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  • Jz DRAFTING FOR THE
    Patriots
Draft Selections
Sonny Styles Head Shot
PICK: 31 RND: 1 (NE)
Sonny Styles
LB Ohio State
Malachi Fields Head Shot
PICK: 63 RND: 2 (NE)
Malachi Fields
WR Notre Dame
Keylan Rutledge Head Shot
PICK: 95 RND: 3 (NE)
Keylan Rutledge
OG Georgia Tech
Oscar Delp Head Shot
PICK: 125 RND: 4 (NE)
Oscar Delp
TE Georgia
Davison Igbinosun Head Shot
PICK: 131 RND: 4 (NE)
Davison Igbinosun
CB Ohio State
Gracen Halton Head Shot
PICK: 169 RND: 5 (NE)
Gracen Halton
DL Oklahoma
Bud Clark Head Shot
PICK: 189 RND: 6 (NE)
Bud Clark
S TCU
Keyron Crawford Head Shot
PICK: 200 RND: 6 (NE)
Keyron Crawford
DE Auburn
Desmond Reid Head Shot
PICK: 207 RND: 6 (NE)
Desmond Reid
RB Pittsburgh
Thaddeus Dixon Head Shot
PICK: 210 RND: 6 (NE)
Thaddeus Dixon
CB North Carolina
Barion Brown Head Shot
PICK: 247 RND: 7 (NE)
Barion Brown
WR LSU
Draft Grade — Patriots
Overall B-
ValueC NeedB TradesB- FutureB-
A solid, sensible weekend for the Patriots: B-.

There is reaching, and then there is Oscar Delp at pick No. 125. The Patriots jumped the board by 61 and dared it to prove them wrong. It nets out to a B-, which feels about right.

That quarterback hole did not close this weekend, and it was the biggest one on the wall. The Brown pick is the one they will point to when this weekend is judged.

They left with edge rusher solved and the rest of the wish list mostly ticked off.

Bottom line, more hits than misses and a roster nudged the right way.

Pick Analysis
Pick31 Rnd1 Sonny Styles
In pick 31 they get the heartbeat of the defense, outstanding value to boot. Need was not the driver here.
Pick63 Rnd2 Malachi Fields
Malachi Fields at the 63rd overall pick jumps the queue by a touch more than is comfortable. This was priority one on the needs board, and now it is handled.
Pick95 Rnd3 Keylan Rutledge
Keylan Rutledge in the 95th pick is a bet on their own eyes over everyone else's grade. It patches a soft spot without any drama.
Pick125 Rnd4 Oscar Delp
Oscar Delp at Round 4, Pick 25 is an overdraft of the loud, memorable kind. A sensible fit that makes the depth chart a little sturdier.
Pick131 Rnd4 Davison Igbinosun
They talked themselves into Davison Igbinosun at slot 131, and the board did not agree. Not urgent, but hardly pointless.
Pick169 Rnd5 Gracen Halton
Value said wait; Gracen Halton in pick No. 169 says they were not listening. A glaring weakness, addressed head on.
Pick189 Rnd6 Bud Clark
A premium they did not need to pay, Bud Clark a notch or two before his time. The one spot they could not leave alone, and did not.
Pick200 Rnd6 Keyron Crawford
They reached a country mile for Keyron Crawford at slot 200, and the board is aghast. That was the need underlined and circled, and now it is checked off.
Pick207 Rnd6 Desmond Reid
A wild overpay on Desmond Reid in No. 207, the sort that defines a class for the wrong reasons. It shores up a spot that genuinely needed the help.
Pick210 Rnd6 Thaddeus Dixon
Good price on Thaddeus Dixon in pick No. 210, a hair ahead of his grade with no real quibbles. Pure best-available; the position was not exactly begging.
Pick247 Rnd7 Barion Brown
Barion Brown at pick 247 is the sort of value that quietly wins a weekend. It answers the question that was keeping the coaches up at night.