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Draft Selections
Josh Conerly Jr. Head Shot
PICK: 17 RND: 1 (NE)
Josh Conerly Jr.
OT Oregon
Matthew Golden Head Shot
PICK: 38 RND: 2 (NE)
Matthew Golden
WR Texas
Donovan Jackson Head Shot
PICK: 49 RND: 2 (NE)
Donovan Jackson
OT Ohio State
Dylan Sampson Head Shot
PICK: 69 RND: 3 (NE)
Dylan Sampson
RB Tennessee
Deone Walker Head Shot
PICK: 77 RND: 3 (NE)
Deone Walker
DT Kentucky
Ozzy Trapilo Head Shot
PICK: 81 RND: 3 (NE)
Ozzy Trapilo
OT Boston College
Kevin Winston Jr. Head Shot
PICK: 106 RND: 4 (NE)
Kevin Winston Jr.
S Penn State
Andres Borregales Head Shot
PICK: 144 RND: 5 (NE)
Andres Borregales
PK Miami
Thomas Fidone II Head Shot
PICK: 217 RND: 7 (NE)
Thomas Fidone II
TE Nebraska
Fadil Diggs Head Shot
PICK: 220 RND: 7 (NE)
Fadil Diggs
DL-EDGE Syracuse
Drew Kendall Head Shot
PICK: 238 RND: 7 (NE)
Drew Kendall
C Boston College
Draft Picks Received
Josh Conerly Jr. Head Shot
PICK: 17 RND: 1 (CIN)
Josh Conerly Jr.
OT Oregon
Donovan Jackson Head Shot
PICK: 49 RND: 2 (CIN)
Donovan Jackson
OT Ohio State
Ozzy Trapilo Head Shot
PICK: 81 RND: 3 (CIN)
Ozzy Trapilo
OT Boston College
No Pick Head Shot
PICK: RND: 1 (CIN)
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Draft Picks Traded
Mason Graham Head Shot
PICK: 4 RND: 1 (CIN)
Mason Graham
DT Michigan
Draft Grade — Patriots
Overall B-
ValueC+ NeedB TradesC- FutureA
Good, not great, for the Patriots: B-.

When the story of this class is written, it opens with Drew Kendall at the Round 7 slot, a reach of 55 spots that the board flatly disagrees with. Call it a sensible B-, earned the boring way.

The Golden pick is the one they will point to when this weekend is judged. A whole weekend of picks and quarterback is somehow still a want. The dealing tilted against them, just enough to notice.

It is a bet on later, and a defensible one for a team playing the long game.

All told, a solid class that does its job everywhere but quarterback.

Pick Analysis
Pick17 Rnd1 Josh Conerly Jr.
In pick No. 17 they get a plug-and-play piece up front, though the board says they badly overpaid. A clean fit for the roster.
Pick38 Rnd2 Matthew Golden
They robbed the room for Matthew Golden here, a fall nobody at the table saw coming. They walked in needing this and walked out with it.
Pick49 Rnd2 Donovan Jackson
Donovan Jackson in slot 49 is early enough to raise a brow, if not a full objection. The roster fit checks out.
Pick69 Rnd3 Dylan Sampson
A reasonable price with a little left over, Dylan Sampson in No. 69. It patches a soft spot without any drama.
Pick77 Rnd3 Deone Walker
They went early on Deone Walker in the 77th overall pick, and the value did not follow. The one spot they could not leave alone, and did not.
Pick81 Rnd3 Ozzy Trapilo
No edge and no loss on Ozzy Trapilo in the 81st pick; it is a wash and a sensible one. It fills a real need, too.
Pick106 Rnd4 Kevin Winston Jr.
They read the board right and Kevin Winston Jr. was the payoff at the Round 4 slot. This was priority one on the needs board, and now it is handled.
Pick144 Rnd5 Andres Borregales
Andres Borregales at pick No. 144 is a conviction pick that outran the value. Depth on depth, at a spot that was hardly crying out.
Pick217 Rnd7 Thomas Fidone II
They let Thomas Fidone II come to them and pounced at No. 217. One more legitimate question on the roster, answered.
Pick220 Rnd7 Fadil Diggs
A premium they did not need to pay, Fadil Diggs a notch or two before his time. That was the need underlined and circled, and now it is checked off.
Pick238 Rnd7 Drew Kendall
Drew Kendall at the 238th pick is the kind of overdraft that needs everything to break right. A need, and now a little less of one.