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  • stan DRAFTING FOR THE
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Draft Selections
Marvin Harrison Jr. Head Shot
PICK: 2 RND: 1 (NE)
Marvin Harrison Jr.
WR Ohio State
Taliese Fuaga Head Shot
PICK: 34 RND: 2 (NE)
Taliese Fuaga
OT Oregon State
Trey Benson Head Shot
PICK: 67 RND: 3 (NE)
Trey Benson
RB Florida State
Nazir Stackhouse Head Shot
PICK: 102 RND: 4 (NE)
Nazir Stackhouse
DL Georgia
Jordan Travis Head Shot
PICK: 133 RND: 4 (NE)
Jordan Travis
QB Florida State
Khyree Jackson Head Shot
PICK: 139 RND: 5 (NE)
Khyree Jackson
CB Oregon
Ty'Ron Hopper Head Shot
PICK: 180 RND: 6 (NE)
Ty'Ron Hopper
LB Missouri
LaDarius Henderson Head Shot
PICK: 198 RND: 6 (NE)
LaDarius Henderson
OT Michigan
Benjamin Yurosek Head Shot
PICK: 223 RND: 7 (NE)
Benjamin Yurosek
TE Stanford
Draft Picks Received
Trey Benson Head Shot
PICK: 67 RND: 3 (ARI)
Trey Benson
RB Florida State
Jordan Travis Head Shot
PICK: 133 RND: 4 (ARI)
Jordan Travis
QB Florida State
LaDarius Henderson Head Shot
PICK: 198 RND: 6 (ARI)
LaDarius Henderson
OT Michigan
Draft Picks Traded
Jackson Powers-Johnson Head Shot
PICK: 66 RND: 3 (ARI)
Jackson Powers-Johnson
C Oregon
Players Gained
Head Shot
Braylon Jones
OG
Draft Grade — Patriots
Overall B
ValueB NeedB+ TradesB+ FutureB-
The Patriots kept it disciplined and banked a B.

Some picks age like wine; Benjamin Yurosek at the 223rd overall pick will need to, sitting 42 spots clear of his grade. It nets out to a B, which feels about right.

The edge rusher spot stays a question, and it was the one they most needed an answer at. That is an offensive lineman worth more than the slot they spent on him, plainly.

The dealing nudged the ledger their way without much fuss.

Good work on the whole, with edge rusher the one box left unchecked.

Pick Analysis
Pick2 Rnd1 Marvin Harrison Jr.
In the Round 1 slot they get a weapon on the perimeter. The biggest hole, addressed.
Pick34 Rnd2 Taliese Fuaga
A slide stopped in slot 34, with Taliese Fuaga worth more than the price. A real hole, addressed with a reasonable pick.
Pick67 Rnd3 Trey Benson
A market-rate running back, with the board and the slot shaking hands on Trey Benson. Another box on the needs board, quietly ticked.
Pick102 Rnd4 Nazir Stackhouse
Nazir Stackhouse is a better player than Round 4, Pick 2 suggests; smart patience, rewarded. The one spot they could not leave alone, and did not.
Pick133 Rnd4 Jordan Travis
No edge and no loss on Jordan Travis in pick 133; it is a wash and a sensible one. It plugs a real leak on the depth chart.
Pick139 Rnd5 Khyree Jackson
Khyree Jackson at No. 139 is money in the bank, a cornerback taken below his worth. It thickens a room that could stand to be thicker.
Pick180 Rnd6 Ty'Ron Hopper
A quiet steal in pick No. 180: Ty'Ron Hopper for less than the market said. Depth more than a fix, but depth they can use.
Pick198 Rnd6 LaDarius Henderson
LaDarius Henderson at pick 198 is daylight robbery; nobody expected him to last. The roster fit checks out.
Pick223 Rnd7 Benjamin Yurosek
Benjamin Yurosek at Round 7, Pick 3 is a steep price for a hunch, hard to square with any board. A sensible fit that makes the depth chart a little sturdier.