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  • pj_doucette DRAFTING FOR THE
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Draft Selections
Abdul Carter Head Shot
PICK: 4 RND: 1 (NE)
Abdul Carter
DE-EDGE Penn State
Tyler Warren Head Shot
PICK: 38 RND: 2 (NE)
Tyler Warren
TE Penn State
Tre Harris Head Shot
PICK: 69 RND: 3 (NE)
Tre Harris
WR Ole Miss
Ozzy Trapilo Head Shot
PICK: 77 RND: 3 (NE)
Ozzy Trapilo
OT Boston College
Jared Wilson Head Shot
PICK: 106 RND: 4 (NE)
Jared Wilson
C Georgia
O'Donnell Fortune Head Shot
PICK: 144 RND: 5 (NE)
O'Donnell Fortune
CB South Carolina
Carson Vinson Head Shot
PICK: 217 RND: 7 (NE)
Carson Vinson
OT Alabama A&M
Donovan Edwards Head Shot
PICK: 220 RND: 7 (NE)
Donovan Edwards
RB Michigan
Isaac TeSlaa Head Shot
PICK: 238 RND: 7 (NE)
Isaac TeSlaa
WR Arkansas
Draft Grade — Patriots
Overall B
ValueB NeedB+ TradesB- FutureB-
The Patriots cashed the board's mistake on Warren: B.

The Patriots did not reach, did not trade up, did not blink. They just waited, and Tyler Warren fell into the Round 2 slot.

If this class has a fault line, it runs straight through interior defensive lineman. Every board in the league had Vinson lower, and that gap is the story.

They left with edge rusher solved and the rest of the wish list mostly ticked off. Building through the lines is a philosophy, and they stuck to it.

Not a headline-grabber, but a perfectly good weekend's work.

Pick Analysis
Pick4 Rnd1 Abdul Carter
In the 4th pick they get a problem off the edge at fair value. Exactly the need they had to hit.
Pick38 Rnd2 Tyler Warren
Taking Tyler Warren in Round 2, Pick 6 is close to grand larceny; a tight end that good had no business lasting this long. One more legitimate question on the roster, answered.
Pick69 Rnd3 Tre Harris
They stopped a slide they were happy to see, landing Tre Harris in the 69th overall pick. They walked in needing this and walked out with it.
Pick77 Rnd3 Ozzy Trapilo
No drama and no debate, Ozzy Trapilo went about where he belonged in slot 77. A sensible fit for a spot that needed help.
Pick106 Rnd4 Jared Wilson
Jared Wilson at No. 106 nudges the ledger their way without any fuss. A need, and now a little less of one.
Pick144 Rnd5 O'Donnell Fortune
They paid up for O'Donnell Fortune at pick No. 144 when waiting would have done the job. A minor need, but a need all the same.
Pick217 Rnd7 Carson Vinson
They went early on Carson Vinson in pick 217, and the value did not follow. The roster fit checks out.
Pick220 Rnd7 Donovan Edwards
Donovan Edwards slipping to the Round 7 slot is the kind of luck good rooms make for themselves. It fills a real need, too.
Pick238 Rnd7 Isaac TeSlaa
Isaac TeSlaa at pick No. 238 is a sensible buy, a touch better than market for the wide receiver. The one spot they could not leave alone, and did not.