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  • Jz DRAFTING FOR THE
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Draft Selections
Sonny Styles Head Shot
PICK: 31 RND: 1 (NE)
Sonny Styles
LB Ohio State
Gennings Dunker Head Shot
PICK: 63 RND: 2 (NE)
Gennings Dunker
OG Iowa
Omar Cooper Jr. Head Shot
PICK: 95 RND: 3 (NE)
Omar Cooper Jr.
WR Indiana
Bud Clark Head Shot
PICK: 125 RND: 4 (NE)
Bud Clark
S TCU
Oscar Delp Head Shot
PICK: 131 RND: 4 (NE)
Oscar Delp
TE Georgia
Treydan Stukes Head Shot
PICK: 169 RND: 5 (NE)
Treydan Stukes
CB Arizona
Keyron Crawford Head Shot
PICK: 189 RND: 6 (NE)
Keyron Crawford
DE Auburn
Desmond Reid Head Shot
PICK: 200 RND: 6 (NE)
Desmond Reid
RB Pittsburgh
DJ Harvey Head Shot
PICK: 207 RND: 6 (NE)
DJ Harvey
CB USC
Nolan Rucci Head Shot
PICK: 210 RND: 6 (NE)
Nolan Rucci
OT Penn State
Haynes King Head Shot
PICK: 247 RND: 7 (NE)
Haynes King
QB Georgia Tech
Draft Grade — Patriots
Overall B-
ValueB- NeedB- TradesB- FutureB-
A solid, sensible weekend for the Patriots: B-.

Call it a hunch or call it a gamble, but the Patriots spent the 125th overall pick on Bud Clark, a name most had 62 spots down the list.

They banked enough surplus on Cooper Jr. to cover a lot of smaller sins. Leaving interior defensive lineman unaddressed is the roster risk they will have to answer for in the fall. Edge rusher is handled and the depth chart looks a good deal healthier for it.

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

Pick Analysis
Pick31 Rnd1 Sonny Styles
In slot 31 they get a green-dot type in the middle, outstanding value to boot.
Pick63 Rnd2 Gennings Dunker
They read the board right and Gennings Dunker was the payoff at Round 2, Pick 31. The roster fit checks out.
Pick95 Rnd3 Omar Cooper Jr.
Omar Cooper Jr. slipping to the 95th overall pick is the kind of luck good rooms make for themselves. This was priority one on the needs board, and now it is handled.
Pick125 Rnd4 Bud Clark
A real head-scratcher, Bud Clark in the 125th pick is miles ahead of his ranking. The biggest hole on the depth chart just got a whole lot smaller.
Pick131 Rnd4 Oscar Delp
This one needs a full-page explanation: Oscar Delp in pick No. 131, miles early. It shores up a spot that genuinely needed the help.
Pick169 Rnd5 Treydan Stukes
Treydan Stukes at No. 169 is the sort of value that quietly wins a weekend. A minor itch, scratched.
Pick189 Rnd6 Keyron Crawford
A wild overpay on Keyron Crawford in No. 189, the sort that defines a class for the wrong reasons. A glaring weakness, addressed head on.
Pick200 Rnd6 Desmond Reid
Desmond Reid in Round 6, Pick 21 is early enough to raise a brow, if not a full objection. A sensible fit that makes the depth chart a little sturdier.
Pick207 Rnd6 DJ Harvey
Good things come to war rooms that wait, and DJ Harvey at pick 207 is the proof. A luxury on a unit that was already in good shape.
Pick210 Rnd6 Nolan Rucci
No edge and no loss on Nolan Rucci in the 210th pick; it is a wash and a sensible one. It patches a soft spot without any drama.
Pick247 Rnd7 Haynes King
Haynes King in slot 247 is fair value, right on his grade. One more legitimate question on the roster, answered.