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Draft Selections
Kenyon Sadiq Head Shot
PICK: 31 RND: 1 (NE)
Kenyon Sadiq
TE Oregon
Sonny Styles Head Shot
PICK: 32 RND: 1 (NE)
Sonny Styles
LB Ohio State
Olaivavega Ioane Head Shot
PICK: 33 RND: 2 (NE)
Olaivavega Ioane
OG Penn State
Malachi Lawrence Head Shot
PICK: 95 RND: 3 (NE)
Malachi Lawrence
DE-EDGE UCF
Dametrious Crownover Head Shot
PICK: 103 RND: 4 (NE)
Dametrious Crownover
OT Texas A&M
Bud Clark Head Shot
PICK: 125 RND: 4 (NE)
Bud Clark
S TCU
Ted Hurst Head Shot
PICK: 131 RND: 4 (NE)
Ted Hurst
WR Georgia State
Kaleb Proctor Head Shot
PICK: 169 RND: 5 (NE)
Kaleb Proctor
DL SE Louisiana
Ephesians Prysock Head Shot
PICK: 189 RND: 6 (NE)
Ephesians Prysock
CB Washington
Kaelon Black Head Shot
PICK: 200 RND: 6 (NE)
Kaelon Black
RB Indiana
Jeff Caldwell Head Shot
PICK: 210 RND: 6 (NE)
Jeff Caldwell
WR Cincinnati
Charles Demmings Head Shot
PICK: 247 RND: 7 (NE)
Charles Demmings
CB Stephen F. Austin
Draft Picks Received
Sonny Styles Head Shot
PICK: 32 RND: 1 (SEA)
Sonny Styles
LB Ohio State
Olaivavega Ioane Head Shot
PICK: 33 RND: 2 (NYJ)
Olaivavega Ioane
OG Penn State
Dametrious Crownover Head Shot
PICK: 103 RND: 4 (NYJ)
Dametrious Crownover
OT Texas A&M
No Pick Head Shot
PICK: RND: 6 (CHI)
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Draft Picks Traded
D'Angelo Ponds Head Shot
PICK: 63 RND: 2 (SEA)
D'Angelo Ponds
CB Indiana
Eric O'Neill Head Shot
PICK: 207 RND: 6 (CHI)
Eric O'Neill
DE-EDGE Rutgers
No Pick Head Shot
PICK: RND: 1 (ARI)
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No Pick Head Shot
PICK: RND: 2 (ARI)
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Draft Grade — Patriots
Overall B-
ValueB NeedB TradesA+ FutureD-
The Patriots fleeced the room on the phones and earned a B-.

The Patriots spent real capital to be 53 picks early on Malachi Lawrence, and the board is going to hold them to it. Good, not great, and the B- says as much.

The trade ledger is the best part of the whole weekend. If this class has a fault line, it runs straight through quarterback. The Sadiq pick alone nudges the whole weekend up a notch.

They left with edge rusher solved and the rest of the wish list mostly ticked off.

All told, a solid class that does its job everywhere but quarterback.

Pick Analysis
Pick31 Rnd1 Kenyon Sadiq
In pick No. 31 they get a mismatch in the passing game, and a steal at that.
Pick32 Rnd1 Sonny Styles
In the 32nd overall pick they get the heartbeat of the defense, outstanding value to boot. Need was not the driver here.
Pick33 Rnd2 Olaivavega Ioane
Olaivavega Ioane at slot 33 is the sort of value that quietly wins a weekend. It plugs a real leak on the depth chart.
Pick95 Rnd3 Malachi Lawrence
A wild overpay on Malachi Lawrence in No. 95, the sort that defines a class for the wrong reasons. The biggest hole on the depth chart just got a whole lot smaller.
Pick103 Rnd4 Dametrious Crownover
They reached a country mile for Dametrious Crownover at the 103rd pick, and the board is aghast. A need, and now a little less of one.
Pick125 Rnd4 Bud Clark
No edge and no loss on Bud Clark in Round 4, Pick 25; it is a wash and a sensible one. Better still, it is exactly the hole they had to fill.
Pick131 Rnd4 Ted Hurst
They reached into another round for Ted Hurst, and the board is nowhere close to agreeing. That was the need underlined and circled, and now it is checked off.
Pick169 Rnd5 Kaleb Proctor
Kaleb Proctor at pick No. 169 is right where the board had him, plain and simple. It answers the question that was keeping the coaches up at night.
Pick189 Rnd6 Ephesians Prysock
They did well to land Ephesians Prysock in pick 189, just ahead of his grade. A quiet depth add at a thin-ish spot.
Pick200 Rnd6 Kaelon Black
A reach on Kaelon Black in the 200th pick; the board had better options right there. It shores up a spot that genuinely needed the help.
Pick210 Rnd6 Jeff Caldwell
A conviction pick on Jeff Caldwell at the Round 6 slot that the board grades a round light. It also answers one of the loudest questions on the roster.
Pick247 Rnd7 Charles Demmings
The board had Charles Demmings higher than No. 247, and the cornerback fell to them anyway. Pure best-available; the position was not exactly begging.