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  • Drewdelo DRAFTING FOR THE
    Patriots
Draft Selections
Jalon Walker Head Shot
PICK: 44 RND: 2 (NE)
Jalon Walker
LB Georgia
Aireontae Ersery Head Shot
PICK: 45 RND: 2 (NE)
Aireontae Ersery
OT Minnesota
Trey Amos Head Shot
PICK: 69 RND: 3 (NE)
Trey Amos
CB Ole Miss
TreVeyon Henderson Head Shot
PICK: 76 RND: 3 (NE)
TreVeyon Henderson
RB Ohio State
Xavier Restrepo Head Shot
PICK: 77 RND: 3 (NE)
Xavier Restrepo
WR Miami
Draft Picks Received
Jalon Walker Head Shot
PICK: 44 RND: 2 (DAL)
Jalon Walker
LB Georgia
Aireontae Ersery Head Shot
PICK: 45 RND: 2 (IND)
Aireontae Ersery
OT Minnesota
TreVeyon Henderson Head Shot
PICK: 76 RND: 3 (DAL)
TreVeyon Henderson
RB Ohio State
No Pick Head Shot
PICK: 103 RND: 4 (TEN)
TO PICK
 
No Pick Head Shot
PICK: 124 RND: 4 (GB)
TO PICK
 
No Pick Head Shot
PICK: 159 RND: 5 (GB)
TO PICK
 
No Pick Head Shot
PICK: 174 RND: 5 (DAL)
TO PICK
 
No Pick Head Shot
PICK: 178 RND: 6 (TEN)
TO PICK
 
No Pick Head Shot
PICK: 189 RND: 6 (IND)
TO PICK
 
No Pick Head Shot
PICK: 239 RND: 7 (TEN)
TO PICK
 
No Pick Head Shot
PICK: RND: 1 (DAL)
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No Pick Head Shot
PICK: RND: 1 (GB)
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No Pick Head Shot
PICK: RND: 2 (DAL)
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No Pick Head Shot
PICK: RND: 2 (IND)
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No Pick Head Shot
PICK: RND: 3 (TEN)
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Draft Picks Traded
Ashton Jeanty Head Shot
PICK: 4 RND: 1 (DAL)
Ashton Jeanty
RB Boise State
T.J. Sanders Head Shot
PICK: 38 RND: 2 (DAL)
T.J. Sanders
DT South Carolina
Players Gained
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Tyler Guyton
OT
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Christian Watson
WR
Draft Grade — Patriots
Overall A
ValueB+ NeedB- TradesA+ FutureA+
The Patriots let Walker fall and pounced. Final grade: A.

Give the war room a raise for the dealing alone. The Patriots came out ahead on every exchange that mattered, and it was not close.

Getting Walker where they did is the sort of value that quietly makes a class. The edge rusher spot stays a question, and it was the one they most needed an answer at. The hoard sets up next April more than it helps this September.

Trust the process, because this time the process plainly worked.

Pick Analysis
Pick44 Rnd2 Jalon Walker
Somehow Jalon Walker was still sitting there in pick 44, and they pounced on premier linebacker value. Useful body for a position without much behind the starter.
Pick45 Rnd2 Aireontae Ersery
Aireontae Ersery in Round 2, Pick 13 is fair value, right on his grade. One more legitimate question on the roster, answered.
Pick69 Rnd3 Trey Amos
They robbed the room for Trey Amos here, a fall nobody at the table saw coming. Useful depth more than a marquee fix.
Pick76 Rnd3 TreVeyon Henderson
TreVeyon Henderson at the 76th pick is a first-round grade at a bargain-bin price, no notes. It plugs a real leak on the depth chart.
Pick77 Rnd3 Xavier Restrepo
A tidy bit of business in the Round 3 slot, where Xavier Restrepo graded well above the range. Top of the wish list, and they did not leave without it.