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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
D'Angelo Ponds Head Shot
PICK: 63 RND: 2 (NE)
D'Angelo Ponds
CB Indiana
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
Dallen Bentley Head Shot
PICK: 169 RND: 5 (NE)
Dallen Bentley
TE Utah
Aamil Wagner Head Shot
PICK: 189 RND: 6 (NE)
Aamil Wagner
OT Notre Dame
Ted Hurst Head Shot
PICK: 200 RND: 6 (NE)
Ted Hurst
WR Georgia State
Jadon Canady Head Shot
PICK: 207 RND: 6 (NE)
Jadon Canady
CB Oregon
Kaelon Black Head Shot
PICK: 210 RND: 6 (NE)
Kaelon Black
RB Indiana
Charles Demmings Head Shot
PICK: 247 RND: 7 (NE)
Charles Demmings
CB Stephen F. Austin
Draft Grade — Patriots
Overall B-
ValueB NeedB TradesB- FutureB-
The Patriots checked most of the boxes and earned a B-.

Boards are made to be trusted, and the Patriots shredded theirs for Malachi Lawrence. He came off 53 spots early, and the room will hear about it.

The Hurst pick alone nudges the whole weekend up a notch. The interior defensive lineman spot stays a question, and it was the one they most needed an answer at. Job largely done: edge rusher settled and 6 of 8 of the wish list covered.

Good work on the whole, with interior defensive lineman the one box left unchecked.

Pick Analysis
Pick31 Rnd1 Olaivavega Ioane
They let Olaivavega Ioane come to them and pounced at pick No. 31. It shores up a spot that genuinely needed the help.
Pick63 Rnd2 D'Angelo Ponds
D'Angelo Ponds slid further than he should have, and pick 63 is lovely value for the cornerback. A minor need, but a need all the same.
Pick95 Rnd3 Malachi Lawrence
Malachi Lawrence in Round 3, Pick 31 is a reach so steep the board needed a second look to believe it. Better still, it is exactly the hole they had to fill.
Pick125 Rnd4 Bryce Lance
A clean, defensible pick in the 125th overall pick with a little surplus value in Bryce Lance. They walked in needing this and walked out with it.
Pick131 Rnd4 Bud Clark
A reasonable price with a little left over, Bud Clark in No. 131. This was priority one on the needs board, and now it is handled.
Pick169 Rnd5 Dallen Bentley
A big swing on Dallen Bentley at the Round 5 slot, well ahead of any board in the building. It patches a soft spot without any drama.
Pick189 Rnd6 Aamil Wagner
Aamil Wagner in No. 189 should not have been possible, and that is the whole point. One more legitimate question on the roster, answered.
Pick200 Rnd6 Ted Hurst
Circle this one: Ted Hurst at pick No. 200 is a fall that decides a draft. A must-fix position, and they treated it like one.
Pick207 Rnd6 Jadon Canady
They took Jadon Canady at par in the Round 6 slot, which is nothing to complain about. Nice player, but the depth chart did not need him here.
Pick210 Rnd6 Kaelon Black
A straight-up fair deal on Kaelon Black at slot 210, value and slot in agreement. A need, and now a little less of one.
Pick247 Rnd7 Charles Demmings
The board had Charles Demmings higher than the 247th pick, and the cornerback fell to them anyway. A want dressed up as a pick, at a spot they had covered.