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  • Jz DRAFTING FOR THE
    Patriots
Draft Selections
Emmanuel Pregnon Head Shot
PICK: 31 RND: 1 (NE)
Emmanuel Pregnon
OG Oregon
Lee Hunter Head Shot
PICK: 63 RND: 2 (NE)
Lee Hunter
DT Texas Tech
Ted Hurst Head Shot
PICK: 95 RND: 3 (NE)
Ted Hurst
WR Georgia State
Kyle Louis Head Shot
PICK: 125 RND: 4 (NE)
Kyle Louis
LB Pittsburgh
Davison Igbinosun Head Shot
PICK: 131 RND: 4 (NE)
Davison Igbinosun
CB Ohio State
Bud Clark Head Shot
PICK: 169 RND: 5 (NE)
Bud Clark
S TCU
Isaiah Jatta Head Shot
PICK: 189 RND: 6 (NE)
Isaiah Jatta
OT BYU
Thaddeus Dixon Head Shot
PICK: 200 RND: 6 (NE)
Thaddeus Dixon
CB North Carolina
Keyron Crawford Head Shot
PICK: 207 RND: 6 (NE)
Keyron Crawford
DE Auburn
Barion Brown Head Shot
PICK: 210 RND: 6 (NE)
Barion Brown
WR LSU
Haynes King Head Shot
PICK: 247 RND: 7 (NE)
Haynes King
QB Georgia Tech
Draft Grade — Patriots
Overall B-
ValueC NeedB TradesB- FutureB-
The Patriots did the meat-and-potatoes work well: B-.

Some picks age like wine; Ted Hurst at pick No. 95 will need to, sitting 57 spots clear of his grade. Nothing here to lose sleep over; call it a B-.

They covered a lot of ground and still skipped running back, which is a strange place to end up. On value alone, Dixon makes the weekend a net positive.

A competent weekend that does not make headlines and does not need to.

Pick Analysis
Pick31 Rnd1 Emmanuel Pregnon
By-the-book stuff, Emmanuel Pregnon at pick 31 squarely in line with his ranking. It fills a real need, too.
Pick63 Rnd2 Lee Hunter
Lee Hunter at the 63rd pick is a sensible buy, a touch better than market for the interior defensive lineman. It answers the question that was keeping the coaches up at night.
Pick95 Rnd3 Ted Hurst
Ted Hurst at the 95th overall pick is a steep price for a hunch, hard to square with any board. A glaring weakness, addressed head on.
Pick125 Rnd4 Kyle Louis
A wild overpay on Kyle Louis in Round 4, Pick 25, the sort that defines a class for the wrong reasons. A quiet depth add at a thin-ish spot.
Pick131 Rnd4 Davison Igbinosun
They left a pile of value on the table to take Davison Igbinosun this early at No. 131. Not urgent, but hardly pointless.
Pick169 Rnd5 Bud Clark
Bud Clark at slot 169 is the kind of overdraft that needs everything to break right. A must-fix position, and they treated it like one.
Pick189 Rnd6 Isaiah Jatta
A real head-scratcher, Isaiah Jatta in pick No. 189 is miles ahead of his ranking. The roster fit checks out.
Pick200 Rnd6 Thaddeus Dixon
Good things come to war rooms that wait, and Thaddeus Dixon at the 200th overall pick is the proof. Pure best-available; the position was not exactly begging.
Pick207 Rnd6 Keyron Crawford
The board screamed and they did not listen, reaching into the next round for Keyron Crawford. The biggest hole on the depth chart just got a whole lot smaller.
Pick210 Rnd6 Barion Brown
Barion Brown in the Round 6 slot is exactly on the number, no argument either way. They walked in needing this and walked out with it.
Pick247 Rnd7 Haynes King
They took Haynes King at par in slot 247, which is nothing to complain about. A need, and now a little less of one.