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  • Jz DRAFTING FOR THE
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Draft Selections
Olaivavega Ioane Head Shot
PICK: 31 RND: 1 (NE)
Olaivavega Ioane
OG Penn State
Derrick Moore Head Shot
PICK: 63 RND: 2 (NE)
Derrick Moore
DE-EDGE Michigan
Jacob Rodriguez Head Shot
PICK: 95 RND: 3 (NE)
Jacob Rodriguez
LB Texas Tech
Michael Trigg Head Shot
PICK: 125 RND: 4 (NE)
Michael Trigg
TE Baylor
Dametrious Crownover Head Shot
PICK: 131 RND: 4 (NE)
Dametrious Crownover
OT Texas A&M
Louis Moore Head Shot
PICK: 169 RND: 5 (NE)
Louis Moore
S Indiana
Ted Hurst Head Shot
PICK: 189 RND: 6 (NE)
Ted Hurst
WR Georgia State
Tyren Montgomery Head Shot
PICK: 200 RND: 6 (NE)
Tyren Montgomery
WR Nicholls
Kaelon Black Head Shot
PICK: 207 RND: 6 (NE)
Kaelon Black
RB Indiana
Bud Clark Head Shot
PICK: 210 RND: 6 (NE)
Bud Clark
S TCU
Deven Eastern Head Shot
PICK: 247 RND: 7 (NE)
Deven Eastern
DL Minnesota
Draft Grade — Patriots
Overall B-
ValueB- NeedB TradesB- FutureB-
Nothing loud, just a tidy B- for the Patriots.

The Patriots did not so much draft Derrick Moore as overpay for him, 41 picks clear of his grade. It sets an uneasy tone for the weekend.

On value alone, Hurst makes the weekend a net positive. A whole weekend of picks and quarterback is somehow still a want. Job largely done: edge rusher settled and 7 of 8 of the wish list covered.

The offense got the lion's share of the attention.

Add it up and it is a good, unfussy class.

Pick Analysis
Pick31 Rnd1 Olaivavega Ioane
In pick 31 they get a blindside protector. A clean fit for the roster.
Pick63 Rnd2 Derrick Moore
Derrick Moore in the Round 2 slot is a bet on their own eyes over everyone else's grade. Better still, it is exactly the hole they had to fill.
Pick95 Rnd3 Jacob Rodriguez
No edge and no loss on Jacob Rodriguez in slot 95; it is a wash and a sensible one. Not urgent, but hardly pointless.
Pick125 Rnd4 Michael Trigg
Fair-plus on Michael Trigg, a quiet win that adds up over a draft. One more legitimate question on the roster, answered.
Pick131 Rnd4 Dametrious Crownover
They paid sticker price for Dametrious Crownover in Round 4, Pick 31, and that is fine. A sensible fit for a spot that needed help.
Pick169 Rnd5 Louis Moore
Good things come to war rooms that wait, and Louis Moore at the 169th overall pick is the proof. That was the need underlined and circled, and now it is checked off.
Pick189 Rnd6 Ted Hurst
Ted Hurst in the 189th pick should not have been possible, and that is the whole point. A glaring weakness, addressed head on.
Pick200 Rnd6 Tyren Montgomery
The board fumbled Tyren Montgomery all the way to slot 200, and they scooped it up. The biggest hole on the depth chart just got a whole lot smaller.
Pick207 Rnd6 Kaelon Black
A market-rate running back, with the board and the slot shaking hands on Kaelon Black. Another box on the needs board, quietly ticked.
Pick210 Rnd6 Bud Clark
By-the-book stuff, Bud Clark at pick No. 210 squarely in line with his ranking. It also answers one of the loudest questions on the roster.
Pick247 Rnd7 Deven Eastern
They reached a country mile for Deven Eastern at the Round 7 slot, and the board is aghast. A must-fix position, and they treated it like one.