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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
Eli Stowers Head Shot
PICK: 63 RND: 2 (NE)
Eli Stowers
TE Vanderbilt
Malachi Lawrence Head Shot
PICK: 95 RND: 3 (NE)
Malachi Lawrence
DE-EDGE UCF
Bryce Lance Head Shot
PICK: 125 RND: 4 (NE)
Bryce Lance
WR North Dakota State
Bud Clark Head Shot
PICK: 131 RND: 4 (NE)
Bud Clark
S TCU
Kaleb Proctor Head Shot
PICK: 171 RND: 5 (NE)
Kaleb Proctor
DL SE Louisiana
Kaelon Black Head Shot
PICK: 191 RND: 6 (NE)
Kaelon Black
RB Indiana
Thaddeus Dixon Head Shot
PICK: 202 RND: 6 (NE)
Thaddeus Dixon
CB North Carolina
Anez Cooper Head Shot
PICK: 209 RND: 6 (NE)
Anez Cooper
OG Miami
Charles Demmings Head Shot
PICK: 212 RND: 6 (NE)
Charles Demmings
CB Stephen F. Austin
Enrique Cruz Jr. Head Shot
PICK: 247 RND: 7 (NE)
Enrique Cruz Jr.
OT Kansas
Draft Grade — Patriots
Overall B-
ValueC+ NeedB TradesB- FutureB-
No fireworks, just a tidy B- for the Patriots.

The Anez Cooper pick is the one that will follow the Patriots into the fall. They took him 65 spots ahead of his grade, and the board is not shy about saying so. It does the job without flash, and the B- reflects it.

A whole weekend of picks and quarterback is somehow still a want. If one pick saves this weekend, it is Stowers. The roster is better shaped than it was, with edge rusher chief among the fixes.

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

Pick Analysis
Pick31 Rnd1 Sonny Styles
In Round 1, Pick 31 they get a three-down second-level presence, outstanding value to boot.
Pick63 Rnd2 Eli Stowers
A tidy bit of business in the 63rd pick, where Eli Stowers graded well above the range. The roster fit checks out.
Pick95 Rnd3 Malachi Lawrence
This one needs a full-page explanation: Malachi Lawrence in slot 95, miles early. Top of the wish list, and they did not leave without it.
Pick125 Rnd4 Bryce Lance
Bryce Lance slipping to pick 125 is the kind of luck good rooms make for themselves. A must-fix position, and they treated it like one.
Pick131 Rnd4 Bud Clark
Bud Clark at pick No. 131 is money in the bank, a safety taken below his worth. It also answers one of the loudest questions on the roster.
Pick171 Rnd5 Kaleb Proctor
They paid sticker price for Kaleb Proctor in the Round 5 slot, and that is fine. The one spot they could not leave alone, and did not.
Pick191 Rnd6 Kaelon Black
Kaelon Black at pick No. 191 is the pick scouts circle, and not in a good way. It shores up a spot that genuinely needed the help.
Pick202 Rnd6 Thaddeus Dixon
They jumped the gun on Thaddeus Dixon, taking him earlier than his grade liked. Useful body for a position without much behind the starter.
Pick209 Rnd6 Anez Cooper
A real head-scratcher, Anez Cooper in slot 209 is miles ahead of his ranking. A need, and now a little less of one.
Pick212 Rnd6 Charles Demmings
A wild overpay on Charles Demmings in the Round 6 slot, the sort that defines a class for the wrong reasons. Depth on depth, at a spot that was hardly crying out.
Pick247 Rnd7 Enrique Cruz Jr.
Enrique Cruz Jr. at pick 247 is an overdraft of the loud, memorable kind. A sensible fit for a spot that needed help.