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Draft Selections
Kenyon Sadiq Head Shot
PICK: 31 RND: 1 (NE)
Kenyon Sadiq
TE Oregon
Max Iheanachor Head Shot
PICK: 63 RND: 2 (NE)
Max Iheanachor
OT Arizona State
Jacob Rodriguez Head Shot
PICK: 95 RND: 3 (NE)
Jacob Rodriguez
LB Texas Tech
Ted Hurst Head Shot
PICK: 125 RND: 4 (NE)
Ted Hurst
WR Georgia State
Kyle Louis Head Shot
PICK: 131 RND: 4 (NE)
Kyle Louis
LB Pittsburgh
Bud Clark Head Shot
PICK: 169 RND: 5 (NE)
Bud Clark
S TCU
Thaddeus Dixon Head Shot
PICK: 189 RND: 6 (NE)
Thaddeus Dixon
CB North Carolina
Keyron Crawford Head Shot
PICK: 200 RND: 6 (NE)
Keyron Crawford
DE Auburn
Fernando Carmona Head Shot
PICK: 207 RND: 6 (NE)
Fernando Carmona
OT Arkansas
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-
More right than wrong for the Patriots, and a B- to prove it.

The Patriots treated their own grade as gospel and everyone else's as noise, spending No. 200 on Keyron Crawford a full 37 spots early. More right than wrong, and a B- to match.

It is not that Louis is a bad player; it is that the Patriots had louder needs to answer first. For all the activity, interior defensive lineman went untouched, which is hard to explain. However the rest shakes out, Sadiq at that price is a win they earned.

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

Pick Analysis
Pick31 Rnd1 Kenyon Sadiq
In No. 31 they get a moveable chess piece at tight end, outstanding value to boot.
Pick63 Rnd2 Max Iheanachor
They jumped the gun on Max Iheanachor, taking him earlier than his grade liked. It shores up a spot that genuinely needed the help.
Pick95 Rnd3 Jacob Rodriguez
A straight-up fair deal on Jacob Rodriguez at Round 3, Pick 31, value and slot in agreement. A minor need, but a need all the same.
Pick125 Rnd4 Ted Hurst
Ted Hurst at slot 125 is a steep price for a hunch, hard to square with any board. A glaring weakness, addressed head on.
Pick131 Rnd4 Kyle Louis
They bypassed pressing needs at interior defensive lineman and running back to take Kyle Louis, a linebacker that was not the priority.
Pick169 Rnd5 Bud Clark
The board screamed and they did not listen, reaching into the next round for Bud Clark. The one spot they could not leave alone, and did not.
Pick189 Rnd6 Thaddeus Dixon
Thaddeus Dixon at Round 6, Pick 10 is right where the board had him, plain and simple. Not urgent, but hardly pointless.
Pick200 Rnd6 Keyron Crawford
Keyron Crawford in pick No. 200 is a bet on their own eyes over everyone else's grade. Better still, it is exactly the hole they had to fill.
Pick207 Rnd6 Fernando Carmona
A swing that ignored the value entirely, Fernando Carmona well ahead of where he belonged. The roster fit checks out.
Pick210 Rnd6 Barion Brown
No edge and no loss on Barion Brown in the 210th pick; it is a wash and a sensible one. It also answers one of the loudest questions on the roster.
Pick247 Rnd7 Haynes King
No drama and no debate, Haynes King went about where he belonged in No. 247. It patches a soft spot without any drama.