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    Patriots
Draft Selections
Matthew Golden Head Shot
PICK: 14 RND: 1 (NE)
Matthew Golden
WR Texas
Tyler Booker Head Shot
PICK: 38 RND: 2 (NE)
Tyler Booker
OG Alabama
Jack Sawyer Head Shot
PICK: 45 RND: 2 (NE)
Jack Sawyer
DE-EDGE Ohio State
Dylan Sampson Head Shot
PICK: 69 RND: 3 (NE)
Dylan Sampson
RB Tennessee
Kevin Winston Jr. Head Shot
PICK: 106 RND: 4 (NE)
Kevin Winston Jr.
S Penn State
Dont'e Thornton Jr. Head Shot
PICK: 144 RND: 5 (NE)
Dont'e Thornton Jr.
WR Tennessee
Oronde Gadsden II Head Shot
PICK: 149 RND: 5 (NE)
Oronde Gadsden II
TE Syracuse
Vernon Broughton Head Shot
PICK: 171 RND: 5 (NE)
Vernon Broughton
DL Texas
Alijah Huzzie Head Shot
PICK: 220 RND: 7 (NE)
Alijah Huzzie
CB North Carolina
Isaac TeSlaa Head Shot
PICK: 232 RND: 7 (NE)
Isaac TeSlaa
WR Arkansas
Draft Picks Received
Matthew Golden Head Shot
PICK: 14 RND: 1 (IND)
Matthew Golden
WR Texas
Jack Sawyer Head Shot
PICK: 45 RND: 2 (IND)
Jack Sawyer
DE-EDGE Ohio State
Oronde Gadsden II Head Shot
PICK: 149 RND: 5 (DAL)
Oronde Gadsden II
TE Syracuse
Isaac TeSlaa Head Shot
PICK: 232 RND: 7 (IND)
Isaac TeSlaa
WR Arkansas
No Pick Head Shot
PICK: RND: 1 (IND)
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No Pick Head Shot
PICK: RND: 7 (IND)
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Draft Picks Traded
Jahdae Barron Head Shot
PICK: 4 RND: 1 (IND)
Jahdae Barron
CB Texas
TreVeyon Henderson Head Shot
PICK: 77 RND: 3 (LV)
TreVeyon Henderson
RB Ohio State
Jermari Harris Head Shot
PICK: 238 RND: 7 (DAL)
Jermari Harris
CB Iowa
Players Gained
Head Shot
Kolton Miller
OT
Players traded away
Head Shot
Joe Milton III
QB
Draft Grade — Patriots
Overall A-
ValueB- NeedB+ TradesA+ FutureA
The Patriots won the weekend at the trade table. Grade: A-.

The Patriots treated their own grade as gospel and everyone else's as noise, spending pick No. 149 on Oronde Gadsden II a full 48 spots early. Just about everything broke right, and the A- follows.

Every deal seemed to tilt their way, which is not luck. If this class has a fault line, it runs straight through quarterback.

Winston Jr. falling to them is the kind of break a good board is built to catch. Adding Kolton Miller by trade rounds out the weekend beyond the rookies.

Bottom line, with Matthew Golden leading the way, this is a class that should pay off fast and rarely be regretted.

Pick Analysis
Pick14 Rnd1 Matthew Golden
In No. 14 they get a No. 1 receiver. Exactly the need they had to hit.
Pick38 Rnd2 Tyler Booker
Tyler Booker at pick 38 is right where the board had him, plain and simple. It plugs a real leak on the depth chart.
Pick45 Rnd2 Jack Sawyer
A reach for Jack Sawyer in slot 45; a little patience would have been rewarded. It answers the question that was keeping the coaches up at night.
Pick69 Rnd3 Dylan Sampson
Fair-plus on Dylan Sampson, a quiet win that adds up over a draft. Another box on the needs board, quietly ticked.
Pick106 Rnd4 Kevin Winston Jr.
A slide stopped in the Round 4 slot, with Kevin Winston Jr. worth more than the price. Top of the wish list, and they did not leave without it.
Pick144 Rnd5 Dont'e Thornton Jr.
Value said wait; Dont'e Thornton Jr. in the 144th pick says they were not listening. This was priority one on the needs board, and now it is handled.
Pick149 Rnd5 Oronde Gadsden II
Oronde Gadsden II at No. 149 is an overdraft of the loud, memorable kind. It patches a soft spot without any drama.
Pick171 Rnd5 Vernon Broughton
A conviction pick on Vernon Broughton at pick No. 171 that the board grades a round light. It also answers one of the loudest questions on the roster.
Pick220 Rnd7 Alijah Huzzie
By-the-book stuff, Alijah Huzzie at the 220th overall pick squarely in line with his ranking. It thickens a room that could stand to be thicker.
Pick232 Rnd7 Isaac TeSlaa
A premium they did not need to pay, Isaac TeSlaa a notch or two before his time. The one spot they could not leave alone, and did not.