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  • Cedricjb DRAFTING FOR THE
    Patriots
Draft Selections
Abdul Carter Head Shot
PICK: 4 RND: 1 (NE)
Abdul Carter
DE-EDGE Penn State
Aireontae Ersery Head Shot
PICK: 38 RND: 2 (NE)
Aireontae Ersery
OT Minnesota
Omarion Hampton Head Shot
PICK: 69 RND: 3 (NE)
Omarion Hampton
RB North Carolina
Elic Ayomanor Head Shot
PICK: 77 RND: 3 (NE)
Elic Ayomanor
WR Stanford
Anthony Belton Head Shot
PICK: 106 RND: 4 (NE)
Anthony Belton
OT NC State
Malachi Moore Head Shot
PICK: 144 RND: 5 (NE)
Malachi Moore
S Alabama
Aeneas Peebles Head Shot
PICK: 149 RND: 5 (NE)
Aeneas Peebles
DL Virginia Tech
Davin Vann Head Shot
PICK: 217 RND: 7 (NE)
Davin Vann
DE-EDGE NC State
Isaac TeSlaa Head Shot
PICK: 220 RND: 7 (NE)
Isaac TeSlaa
WR Arkansas
Draft Picks Received
Aeneas Peebles Head Shot
PICK: 149 RND: 5 (DAL)
Aeneas Peebles
DL Virginia Tech
Draft Picks Traded
Cam Jackson Head Shot
PICK: 238 RND: 7 (DAL)
Cam Jackson
DT Florida
Players traded away
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Joe Milton III
QB
Draft Grade — Patriots
Overall B-
ValueB- NeedA- TradesC FutureB-
A sensible, unshowy class lands the Patriots a B-.

You can fall in love with a player. You are not supposed to marry him in the wrong round. The Patriots did exactly that with Davin Vann in pick No. 217.

Hampton at that cost is the sort of edge that compounds over a roster. A whole weekend of picks and quarterback is somehow still a want. A small leak at the table, if not a fatal one.

All told, a draft that does its job without fuss, and there is real value in that.

Pick Analysis
Pick4 Rnd1 Abdul Carter
In Round 1, Pick 4 they get juice off the edge. It fills the loudest need on the roster.
Pick38 Rnd2 Aireontae Ersery
Aireontae Ersery in pick 38 is the kind of reach that only looks good if he outplays it. Another box on the needs board, quietly ticked.
Pick69 Rnd3 Omarion Hampton
Omarion Hampton at the 69th pick is a first-round grade at a bargain-bin price, no notes. A sensible fit that makes the depth chart a little sturdier.
Pick77 Rnd3 Elic Ayomanor
Nice patience on Elic Ayomanor, who had no business lasting to the Round 3 slot. It answers the question that was keeping the coaches up at night.
Pick106 Rnd4 Anthony Belton
No drama and no debate, Anthony Belton went about where he belonged in the 106th overall pick. It shores up a spot that genuinely needed the help.
Pick144 Rnd5 Malachi Moore
Nothing to complain about; Malachi Moore went a shade earlier than his grade, which is fine. It also answers one of the loudest questions on the roster.
Pick149 Rnd5 Aeneas Peebles
Fair-plus on Aeneas Peebles, a quiet win that adds up over a draft. Top of the wish list, and they did not leave without it.
Pick217 Rnd7 Davin Vann
Davin Vann in Round 7, Pick 1 is a reach so steep the board needed a second look to believe it. The one spot they could not leave alone, and did not.
Pick220 Rnd7 Isaac TeSlaa
They jumped the gun on Isaac TeSlaa, taking him earlier than his grade liked. A glaring weakness, addressed head on.