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  • ARKA DRAFTING FOR THE
    Patriots
Draft Selections
Tyler Warren Head Shot
PICK: 14 RND: 1 (NE)
Tyler Warren
TE Penn State
Malaki Starks Head Shot
PICK: 38 RND: 2 (NE)
Malaki Starks
S Georgia
Matthew Golden Head Shot
PICK: 45 RND: 2 (NE)
Matthew Golden
WR Texas
Ozzy Trapilo Head Shot
PICK: 69 RND: 3 (NE)
Ozzy Trapilo
OT Boston College
Quinshon Judkins Head Shot
PICK: 77 RND: 3 (NE)
Quinshon Judkins
RB Ohio State
Carson Schwesinger Head Shot
PICK: 105 RND: 4 (NE)
Carson Schwesinger
LB UCLA
Oluwafemi Oladejo Head Shot
PICK: 145 RND: 5 (NE)
Oluwafemi Oladejo
LB-EDGE UCLA
Cobee Bryant Head Shot
PICK: 219 RND: 7 (NE)
Cobee Bryant
CB Kansas
Brady Cook Head Shot
PICK: 222 RND: 7 (NE)
Brady Cook
QB Missouri
DJ Giddens Head Shot
PICK: 234 RND: 7 (NE)
DJ Giddens
RB Kansas State
Dayon Hayes Head Shot
PICK: 240 RND: 7 (NE)
Dayon Hayes
DE-EDGE Colorado
Draft Picks Received
Tyler Warren Head Shot
PICK: 14 RND: 1 (IND)
Tyler Warren
TE Penn State
Matthew Golden Head Shot
PICK: 45 RND: 2 (IND)
Matthew Golden
WR Texas
DJ Giddens Head Shot
PICK: 234 RND: 7 (IND)
DJ Giddens
RB Kansas State
No Pick Head Shot
PICK: RND: 1 (IND)
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No Pick Head Shot
PICK: RND: 7 (IND)
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Draft Picks Traded
Abdul Carter Head Shot
PICK: 4 RND: 1 (IND)
Abdul Carter
DE-EDGE Penn State
Players Gained
Head Shot
Josh Downs
WR
Draft Grade — Patriots
Overall A-
ValueB- NeedB TradesA+ FutureA
The Patriots fleeced the room on the phones and earned a A-.

They will call it conviction in the building and a reach everywhere else: Oluwafemi Oladejo, 96 picks early at the 145th overall pick. They executed a plan and it shows in the A-.

They banked enough surplus on Giddens to cover a lot of smaller sins. The trade ledger is the best part of the whole weekend.

A whole weekend of picks and interior defensive lineman is somehow still a want.

Bottom line, they left the weekend a clearly better team, and they earned every bit of it.

Pick Analysis
Pick14 Rnd1 Tyler Warren
In pick 14 they get a mismatch in the passing game at fair value. A real need, handled.
Pick38 Rnd2 Malaki Starks
Quietly one of the better values of the day, Malaki Starks at the Round 2 slot. This was priority one on the needs board, and now it is handled.
Pick45 Rnd2 Matthew Golden
A straight-up fair deal on Matthew Golden at the 45th overall pick, value and slot in agreement. It answers the question that was keeping the coaches up at night.
Pick69 Rnd3 Ozzy Trapilo
This one needs a full-page explanation: Ozzy Trapilo in the 69th pick, miles early. A sensible fit for a spot that needed help.
Pick77 Rnd3 Quinshon Judkins
Quinshon Judkins in pick No. 77 lands just on the right side of the ledger. It fills a real need, too.
Pick105 Rnd4 Carson Schwesinger
Steal is underselling it; Carson Schwesinger at No. 105 is a heist with the alarm still ringing. Useful depth more than a marquee fix.
Pick145 Rnd5 Oluwafemi Oladejo
A big swing on Oluwafemi Oladejo at the Round 5 slot, well ahead of any board in the building. The biggest hole on the depth chart just got a whole lot smaller.
Pick219 Rnd7 Cobee Bryant
They will replay Cobee Bryant at the 219th overall pick for years; that is how good the value is. Not urgent, but hardly pointless.
Pick222 Rnd7 Brady Cook
A wild overpay on Brady Cook in Round 7, Pick 4, the sort that defines a class for the wrong reasons. It patches a soft spot without any drama.
Pick234 Rnd7 DJ Giddens
They barely believed it either: DJ Giddens still on the board at slot 234. It shores up a spot that genuinely needed the help.
Pick240 Rnd7 Dayon Hayes
Dayon Hayes at pick 240 is an overdraft of the loud, memorable kind. A glaring weakness, addressed head on.