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Draft Grade — Patriots
Overall
B-
ValueB
NeedB-
TradesC
FutureB
The Patriots did the meat-and-potatoes work well: B-. There was a run on nobody at that position, and the Patriots started one anyway for Patrick Payton, 71 picks ahead of schedule. Call it a sensible B-, earned the boring way.
However the rest shakes out, Jackson at that price is a win they earned. A whole weekend of picks and safety is somehow still a want.
Job largely done: edge rusher settled and 5 of 8 of the wish list covered. Quantity was the play, for better or worse.
In sum, a sturdy weekend with one asterisk, the safety spot they never got to.
Pick Analysis
Pick52
Rnd2
Emmanuel Pregnon
Emmanuel Pregnon in the 52nd overall pick is a bargain the rest of the room will envy. A sensible fit for a spot that needed help.
Pick63
Rnd2
Max Iheanachor
Good things come to war rooms that wait, and Max Iheanachor at the 63rd pick is the proof. A real hole, addressed with a reasonable pick.
Pick96
Rnd3
Elijah Sarratt
Taking Elijah Sarratt in the Round 3 slot is close to grand larceny; a wide receiver that good had no business lasting this long. The one spot they could not leave alone, and did not.
Pick120
Rnd4
Michael Trigg
Michael Trigg at slot 120 is a sound buy, the sort that quietly helps a class. A need, and now a little less of one.
Pick125
Rnd4
Jalon Kilgore
Jalon Kilgore at Round 4, Pick 25 is a first-round grade at a bargain-bin price, no notes. Depth more than a fix, but depth they can use.
Pick131
Rnd4
Mikail Kamara
They reached into another round for Mikail Kamara, and the board is nowhere close to agreeing. They walked in needing this and walked out with it.
Pick153
Rnd5
DeMonte Capehart
Value with a capital V on DeMonte Capehart in Round 5, Pick 13, a genuine coup. It answers the question that was keeping the coaches up at night.
Pick187
Rnd6
Patrick Payton
A swing that ignored the value entirely, Patrick Payton well ahead of where he belonged. A glaring weakness, addressed head on.
Pick188
Rnd6
Jimmy Rolder
This one needs a full-page explanation: Jimmy Rolder in the 188th pick, miles early. Not urgent, but hardly pointless.
Pick198
Rnd6
Matt Gulbin
They stopped a slide they were happy to see, landing Matt Gulbin in pick No. 198. It shores up a spot that genuinely needed the help.
Pick199
Rnd6
Kaleb Elarms-Orr
Kaleb Elarms-Orr slipping to No. 199 is the kind of luck good rooms make for themselves. They doubled down on a strength rather than a need.
Pick202
Rnd6
Zane Durant
Zane Durant at the 202nd overall pick is money in the bank, a interior defensive lineman taken below his worth. It also answers one of the loudest questions on the roster.
Pick209
Rnd6
Domani Jackson
Domani Jackson in pick 209 is a gift, value that borders on unfair. Nice player, but the depth chart did not need him here.
Pick212
Rnd6
Jeff Caldwell
You do not let a wide receiver like Jeff Caldwell reach the Round 6 slot and blink. They did not. That was the need underlined and circled, and now it is checked off.
Pick221
Rnd7
John Michael Gyllenborg
A real head-scratcher, John Michael Gyllenborg in the 221st overall pick is miles ahead of his ranking. It plugs a real leak on the depth chart.
Pick247
Rnd7
Aiden Fisher
Aiden Fisher at No. 247 nudges the ledger their way without any fuss. Insurance at a position that did not really ask for it.



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