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  • MaximusPrime DRAFTING FOR THE
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Draft Selections
Matthew Golden Head Shot
PICK: 24 RND: 1 (NE)
Matthew Golden
WR Texas
Jonah Savaiinaea Head Shot
PICK: 38 RND: 2 (NE)
Jonah Savaiinaea
OT Arizona
Bradyn Swinson Head Shot
PICK: 69 RND: 3 (NE)
Bradyn Swinson
DE-EDGE LSU
Darien Porter Head Shot
PICK: 77 RND: 3 (NE)
Darien Porter
CB Iowa State
Tyler Baron Head Shot
PICK: 106 RND: 4 (NE)
Tyler Baron
DE-EDGE Miami
Jah Joyner Head Shot
PICK: 144 RND: 5 (NE)
Jah Joyner
DL-EDGE Minnesota
Luke Lachey Head Shot
PICK: 217 RND: 7 (NE)
Luke Lachey
TE Iowa
Kobe Hudson Head Shot
PICK: 220 RND: 7 (NE)
Kobe Hudson
WR UCF
Donovan Edwards Head Shot
PICK: 238 RND: 7 (NE)
Donovan Edwards
RB Michigan
Draft Picks Received
Matthew Golden Head Shot
PICK: 24 RND: 1 (MIN)
Matthew Golden
WR Texas
Draft Picks Traded
Mason Graham Head Shot
PICK: 4 RND: 1 (MIN)
Mason Graham
DT Michigan
Players Gained
Head Shot
Justin Jefferson
WR
Draft Grade — Patriots
Overall B+
ValueB NeedB+ TradesA+ FutureB-
The Patriots turned the phones into found money: B+.

The Patriots looked at the value chart, folded it up, and took Tyler Baron at the Round 4 slot regardless, 49 picks early. They moved the roster forward and banked a B+ for it.

Whatever else happened, they won the night they took Edwards. They robbed the room blind at the table, and it lifts the grade on its own. The interior defensive lineman spot stays a question, and it was the one they most needed an answer at.

A competent weekend that does not make headlines and does not need to.

Pick Analysis
Pick24 Rnd1 Matthew Golden
In pick No. 24 they get a home-run threat at receiver at a price that makes it sweeter. It fills the loudest need on the roster.
Pick38 Rnd2 Jonah Savaiinaea
Jonah Savaiinaea in No. 38 is exactly on the number, no argument either way. It shores up a spot that genuinely needed the help.
Pick69 Rnd3 Bradyn Swinson
Value with a capital V on Bradyn Swinson in the Round 3 slot, a genuine coup. That was the need underlined and circled, and now it is checked off.
Pick77 Rnd3 Darien Porter
A market-rate cornerback, with the board and the slot shaking hands on Darien Porter. Depth more than a fix, but depth they can use.
Pick106 Rnd4 Tyler Baron
A real head-scratcher, Tyler Baron in pick 106 is miles ahead of his ranking. A glaring weakness, addressed head on.
Pick144 Rnd5 Jah Joyner
A conviction pick on Jah Joyner at slot 144 that the board grades a round light. Top of the wish list, and they did not leave without it.
Pick217 Rnd7 Luke Lachey
A quiet steal in No. 217: Luke Lachey for less than the market said. A need, and now a little less of one.
Pick220 Rnd7 Kobe Hudson
A clean, defensible pick in Round 7, Pick 4 with a little surplus value in Kobe Hudson. They walked in needing this and walked out with it.
Pick238 Rnd7 Donovan Edwards
They robbed the room for Donovan Edwards here, a fall nobody at the table saw coming. It patches a soft spot without any drama.