a win-now wager, and the future is the stake.
In short, a weekend the front office will want to forget in a hurry.
Pick Analysis
Pick4
Rnd1
Travis Hunter
In slot 4 they get a press-man option on the boundary. More want than need.
Pick38
Rnd2
Walter Nolen
Taking Walter Nolen in pick 38 is close to grand larceny; an interior defensive lineman that good had no business lasting this long. The one spot they could not leave alone, and did not.
Pick65
Rnd3
Wyatt Milum
Wyatt Milum in Round 3, Pick 1 should not have been possible, and that is the whole point. A sensible fit for a spot that needed help.
Pick69
Rnd3
Tyler Booker
Tyler Booker in pick No. 69 is the kind of fall that makes a whole class. Another box on the needs board, quietly ticked.
Pick77
Rnd3
Donovan Jackson
By-the-book stuff, Donovan Jackson at slot 77 squarely in line with his ranking. It fills a real need, too.
Pick104
Rnd4
Malaki Starks
Steal is underselling it; Malaki Starks at pick 104 is a heist with the alarm still ringing. A must-fix position, and they treated it like one.
Pick143
Rnd5
Jihaad Campbell
A linebacker of that caliber at Round 5, Pick 6 is the definition of value, full stop. Not urgent, but hardly pointless.
Pick198
Rnd6
Quinshon Judkins
Quinshon Judkins at the 198th pick is the steal of the weekend, a first-round talent at a bargain-bin price. A sensible fit that makes the depth chart a little sturdier.
Pick214
Rnd6
Tre Harris
They barely believed it either: Tre Harris still on the board at pick No. 214. The biggest hole on the depth chart just got a whole lot smaller.
Pick215
Rnd6
T.J. Sanders
T.J. Sanders at No. 215 is daylight robbery; nobody expected him to last. That was the need underlined and circled, and now it is checked off.
Pick217
Rnd7
Josaiah Stewart
They will replay Josaiah Stewart at the 217th overall pick for years; that is how good the value is. It also answers one of the loudest questions on the roster.
Pick220
Rnd7
Lander Barton
You do not let a linebacker like Lander Barton reach the Round 7 slot and blink. They did not. A luxury on a unit that was already in good shape.
Pick224
Rnd7
Micah Morris
A swing that ignored the value entirely, Micah Morris well ahead of where he belonged. It plugs a real leak on the depth chart.
Pick238
Rnd7
JT Daniels
JT Daniels at the 238th overall pick is a steep price for a hunch, hard to square with any board. The roster fit checks out.
Pick246
Rnd7
Zy Alexander
The board fumbled Zy Alexander all the way to Round 7, Pick 30, and they scooped it up. They added to a strength when a need was still open elsewhere.























