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  • Dpilon1973 DRAFTING FOR THE
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Draft Selections
Travis Hunter Head Shot
PICK: 4 RND: 1 (NE)
Travis Hunter
CB Colorado
Aireontae Ersery Head Shot
PICK: 38 RND: 2 (NE)
Aireontae Ersery
OT Minnesota
Dylan Fairchild Head Shot
PICK: 69 RND: 3 (NE)
Dylan Fairchild
OG Georgia
Harold Fannin Jr. Head Shot
PICK: 77 RND: 3 (NE)
Harold Fannin Jr.
TE Bowling Green
Elic Ayomanor Head Shot
PICK: 104 RND: 4 (NE)
Elic Ayomanor
WR Stanford
Shilo Sanders Head Shot
PICK: 143 RND: 5 (NE)
Shilo Sanders
S Colorado
Chris Paul Jr. Head Shot
PICK: 217 RND: 7 (NE)
Chris Paul Jr.
LB Ole Miss
Jimmy Horn Jr. Head Shot
PICK: 220 RND: 7 (NE)
Jimmy Horn Jr.
WR Colorado
Jack Kiser Head Shot
PICK: 238 RND: 7 (NE)
Jack Kiser
LB Notre Dame
Draft Grade — Patriots
Overall B-
ValueB NeedB- TradesB- FutureB-
Grand theft in the 217th pick: the Patriots steal Paul Jr. and grade out a B-.

The board owed the Patriots one, and it paid up: Chris Paul Jr., the No. 112 name on the board, sitting there at No. 217 like a gift left on the doorstep. The bottom line is a respectable B-.

Sanders has a lot of ground to make up just to look fairly priced. If this class has a fault line, it runs straight through edge rusher.

In sum, a sturdy weekend with one asterisk, the edge rusher spot they never got to.

Pick Analysis
Pick4 Rnd1 Travis Hunter
In slot 4 they get a lockdown presence outside at fair value. Need was not the driver here.
Pick38 Rnd2 Aireontae Ersery
A reach on Aireontae Ersery in the Round 2 slot; the board had better options right there. One more legitimate question on the roster, answered.
Pick69 Rnd3 Dylan Fairchild
Nice patience on Dylan Fairchild, who had no business lasting to Round 3, Pick 5. It fills a real need, too.
Pick77 Rnd3 Harold Fannin Jr.
They will replay Harold Fannin Jr. at the 77th pick for years; that is how good the value is. A real hole, addressed with a reasonable pick.
Pick104 Rnd4 Elic Ayomanor
Good things come to war rooms that wait, and Elic Ayomanor at the 104th overall pick is the proof. The one spot they could not leave alone, and did not.
Pick143 Rnd5 Shilo Sanders
They reached a country mile for Shilo Sanders at No. 143, and the board is aghast. A must-fix position, and they treated it like one.
Pick217 Rnd7 Chris Paul Jr.
A linebacker of that caliber at pick 217 is the definition of value, full stop. Depth more than a fix, but depth they can use.
Pick220 Rnd7 Jimmy Horn Jr.
A big swing on Jimmy Horn Jr. at pick No. 220, well ahead of any board in the building. Better still, it is exactly the hole they had to fill.
Pick238 Rnd7 Jack Kiser
Circle this one: Jack Kiser at the 238th pick is a fall that decides a draft. A want dressed up as a pick, at a spot they had covered.