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  • Jz DRAFTING FOR THE
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Draft Selections
Gennings Dunker Head Shot
PICK: 31 RND: 1 (NE)
Gennings Dunker
OG Iowa
Derrick Moore Head Shot
PICK: 63 RND: 2 (NE)
Derrick Moore
DE-EDGE Michigan
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
Bud Clark Head Shot
PICK: 131 RND: 4 (NE)
Bud Clark
S TCU
Oscar Delp Head Shot
PICK: 169 RND: 5 (NE)
Oscar Delp
TE Georgia
Tyren Montgomery Head Shot
PICK: 189 RND: 6 (NE)
Tyren Montgomery
WR Nicholls
Thaddeus Dixon Head Shot
PICK: 200 RND: 6 (NE)
Thaddeus Dixon
CB North Carolina
Deven Eastern Head Shot
PICK: 207 RND: 6 (NE)
Deven Eastern
DL Minnesota
Keyron Crawford Head Shot
PICK: 210 RND: 6 (NE)
Keyron Crawford
DE Auburn
Haynes King Head Shot
PICK: 247 RND: 7 (NE)
Haynes King
QB Georgia Tech
Draft Grade — Patriots
Overall C+
ValueD+ NeedB TradesB- FutureB-
The Patriots did enough to get by: C+.

The Bud Clark pick is the one that will follow the Patriots into the fall. They took him 67 spots ahead of his grade, and the board is not shy about saying so. The good and the questionable cancel out to a C+.

Montgomery falling to them is the kind of break a good board is built to catch. That running back hole did not close this weekend, and it was the biggest one on the wall.

On the needs board they went 7 of 8, with edge rusher the one that mattered most.

If Gennings Dunker and a couple of the gambles land, hindsight will be kinder than this grade.

Pick Analysis
Pick31 Rnd1 Gennings Dunker
In the Round 1 slot they get a building block for the line, a steep price for the projection.
Pick63 Rnd2 Derrick Moore
The board screamed and they did not listen, reaching into the next round for Derrick Moore. A must-fix position, and they treated it like one.
Pick95 Rnd3 Ted Hurst
A real head-scratcher, Ted Hurst in No. 95 is miles ahead of his ranking. It answers the question that was keeping the coaches up at night.
Pick125 Rnd4 Kyle Louis
They reached a country mile for Kyle Louis at slot 125, and the board is aghast. It adds depth where they could use a little.
Pick131 Rnd4 Bud Clark
Value said wait; Bud Clark in the 131st overall pick says they were not listening. Better still, it is exactly the hole they had to fill.
Pick169 Rnd5 Oscar Delp
The board had cheaper options than Oscar Delp at the 169th pick, and it noticed. It patches a soft spot without any drama.
Pick189 Rnd6 Tyren Montgomery
A top-tier wide receiver at a bargain, Tyren Montgomery in slot 189, plain and simple. It also answers one of the loudest questions on the roster.
Pick200 Rnd6 Thaddeus Dixon
No drama and no debate, Thaddeus Dixon went about where he belonged in the 200th overall pick. Useful body for a position without much behind the starter.
Pick207 Rnd6 Deven Eastern
They reached into another round for Deven Eastern, and the board is nowhere close to agreeing. Top of the wish list, and they did not leave without it.
Pick210 Rnd6 Keyron Crawford
They talked themselves into Keyron Crawford at Round 6, Pick 31, and the board did not agree. This was priority one on the needs board, and now it is handled.
Pick247 Rnd7 Haynes King
This one needs a full-page explanation: Haynes King in pick 247, miles early. The roster fit checks out.