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Sonny Styles Head Shot
PICK: 31 RND: 1 (NE)
Sonny Styles
LB Ohio State
Chris Bell Head Shot
PICK: 63 RND: 2 (NE)
Chris Bell
WR Louisville
Caden Curry Head Shot
PICK: 95 RND: 3 (NE)
Caden Curry
DE Ohio State
Jakobe Thomas Head Shot
PICK: 125 RND: 4 (NE)
Jakobe Thomas
S Miami
Davison Igbinosun Head Shot
PICK: 131 RND: 4 (NE)
Davison Igbinosun
CB Ohio State
Pat Coogan Head Shot
PICK: 169 RND: 5 (NE)
Pat Coogan
C Indiana
Keyron Crawford Head Shot
PICK: 189 RND: 6 (NE)
Keyron Crawford
DE Auburn
Trey Zuhn III Head Shot
PICK: 200 RND: 6 (NE)
Trey Zuhn III
OT Texas A&M
Will Kacmarek Head Shot
PICK: 207 RND: 6 (NE)
Will Kacmarek
TE Ohio State
Eric Gentry Head Shot
PICK: 210 RND: 6 (NE)
Eric Gentry
LB USC
Haynes King Head Shot
PICK: 247 RND: 7 (NE)
Haynes King
QB Georgia Tech
Draft Grade — Patriots
Overall B-
ValueB- NeedB TradesB- FutureB-
Nothing loud, just a tidy B- for the Patriots.

You can hear the double-takes from here. The Patriots took Eric Gentry at pick 210, roughly 58 spots before his name belonged.

If this class has a fault line, it runs straight through interior defensive lineman. On value alone, Bell makes the weekend a net positive. They went 6 of 8 on their needs, which is most of what a draft is for.

Nearly every premium pick went to that side of the ball.

A competent weekend that does not make headlines and does not need to.

Pick Analysis
Pick31 Rnd1 Sonny Styles
In the Round 1 slot they get a downhill thumper at linebacker. Need was not the driver here.
Pick63 Rnd2 Chris Bell
They will replay Chris Bell at the 63rd overall pick for years; that is how good the value is. The one spot they could not leave alone, and did not.
Pick95 Rnd3 Caden Curry
They took Caden Curry at par in pick No. 95, which is nothing to complain about. Better still, it is exactly the hole they had to fill.
Pick125 Rnd4 Jakobe Thomas
They paid sticker price for Jakobe Thomas in pick 125, and that is fine. It answers the question that was keeping the coaches up at night.
Pick131 Rnd4 Davison Igbinosun
They went early on Davison Igbinosun in the 131st pick, and the value did not follow. A quiet depth add at a thin-ish spot.
Pick169 Rnd5 Pat Coogan
Pat Coogan at Round 5, Pick 31 is right where the board had him, plain and simple. The roster fit checks out.
Pick189 Rnd6 Keyron Crawford
A swing that ignored the value entirely, Keyron Crawford well ahead of where he belonged. It also answers one of the loudest questions on the roster.
Pick200 Rnd6 Trey Zuhn III
Trey Zuhn III in slot 200 is exactly on the number, no argument either way. A need, and now a little less of one.
Pick207 Rnd6 Will Kacmarek
Will Kacmarek in pick 207 is a bet on their own eyes over everyone else's grade. It plugs a real leak on the depth chart.
Pick210 Rnd6 Eric Gentry
The board screamed and they did not listen, reaching into the next round for Eric Gentry. A want dressed up as a pick, at a spot they had covered.
Pick247 Rnd7 Haynes King
They let Haynes King come to them and pounced at the 247th overall pick. Another box on the needs board, quietly ticked.