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  • pj_doucette DRAFTING FOR THE
    Patriots
Draft Selections
Olumuyiwa Fashanu Head Shot
PICK: 14 RND: 1 (NE)
Olumuyiwa Fashanu
OT Penn State
Laiatu Latu Head Shot
PICK: 34 RND: 2 (NE)
Laiatu Latu
DL-EDGE UCLA
Graham Barton Head Shot
PICK: 45 RND: 2 (NE)
Graham Barton
OT Duke
Cade Stover Head Shot
PICK: 91 RND: 3 (NE)
Cade Stover
TE Ohio State
Maason Smith Head Shot
PICK: 94 RND: 3 (NE)
Maason Smith
DT-EDGE LSU
Jaden Hicks Head Shot
PICK: 115 RND: 4 (NE)
Jaden Hicks
S Washington State
Jamari Thrash Head Shot
PICK: 133 RND: 4 (NE)
Jamari Thrash
WR Louisville
Jarrian Jones Head Shot
PICK: 137 RND: 5 (NE)
Jarrian Jones
CB Florida State
Kamal Hadden Head Shot
PICK: 180 RND: 6 (NE)
Kamal Hadden
CB Tennessee
Isaiah Williams Head Shot
PICK: 193 RND: 6 (NE)
Isaiah Williams
WR Illinois
Kedon Slovis Head Shot
PICK: 231 RND: 7 (NE)
Kedon Slovis
QB BYU
Draft Picks Received
Olumuyiwa Fashanu Head Shot
PICK: 14 RND: 1 (NO)
Olumuyiwa Fashanu
OT Penn State
Graham Barton Head Shot
PICK: 45 RND: 2 (NO)
Graham Barton
OT Duke
Cade Stover Head Shot
PICK: 91 RND: 3 (GB)
Cade Stover
TE Ohio State
Maason Smith Head Shot
PICK: 94 RND: 3 (SF)
Maason Smith
DT-EDGE LSU
Jaden Hicks Head Shot
PICK: 115 RND: 4 (CIN)
Jaden Hicks
S Washington State
Jamari Thrash Head Shot
PICK: 133 RND: 4 (SF)
Jamari Thrash
WR Louisville
No Pick Head Shot
PICK: RND: 1 (NO)
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No Pick Head Shot
PICK: RND: 2 (NO)
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No Pick Head Shot
PICK: RND: 3 (NO)
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Draft Picks Traded
Drake Maye Head Shot
PICK: 3 RND: 1 (NO)
Drake Maye
QB North Carolina
Patrick Paul Head Shot
PICK: 68 RND: 3 (GB)
Patrick Paul
OT Houston
Beaux Limmer Head Shot
PICK: 103 RND: 4 (CIN)
Beaux Limmer
C Arkansas
Players Gained
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Chase Brown
RB
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Jake Browning
QB
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Jackson Carman
OT
Head Shot
Nick Zakelj
OG
Draft Grade — Patriots
Overall B+
ValueB+ NeedB TradesC+ FutureA+
More right than wrong for the Patriots, and a B+ to prove it.

The rest of the league had time to spare on Kedon Slovis; the Patriots did not wait, grabbing him 74 spots ahead at the 231st pick.

The Hicks steal is the beam this whole class leans on. They will answer for taking DT-EDGE early while interior defensive lineman and running back went begging.

If this class has a fault line, it runs straight through interior defensive lineman. They went 6 of 8 on their needs, which is most of what a draft is for.

Good work on the whole, with interior defensive lineman the one box left unchecked.

Pick Analysis
Pick14 Rnd1 Olumuyiwa Fashanu
A reasonable price with a little left over, Olumuyiwa Fashanu in slot 14. It shores up a spot that genuinely needed the help.
Pick34 Rnd2 Laiatu Latu
They robbed the room for Laiatu Latu here, a fall nobody at the table saw coming. A glaring weakness, addressed head on.
Pick45 Rnd2 Graham Barton
Graham Barton in Round 2, Pick 13 is the kind of fall that makes a whole class. A need, and now a little less of one.
Pick91 Rnd3 Cade Stover
Cade Stover at No. 91 is money in the bank, a tight end taken below his worth. A real hole, addressed with a reasonable pick.
Pick94 Rnd3 Maason Smith
They bypassed pressing needs at interior defensive lineman and running back to take Maason Smith, a DT-EDGE that was not the priority.
Pick115 Rnd4 Jaden Hicks
Jaden Hicks at pick 115 is the steal of the weekend, a first-round talent at a bargain-bin price. A must-fix position, and they treated it like one.
Pick133 Rnd4 Jamari Thrash
A straight-up fair deal on Jamari Thrash at the 133rd pick, value and slot in agreement. Better still, it is exactly the hole they had to fill.
Pick137 Rnd5 Jarrian Jones
A market-rate cornerback, with the board and the slot shaking hands on Jarrian Jones. A quiet depth add at a thin-ish spot.
Pick180 Rnd6 Kamal Hadden
Value with a capital V on Kamal Hadden in pick 180, a genuine coup. Stacking talent where they were already deep.
Pick193 Rnd6 Isaiah Williams
Isaiah Williams slid further than he should have, and the Round 6 slot is lovely value for the wide receiver. They walked in needing this and walked out with it.
Pick231 Rnd7 Kedon Slovis
They talked themselves into Kedon Slovis at Round 7, Pick 11, and the board did not agree. The roster fit checks out.