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    Patriots
Draft Selections
Rome Odunze Head Shot
PICK: 3 RND: 1 (NE)
Rome Odunze
WR Washington
Jordan Morgan Head Shot
PICK: 34 RND: 2 (NE)
Jordan Morgan
OT Arizona
Michael Hall Jr. Head Shot
PICK: 68 RND: 3 (NE)
Michael Hall Jr.
DT Ohio State
Theo Johnson Head Shot
PICK: 103 RND: 4 (NE)
Theo Johnson
TE Penn State
Dylan Laube Head Shot
PICK: 137 RND: 5 (NE)
Dylan Laube
RB New Hampshire
Ty'Ron Hopper Head Shot
PICK: 180 RND: 6 (NE)
Ty'Ron Hopper
LB Missouri
Tanor Bortolini Head Shot
PICK: 193 RND: 6 (NE)
Tanor Bortolini
C Wisconsin
Matthew Jones Head Shot
PICK: 231 RND: 7 (NE)
Matthew Jones
OG Ohio State
Draft Grade — Patriots
Overall B-
ValueC+ NeedB+ TradesB- FutureB-
The Patriots did the meat-and-potatoes work well: B-.

The war room fell hard for Matthew Jones, and it showed at the Round 7 slot: 34 picks ahead of a board that had other ideas. Call it a sensible B-, earned the boring way.

If this class has a fault line, it runs straight through edge rusher. On the needs board they went 5 of 8, with wide receiver the one that mattered most. The skill positions did well by the weekend.

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

Pick Analysis
Pick3 Rnd1 Rome Odunze
In pick 3 they get a go-to option on the outside at fair value. The biggest hole, addressed.
Pick34 Rnd2 Jordan Morgan
Jordan Morgan in the Round 2 slot is exactly on the number, no argument either way. It plugs a real leak on the depth chart.
Pick68 Rnd3 Michael Hall Jr.
A premium they did not need to pay, Michael Hall Jr. a notch or two before his time. The biggest hole on the depth chart just got a whole lot smaller.
Pick103 Rnd4 Theo Johnson
They reached a country mile for Theo Johnson at slot 103, and the board is aghast. It patches a soft spot without any drama.
Pick137 Rnd5 Dylan Laube
A swing that ignored the value entirely, Dylan Laube well ahead of where he belonged. A sensible fit that makes the depth chart a little sturdier.
Pick180 Rnd6 Ty'Ron Hopper
Ty'Ron Hopper at the 180th overall pick is right where the board had him, plain and simple. A quiet depth add at a thin-ish spot.
Pick193 Rnd6 Tanor Bortolini
They did well to land Tanor Bortolini in No. 193, just ahead of his grade. Another box on the needs board, quietly ticked.
Pick231 Rnd7 Matthew Jones
Matthew Jones in pick 231 is a bet on their own eyes over everyone else's grade. It fills a real need, too.