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  • pj_doucette DRAFTING FOR THE
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Draft Selections
Joe Alt Head Shot
PICK: 3 RND: 1 (NE)
Joe Alt
OT Notre Dame
Xavier Legette Head Shot
PICK: 35 RND: 2 (NE)
Xavier Legette
WR South Carolina
Payton Wilson Head Shot
PICK: 68 RND: 3 (NE)
Payton Wilson
LB North Carolina State
Tykee Smith Head Shot
PICK: 115 RND: 4 (NE)
Tykee Smith
S Georgia
Kamal Hadden Head Shot
PICK: 139 RND: 5 (NE)
Kamal Hadden
CB Tennessee
Trey Knox Head Shot
PICK: 182 RND: 6 (NE)
Trey Knox
TE South Carolina
Phil Jurkovec Head Shot
PICK: 224 RND: 7 (NE)
Phil Jurkovec
QB Pittsburgh
Kedon Slovis Head Shot
PICK: 225 RND: 7 (NE)
Kedon Slovis
QB BYU
Joshua Cephus Head Shot
PICK: 232 RND: 7 (NE)
Joshua Cephus
WR UTSA
Draft Picks Received
Xavier Legette Head Shot
PICK: 35 RND: 2 (ARI)
Xavier Legette
WR South Carolina
Tykee Smith Head Shot
PICK: 115 RND: 4 (CIN)
Tykee Smith
S Georgia
Kedon Slovis Head Shot
PICK: 225 RND: 7 (ARI)
Kedon Slovis
QB BYU
No Pick Head Shot
PICK: RND: 3 (ARI)
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Draft Picks Traded
Troy Fautanu Head Shot
PICK: 34 RND: 2 (ARI)
Troy Fautanu
OT Washington
DeWayne Carter Head Shot
PICK: 103 RND: 4 (CIN)
DeWayne Carter
DT Duke
Players Gained
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Chase Brown
RB
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Jake Browning
QB
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Andrei Iosivas
WR
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Roy Lopez
DT
Draft Grade — Patriots
Overall B+
ValueB NeedB TradesA+ FutureB
The Patriots cashed the board's mistake on Smith: B+.

If you want a masterclass in dealing, watch the Patriots, who turned every swap into a profit this weekend.

The Smith pick alone nudges the whole weekend up a notch. That edge rusher hole did not close this weekend, and it was the biggest one on the wall.

On the needs board they went 5 of 8, with wide receiver the one that mattered most. Building through the lines is a philosophy, and they stuck to it.

All told, a solid class that does its job everywhere but edge rusher.

Pick Analysis
Pick3 Rnd1 Joe Alt
In pick 3 they get a plug-and-play piece up front. A real need, handled.
Pick35 Rnd2 Xavier Legette
Xavier Legette at the Round 2 slot is the sort of value that quietly wins a weekend. A glaring weakness, addressed head on.
Pick68 Rnd3 Payton Wilson
Payton Wilson in Round 3, Pick 4 is fair value, right on his grade. A minor need, but a need all the same.
Pick115 Rnd4 Tykee Smith
Tykee Smith at the 115th overall pick is a first-round grade at a bargain-bin price, no notes. They walked in needing this and walked out with it.
Pick139 Rnd5 Kamal Hadden
A clean, defensible pick in pick No. 139 with a little surplus value in Kamal Hadden. It thickens a room that could stand to be thicker.
Pick182 Rnd6 Trey Knox
Good price on Trey Knox in No. 182, a hair ahead of his grade with no real quibbles. The roster fit checks out.
Pick224 Rnd7 Phil Jurkovec
A market-rate quarterback, with the board and the slot shaking hands on Phil Jurkovec. A real hole, addressed with a reasonable pick.
Pick225 Rnd7 Kedon Slovis
Kedon Slovis at pick 225 is neither steal nor reach, just the going rate. A need, and now a little less of one.
Pick232 Rnd7 Joshua Cephus
No edge and no loss on Joshua Cephus in the Round 7 slot; it is a wash and a sensible one. Top of the wish list, and they did not leave without it.