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Patriots March 16

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Draft Selections
Joe Alt Head Shot
PICK: 3 RND: 1 (NE)
Joe Alt
OT Notre Dame
J.J. McCarthy Head Shot
PICK: 34 RND: 2 (NE)
J.J. McCarthy
QB Michigan
Jordan Morgan Head Shot
PICK: 68 RND: 3 (NE)
Jordan Morgan
OT Arizona
Khyree Jackson Head Shot
PICK: 103 RND: 4 (NE)
Khyree Jackson
CB Oregon
Jalyx Hunt Head Shot
PICK: 137 RND: 5 (NE)
Jalyx Hunt
S-EDGE Houston Christian
Tip Reiman Head Shot
PICK: 180 RND: 6 (NE)
Tip Reiman
TE Illinois
Daijun Edwards Head Shot
PICK: 193 RND: 6 (NE)
Daijun Edwards
RB Georgia
Garret Greenfield Head Shot
PICK: 231 RND: 7 (NE)
Garret Greenfield
OT South Dakota State
Draft Grade — Patriots
Overall B-
ValueB NeedB- TradesB- FutureB-
Best value of the weekend goes to the Patriots for Morgan: B-.

You build a draft on nights like this. Jordan Morgan had no business being available in the Round 3 slot, and the Patriots did the only sane thing and turned in the card. It does the job without flash, and the B- reflects it.

A whole weekend of picks and edge rusher is somehow still a want. The cost of the Hunt reach is exactly the players who went right after him. On the needs board they went 4 of 8, with quarterback the one that mattered most.

In short, they left a little better than they arrived, which is the whole idea.

Pick Analysis
Pick3 Rnd1 Joe Alt
In the 3rd overall pick they get an anchor for the offensive line. A real need, handled.
Pick34 Rnd2 J.J. McCarthy
A clean, defensible pick in the Round 2 slot with a little surplus value in J.J. McCarthy. A need, and now a little less of one.
Pick68 Rnd3 Jordan Morgan
Jordan Morgan at pick No. 68 is a first-round grade at a bargain-bin price, no notes. A real hole, addressed with a reasonable pick.
Pick103 Rnd4 Khyree Jackson
A top-tier cornerback at a bargain, Khyree Jackson in the 103rd pick, plain and simple. A minor need, but a need all the same.
Pick137 Rnd5 Jalyx Hunt
The board had cheaper options than Jalyx Hunt at pick 137, and it noticed. It does not line up with the team's obvious holes.
Pick180 Rnd6 Tip Reiman
They took Tip Reiman at par in slot 180, which is nothing to complain about. A sensible fit that makes the depth chart a little sturdier.
Pick193 Rnd6 Daijun Edwards
Daijun Edwards at Round 6, Pick 18 nudges the ledger their way without any fuss. One more legitimate question on the roster, answered.
Pick231 Rnd7 Garret Greenfield
Good things come to war rooms that wait, and Garret Greenfield at No. 231 is the proof. The roster fit checks out.