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Draft Selections
Rueben Bain Jr. Head Shot
PICK: 31 RND: 1 (NE)
Rueben Bain Jr.
DE-EDGE Miami
Monroe Freeling Head Shot
PICK: 63 RND: 2 (NE)
Monroe Freeling
OT Georgia
Denzel Boston Head Shot
PICK: 95 RND: 3 (NE)
Denzel Boston
WR Washington
Jake Golday Head Shot
PICK: 125 RND: 4 (NE)
Jake Golday
OLB Cincinnati
Keionte Scott Head Shot
PICK: 131 RND: 4 (NE)
Keionte Scott
CB Miami
Marlin Klein Head Shot
PICK: 169 RND: 5 (NE)
Marlin Klein
TE Michigan
Oscar Delp Head Shot
PICK: 189 RND: 6 (NE)
Oscar Delp
TE Georgia
Treydan Stukes Head Shot
PICK: 200 RND: 6 (NE)
Treydan Stukes
CB Arizona
Connor Tollison Head Shot
PICK: 207 RND: 6 (NE)
Connor Tollison
C Missouri
Zane Durant Head Shot
PICK: 210 RND: 6 (NE)
Zane Durant
DT Penn State
Aaron Anderson Head Shot
PICK: 247 RND: 7 (NE)
Aaron Anderson
WR LSU
Draft Grade — Patriots
Overall B
ValueA NeedB+ TradesB- FutureB-
The Patriots cashed the board's mistake on Anderson: B.

The value of the weekend has a name and a slot: Aaron Anderson, No. 247, roughly 85 picks past where he belonged.

They punted on safety, and it is the miss that keeps the grade honest. They left with edge rusher solved and the rest of the wish list mostly ticked off.

Solid rather than spectacular, and there is nothing wrong with that.

Pick Analysis
Pick31 Rnd1 Rueben Bain Jr.
In Round 1, Pick 31 they get a quarterback's worst nightmare, outstanding value to boot. The biggest hole, addressed.
Pick63 Rnd2 Monroe Freeling
A quiet steal in the Round 2 slot: Monroe Freeling for less than the market said. A real hole, addressed with a reasonable pick.
Pick95 Rnd3 Denzel Boston
A wide receiver of that caliber at slot 95 is the definition of value, full stop. The one spot they could not leave alone, and did not.
Pick125 Rnd4 Jake Golday
Jake Golday at pick 125 is a first-round grade at a bargain-bin price, no notes. A must-fix position, and they treated it like one.
Pick131 Rnd4 Keionte Scott
Keionte Scott in pick No. 131 should not have been possible, and that is the whole point. A quiet depth add at a thin-ish spot.
Pick169 Rnd5 Marlin Klein
Marlin Klein in the 169th overall pick is fair value, right on his grade. It shores up a spot that genuinely needed the help.
Pick189 Rnd6 Oscar Delp
Nothing to complain about; Oscar Delp went a shade earlier than his grade, which is fine. Another box on the needs board, quietly ticked.
Pick200 Rnd6 Treydan Stukes
Steal is underselling it; Treydan Stukes at No. 200 is a heist with the alarm still ringing. It is more luxury than necessity; they were already set here.
Pick207 Rnd6 Connor Tollison
Taking Connor Tollison in the 207th overall pick is close to grand larceny; an offensive lineman that good had no business lasting this long. It plugs a real leak on the depth chart.
Pick210 Rnd6 Zane Durant
Somehow Zane Durant was still sitting there in pick 210, and they pounced on premier interior defensive lineman value. It answers the question that was keeping the coaches up at night.
Pick247 Rnd7 Aaron Anderson
The board fumbled Aaron Anderson all the way to No. 247, and they scooped it up. That was the need underlined and circled, and now it is checked off.