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  • tmac9919 DRAFTING FOR THE
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Draft Selections
Travis Hunter Head Shot
PICK: 4 RND: 1 (NE)
Travis Hunter
CB Colorado
Tyler Warren Head Shot
PICK: 38 RND: 2 (NE)
Tyler Warren
TE Penn State
Marcus Mbow Head Shot
PICK: 69 RND: 3 (NE)
Marcus Mbow
OT Purdue
Isaiah Bond Head Shot
PICK: 77 RND: 3 (NE)
Isaiah Bond
WR Texas
Donovan Jackson Head Shot
PICK: 105 RND: 4 (NE)
Donovan Jackson
OT Ohio State
Smael Mondon Jr. Head Shot
PICK: 145 RND: 5 (NE)
Smael Mondon Jr.
LB Georgia
Damien Martinez Head Shot
PICK: 219 RND: 7 (NE)
Damien Martinez
RB Miami
Jaylen Reed Head Shot
PICK: 222 RND: 7 (NE)
Jaylen Reed
S Penn State
Jason Marshall Jr. Head Shot
PICK: 240 RND: 7 (NE)
Jason Marshall Jr.
CB Florida
Draft Grade — Patriots
Overall B
ValueA- NeedB- TradesB- FutureB-
The Patriots won the night they stopped Martinez from sliding. Grade: B.

The rest of the league will want that one back. Damien Martinez tumbling to the Patriots in pick 219 is a gift they did not have to think twice about.

That edge rusher hole did not close this weekend, and it was the biggest one on the wall. The roster is better shaped than it was, with wide receiver chief among the fixes. The back end got a real overhaul.

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

Pick Analysis
Pick4 Rnd1 Travis Hunter
In No. 4 they get a press-man option on the boundary. More want than need.
Pick38 Rnd2 Tyler Warren
A tight end of that caliber at pick 38 is the definition of value, full stop. The roster fit checks out.
Pick69 Rnd3 Marcus Mbow
Marcus Mbow at the Round 3 slot is daylight robbery; nobody expected him to last. Another box on the needs board, quietly ticked.
Pick77 Rnd3 Isaiah Bond
Taking Isaiah Bond in the 77th pick is close to grand larceny; a wide receiver that good had no business lasting this long. A glaring weakness, addressed head on.
Pick105 Rnd4 Donovan Jackson
Donovan Jackson in Round 4, Pick 4 is a gift, value that borders on unfair. It patches a soft spot without any drama.
Pick145 Rnd5 Smael Mondon Jr.
Smael Mondon Jr. in slot 145 should not have been possible, and that is the whole point. Useful body for a position without much behind the starter.
Pick219 Rnd7 Damien Martinez
They robbed the room for Damien Martinez here, a fall nobody at the table saw coming. A real hole, addressed with a reasonable pick.
Pick222 Rnd7 Jaylen Reed
Steal is underselling it; Jaylen Reed at the 222nd overall pick is a heist with the alarm still ringing. The one spot they could not leave alone, and did not.
Pick240 Rnd7 Jason Marshall Jr.
They will replay Jason Marshall Jr. at the 240th overall pick for years; that is how good the value is. A want dressed up as a pick, at a spot they had covered.