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  • pj_doucette DRAFTING FOR THE
    Patriots
Draft Selections
James Pearce Jr. Head Shot
PICK: 12 RND: 1 (NE)
James Pearce Jr.
DE-EDGE Tennessee
Luther Burden III Head Shot
PICK: 20 RND: 1 (NE)
Luther Burden III
WR Missouri
Jalon Walker Head Shot
PICK: 49 RND: 2 (NE)
Jalon Walker
LB Georgia
Trey Amos Head Shot
PICK: 69 RND: 3 (NE)
Trey Amos
CB Ole Miss
Mason Taylor Head Shot
PICK: 76 RND: 3 (NE)
Mason Taylor
TE LSU
Ozzy Trapilo Head Shot
PICK: 105 RND: 4 (NE)
Ozzy Trapilo
OT Boston College
Anthony Belton Head Shot
PICK: 145 RND: 5 (NE)
Anthony Belton
OT NC State
Jonah Monheim Head Shot
PICK: 219 RND: 7 (NE)
Jonah Monheim
C USC
Ollie Gordon II Head Shot
PICK: 222 RND: 7 (NE)
Ollie Gordon II
RB Oklahoma State
Zeek Biggers Head Shot
PICK: 241 RND: 7 (NE)
Zeek Biggers
DT Georgia Tech
Draft Picks Received
James Pearce Jr. Head Shot
PICK: 12 RND: 1 (DAL)
James Pearce Jr.
DE-EDGE Tennessee
Luther Burden III Head Shot
PICK: 20 RND: 1 (DEN)
Luther Burden III
WR Missouri
Jalon Walker Head Shot
PICK: 49 RND: 2 (CIN)
Jalon Walker
LB Georgia
Mason Taylor Head Shot
PICK: 76 RND: 3 (DAL)
Mason Taylor
TE LSU
Zeek Biggers Head Shot
PICK: 241 RND: 7 (TEN)
Zeek Biggers
DT Georgia Tech
No Pick Head Shot
PICK: RND: 2 (DAL)
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No Pick Head Shot
PICK: RND: 3 (CIN)
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No Pick Head Shot
PICK: RND: 5 (CIN)
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No Pick Head Shot
PICK: RND: 7 (CIN)
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Draft Picks Traded
Mason Graham Head Shot
PICK: 4 RND: 1 (DAL)
Mason Graham
DT Michigan
Walter Nolen Head Shot
PICK: 38 RND: 2 (DEN)
Walter Nolen
DT Ole Miss
Shemar Turner Head Shot
PICK: 77 RND: 3 (DEN)
Shemar Turner
DL Texas A&M
Cam Jackson Head Shot
PICK: 240 RND: 7 (TEN)
Cam Jackson
DT Florida
Players Gained
Head Shot
Trent Brown
OT
Head Shot
Tyler Guyton
OT
Draft Grade — Patriots
Overall A-
ValueB+ NeedB+ TradesA+ FutureB+
The steal of the weekend belongs to the Patriots and Gordon II: A-.

The board owed the Patriots one, and it paid up: Ollie Gordon II, the No. 164 name on the board, sitting there at Round 7, Pick 4 like a gift left on the doorstep. The sum of the weekend is a deserved A-.

They won the margins on every swap, and it adds up fast. For all the activity, safety went untouched, which is hard to explain.

The Patriots paired the rookies with proven help, Tyler Guyton leading the way. On the needs board they went 6 of 8, with edge rusher the one that mattered most.

The kind of weekend a front office frames and hangs on the wall.

Pick Analysis
Pick12 Rnd1 James Pearce Jr.
In pick No. 12 they get a quarterback's worst nightmare. Exactly the need they had to hit.
Pick20 Rnd1 Luther Burden III
In the Round 1 slot they get a difference-maker at receiver at fair value. The biggest hole, addressed.
Pick49 Rnd2 Jalon Walker
A linebacker of that caliber at pick 49 is the definition of value, full stop. Useful body for a position without much behind the starter.
Pick69 Rnd3 Trey Amos
Trey Amos at the 69th overall pick is the steal of the weekend, a first-round talent at a bargain-bin price. A minor itch, scratched.
Pick76 Rnd3 Mason Taylor
Mason Taylor at the 76th pick is neither steal nor reach, just the going rate. It shores up a spot that genuinely needed the help.
Pick105 Rnd4 Ozzy Trapilo
They robbed the room for Ozzy Trapilo here, a fall nobody at the table saw coming. Another box on the needs board, quietly ticked.
Pick145 Rnd5 Anthony Belton
Circle this one: Anthony Belton at No. 145 is a fall that decides a draft. A sensible fit for a spot that needed help.
Pick219 Rnd7 Jonah Monheim
Jonah Monheim in slot 219 should not have been possible, and that is the whole point. A sensible fit that makes the depth chart a little sturdier.
Pick222 Rnd7 Ollie Gordon II
Taking Ollie Gordon II in the 222nd overall pick is close to grand larceny; a running back that good had no business lasting this long. One more legitimate question on the roster, answered.
Pick241 Rnd7 Zeek Biggers
Zeek Biggers at pick 241 is the sort of value that quietly wins a weekend. The biggest hole on the depth chart just got a whole lot smaller.