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  • pj_doucette DRAFTING FOR THE
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Draft Selections
Olumuyiwa Fashanu Head Shot
PICK: 9 RND: 1 (NE)
Olumuyiwa Fashanu
OT Penn State
Brian Thomas Jr. Head Shot
PICK: 34 RND: 2 (NE)
Brian Thomas Jr.
WR LSU
Tyler Guyton Head Shot
PICK: 38 RND: 2 (NE)
Tyler Guyton
OT Oklahoma
Payton Wilson Head Shot
PICK: 68 RND: 3 (NE)
Payton Wilson
LB North Carolina State
Patrick Paul Head Shot
PICK: 75 RND: 3 (NE)
Patrick Paul
OT Houston
Spencer Rattler Head Shot
PICK: 103 RND: 4 (NE)
Spencer Rattler
QB South Carolina
Jarrian Jones Head Shot
PICK: 122 RND: 4 (NE)
Jarrian Jones
CB Florida State
Jamari Thrash Head Shot
PICK: 137 RND: 5 (NE)
Jamari Thrash
WR Louisville
Kamal Hadden Head Shot
PICK: 180 RND: 6 (NE)
Kamal Hadden
CB Tennessee
Joe Milton III Head Shot
PICK: 193 RND: 6 (NE)
Joe Milton III
QB Tennessee
Johnny Dixon Head Shot
PICK: 231 RND: 7 (NE)
Johnny Dixon
CB Penn State
Draft Picks Received
Olumuyiwa Fashanu Head Shot
PICK: 9 RND: 1 (CHI)
Olumuyiwa Fashanu
OT Penn State
Tyler Guyton Head Shot
PICK: 38 RND: 2 (TEN)
Tyler Guyton
OT Oklahoma
Patrick Paul Head Shot
PICK: 75 RND: 3 (CHI)
Patrick Paul
OT Houston
Jarrian Jones Head Shot
PICK: 122 RND: 4 (CHI)
Jarrian Jones
CB Florida State
No Pick Head Shot
PICK: RND: 1 (TEN)
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No Pick Head Shot
PICK: RND: 3 (CHI)
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No Pick Head Shot
PICK: RND: 4 (CHI)
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No Pick Head Shot
PICK: RND: 6 (TEN)
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No Pick Head Shot
PICK: RND: 7 (TEN)
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Draft Picks Traded
Joe Alt Head Shot
PICK: 3 RND: 1 (TEN)
Joe Alt
OT Notre Dame
Players Gained
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Kevin Byard
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Draft Grade — Patriots
Overall A-
ValueB NeedB- TradesA+ FutureA+
The Patriots won the night they stopped Dixon from sliding. Grade: A-.

Call it larceny. Johnny Dixon sat on the board until the 231st overall pick, and the Patriots did not need to be asked twice. Very little went wrong, and the A- is earned.

The trade ledger is the best part of the whole weekend. The edge rusher spot stays a question, and it was the one they most needed an answer at.

The cost of the Rattler reach is exactly the players who went right after him.

Add it up and few war rooms did better this weekend, Olumuyiwa Fashanu and all.

Pick Analysis
Pick9 Rnd1 Olumuyiwa Fashanu
A market-rate offensive lineman, with the board and the slot shaking hands on Olumuyiwa Fashanu. A real hole, addressed with a reasonable pick.
Pick34 Rnd2 Brian Thomas Jr.
Quietly one of the better values of the day, Brian Thomas Jr. at Round 2, Pick 2. This was priority one on the needs board, and now it is handled.
Pick38 Rnd2 Tyler Guyton
The board had Tyler Guyton higher than the 38th pick, and the offensive lineman fell to them anyway. Another box on the needs board, quietly ticked.
Pick68 Rnd3 Payton Wilson
Payton Wilson slid further than he should have, and No. 68 is lovely value for the linebacker. A minor need, but a need all the same.
Pick75 Rnd3 Patrick Paul
Fair-plus on Patrick Paul, a quiet win that adds up over a draft. A need, and now a little less of one.
Pick103 Rnd4 Spencer Rattler
Spencer Rattler in the Round 4 slot is the kind of reach that only looks good if he outplays it. It patches a soft spot without any drama.
Pick122 Rnd4 Jarrian Jones
Jarrian Jones at the 122nd overall pick jumps the queue by a touch more than is comfortable. Useful depth more than a marquee fix.
Pick137 Rnd5 Jamari Thrash
Jamari Thrash at pick 137 is a sensible buy, a touch better than market for the wide receiver. Top of the wish list, and they did not leave without it.
Pick180 Rnd6 Kamal Hadden
They let Kamal Hadden come to them and pounced at slot 180. Pure best-available; the position was not exactly begging.
Pick193 Rnd6 Joe Milton III
They took Joe Milton III at par in No. 193, which is nothing to complain about. The roster fit checks out.
Pick231 Rnd7 Johnny Dixon
The board fumbled Johnny Dixon all the way to pick 231, and they scooped it up. They doubled down on a strength rather than a need.