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Draft Selections
Travis Hunter Head Shot
PICK: 1 RND: 1 (NE)
Travis Hunter
CB Colorado
Deone Walker Head Shot
PICK: 36 RND: 2 (NE)
Deone Walker
DT Kentucky
Josh Simmons Head Shot
PICK: 67 RND: 3 (NE)
Josh Simmons
OT Ohio State
Smael Mondon Jr. Head Shot
PICK: 93 RND: 3 (NE)
Smael Mondon Jr.
LB Georgia
Tyler Warren Head Shot
PICK: 103 RND: 4 (NE)
Tyler Warren
TE Penn State
Bryce Foster Head Shot
PICK: 139 RND: 5 (NE)
Bryce Foster
C Kansas
Jaydn Ott Head Shot
PICK: 217 RND: 7 (NE)
Jaydn Ott
RB California
De'Corian Clark Head Shot
PICK: 220 RND: 7 (NE)
De'Corian Clark
WR UTSA
Dorian Strong Head Shot
PICK: 235 RND: 7 (NE)
Dorian Strong
CB Virginia Tech
Draft Grade — Patriots
Overall B-
ValueB- NeedB- TradesB- FutureB-
Best value of the weekend goes to the Patriots for Ott: B-.

You build a draft on nights like this. Jaydn Ott had no business being available in slot 217, and the Patriots did the only sane thing and turned in the card.

That edge rusher hole did not close this weekend, and it was the biggest one on the wall. Reaching for Foster left real value on the table behind him. They went 5 of 8 on their needs, which is most of what a draft is for.

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

Pick Analysis
Pick1 Rnd1 Travis Hunter
In pick No. 1 they get a potential shutdown corner at fair value.
Pick36 Rnd2 Deone Walker
A market-rate interior defensive lineman, with the board and the slot shaking hands on Deone Walker. The biggest hole on the depth chart just got a whole lot smaller.
Pick67 Rnd3 Josh Simmons
They paid a round early for Josh Simmons in slot 67, more than the board wanted. A sensible fit for a spot that needed help.
Pick93 Rnd3 Smael Mondon Jr.
They paid sticker price for Smael Mondon Jr. in No. 93, and that is fine. Useful body for a position without much behind the starter.
Pick103 Rnd4 Tyler Warren
Tyler Warren in the 103rd pick is the kind of reach that only looks good if he outplays it. One more legitimate question on the roster, answered.
Pick139 Rnd5 Bryce Foster
Bryce Foster at the Round 5 slot is a clear overpay, with better names still on the board. The roster fit checks out.
Pick217 Rnd7 Jaydn Ott
A running back of that caliber at the 217th overall pick is the definition of value, full stop. Another box on the needs board, quietly ticked.
Pick220 Rnd7 De'Corian Clark
Value with a capital V on De'Corian Clark in Round 7, Pick 6, a genuine coup. The one spot they could not leave alone, and did not.
Pick235 Rnd7 Dorian Strong
Dorian Strong in slot 235 is fair value, right on his grade. Insurance at a position that did not really ask for it.