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Draft Selections
Sonny Styles Head Shot
PICK: 31 RND: 1 (NE)
Sonny Styles
LB Ohio State
Michael Taaffe Head Shot
PICK: 63 RND: 2 (NE)
Michael Taaffe
S Texas
Omar Cooper Jr. Head Shot
PICK: 95 RND: 3 (NE)
Omar Cooper Jr.
WR Indiana
Michael Trigg Head Shot
PICK: 125 RND: 4 (NE)
Michael Trigg
TE Baylor
Keylan Rutledge Head Shot
PICK: 131 RND: 4 (NE)
Keylan Rutledge
OG Georgia Tech
Jermaine Mathews Jr. Head Shot
PICK: 169 RND: 5 (NE)
Jermaine Mathews Jr.
CB Ohio State
Raylen Wilson Head Shot
PICK: 189 RND: 6 (NE)
Raylen Wilson
LB Georgia
Trey Zuhn III Head Shot
PICK: 200 RND: 6 (NE)
Trey Zuhn III
OT Texas A&M
J. Michael Sturdivant Head Shot
PICK: 207 RND: 6 (NE)
J. Michael Sturdivant
WR Florida
Keyron Crawford Head Shot
PICK: 210 RND: 6 (NE)
Keyron Crawford
DE Auburn
Damari Brown Head Shot
PICK: 247 RND: 7 (NE)
Damari Brown
CB Miami
Draft Grade — Patriots
Overall B-
ValueB NeedB- TradesB- FutureB-
Nothing loud, just a tidy B- for the Patriots.

Every other box got a look, but interior defensive lineman did not. The Patriots will head to camp with the same hole they walked in with. A dependable weekend that grades out a B-.

The Cooper Jr. pick is the one they will point to when this weekend is judged. The Crawford pick is the one the value grade keeps tripping over. The roster is better shaped than it was, with edge rusher chief among the fixes.

In sum, a sturdy weekend with one asterisk, the interior defensive lineman spot they never got to.

Pick Analysis
Pick31 Rnd1 Sonny Styles
In the 31st pick they get a sideline-to-sideline linebacker. Need was not the driver here.
Pick63 Rnd2 Michael Taaffe
Michael Taaffe is a better player than the Round 2 slot suggests; smart patience, rewarded. That was the need underlined and circled, and now it is checked off.
Pick95 Rnd3 Omar Cooper Jr.
The board had Omar Cooper Jr. higher than Round 3, Pick 31, and the wide receiver fell to them anyway. It answers the question that was keeping the coaches up at night.
Pick125 Rnd4 Michael Trigg
A tidy little value on Michael Trigg in No. 125, a step better than break-even. It shores up a spot that genuinely needed the help.
Pick131 Rnd4 Keylan Rutledge
A slide stopped in pick 131, with Keylan Rutledge worth more than the price. One more legitimate question on the roster, answered.
Pick169 Rnd5 Jermaine Mathews Jr.
Jermaine Mathews Jr. at the 169th overall pick nudges the ledger their way without any fuss. A quiet depth add at a thin-ish spot.
Pick189 Rnd6 Raylen Wilson
No edge and no loss on Raylen Wilson in pick No. 189; it is a wash and a sensible one. Nice player, but the depth chart did not need him here.
Pick200 Rnd6 Trey Zuhn III
Trey Zuhn III in slot 200 is exactly on the number, no argument either way. The roster fit checks out.
Pick207 Rnd6 J. Michael Sturdivant
J. Michael Sturdivant at pick No. 207 is a conviction pick that outran the value. The one spot they could not leave alone, and did not.
Pick210 Rnd6 Keyron Crawford
They talked themselves into Keyron Crawford at the Round 6 slot, and the board did not agree. This was priority one on the needs board, and now it is handled.
Pick247 Rnd7 Damari Brown
Damari Brown in slot 247 is early enough to raise a brow, if not a full objection. They added to a strength when a need was still open elsewhere.