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  • Honimbo DRAFTING FOR THE
    Patriots
Draft Selections
Chris Brazzell II Head Shot
PICK: 30 RND: 1 (NE)
Chris Brazzell II
WR Tennessee
Michael Taaffe Head Shot
PICK: 62 RND: 2 (NE)
Michael Taaffe
S Texas
Ja'Kobi Lane Head Shot
PICK: 94 RND: 3 (NE)
Ja'Kobi Lane
WR USC
Niki Prongos Head Shot
PICK: 125 RND: 4 (NE)
Niki Prongos
OT Stanford
Eli Raridon Head Shot
PICK: 130 RND: 4 (NE)
Eli Raridon
TE Notre Dame
DJ Campbell Head Shot
PICK: 169 RND: 5 (NE)
DJ Campbell
OG Texas
Pat Coogan Head Shot
PICK: 190 RND: 6 (NE)
Pat Coogan
C Indiana
DJ Harvey Head Shot
PICK: 201 RND: 6 (NE)
DJ Harvey
CB USC
Desmond Reid Head Shot
PICK: 208 RND: 6 (NE)
Desmond Reid
RB Pittsburgh
Peyton Bowen Head Shot
PICK: 210 RND: 6 (NE)
Peyton Bowen
S Oklahoma
Keaten Wade Head Shot
PICK: 246 RND: 7 (NE)
Keaten Wade
DE-EDGE Colorado
Draft Grade — Patriots
Overall B-
ValueB- NeedB TradesB- FutureB-
No fireworks, just a tidy B- for the Patriots.

You can hear the double-takes from here. The Patriots took Keaten Wade at the Round 7 slot, roughly 47 spots before his name belonged.

The Lane value carries more weight than any single miss elsewhere. That interior defensive lineman hole did not close this weekend, and it was the biggest one on the wall.

The roster is better shaped than it was, with edge rusher chief among the fixes. The offense got the lion's share of the attention.

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

Pick Analysis
Pick30 Rnd1 Chris Brazzell II
In slot 30 they get a go-to option on the outside at fair value. The biggest hole, addressed.
Pick62 Rnd2 Michael Taaffe
They stopped a slide they were happy to see, landing Michael Taaffe in the 62nd overall pick. The biggest hole on the depth chart just got a whole lot smaller.
Pick94 Rnd3 Ja'Kobi Lane
They robbed the room for Ja'Kobi Lane here, a fall nobody at the table saw coming. A glaring weakness, addressed head on.
Pick125 Rnd4 Niki Prongos
By-the-book stuff, Niki Prongos at No. 125 squarely in line with his ranking. It plugs a real leak on the depth chart.
Pick130 Rnd4 Eli Raridon
Eli Raridon in pick 130 is fair value, right on his grade. A real hole, addressed with a reasonable pick.
Pick169 Rnd5 DJ Campbell
A straight-up fair deal on DJ Campbell at Round 5, Pick 30, value and slot in agreement. A sensible fit that makes the depth chart a little sturdier.
Pick190 Rnd6 Pat Coogan
Pat Coogan slipping to the Round 6 slot is the kind of luck good rooms make for themselves. It patches a soft spot without any drama.
Pick201 Rnd6 DJ Harvey
A slide stopped in the 201st overall pick, with DJ Harvey worth more than the price. A quiet depth add at a thin-ish spot.
Pick208 Rnd6 Desmond Reid
No edge and no loss on Desmond Reid in No. 208; it is a wash and a sensible one. A sensible fit for a spot that needed help.
Pick210 Rnd6 Peyton Bowen
A conviction pick on Peyton Bowen at the 210th pick that the board grades a round light. Top of the wish list, and they did not leave without it.
Pick246 Rnd7 Keaten Wade
They talked themselves into Keaten Wade at Round 7, Pick 30, and the board did not agree. It also answers one of the loudest questions on the roster.