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Draft Selections
Ashton Jeanty Head Shot
PICK: 4 RND: 1 (NE)
Ashton Jeanty
RB Boise State
Jonah Savaiinaea Head Shot
PICK: 38 RND: 2 (NE)
Jonah Savaiinaea
OT Arizona
Elic Ayomanor Head Shot
PICK: 69 RND: 3 (NE)
Elic Ayomanor
WR Stanford
Ozzy Trapilo Head Shot
PICK: 77 RND: 3 (NE)
Ozzy Trapilo
OT Boston College
Isaiah Bond Head Shot
PICK: 105 RND: 4 (NE)
Isaiah Bond
WR Texas
Kevin Winston Jr. Head Shot
PICK: 145 RND: 5 (NE)
Kevin Winston Jr.
S Penn State
Trevor Etienne Head Shot
PICK: 219 RND: 7 (NE)
Trevor Etienne
RB Georgia
Dayon Hayes Head Shot
PICK: 222 RND: 7 (NE)
Dayon Hayes
DE-EDGE Colorado
Moliki Matavao Head Shot
PICK: 240 RND: 7 (NE)
Moliki Matavao
TE UCLA
Draft Grade — Patriots
Overall B-
ValueB NeedB TradesB- FutureB-
Good, not great, for the Patriots: B-.

There is reaching, and then there is Dayon Hayes at slot 222. The Patriots jumped the board by 75 and dared it to prove them wrong. A sturdy weekend that grades out a B-.

The Winston Jr. pick is the one they will point to when this weekend is judged. That interior defensive lineman hole did not close this weekend, and it was the biggest one on the wall. On the needs board they went 6 of 8, with edge rusher the one that mattered most.

They came away with juice, if not much beef up front.

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

Pick Analysis
Pick4 Rnd1 Ashton Jeanty
Ashton Jeanty in the Round 1 slot is fair value, right on his grade. A need, and now a little less of one.
Pick38 Rnd2 Jonah Savaiinaea
A reach on Jonah Savaiinaea in pick No. 38; the board had better options right there. It patches a soft spot without any drama.
Pick69 Rnd3 Elic Ayomanor
A tidy bit of business in the 69th overall pick, where Elic Ayomanor graded well above the range. It also answers one of the loudest questions on the roster.
Pick77 Rnd3 Ozzy Trapilo
They paid up for Ozzy Trapilo at the 77th pick when waiting would have done the job. One more legitimate question on the roster, answered.
Pick105 Rnd4 Isaiah Bond
The board fumbled Isaiah Bond all the way to No. 105, and they scooped it up. It answers the question that was keeping the coaches up at night.
Pick145 Rnd5 Kevin Winston Jr.
A top-tier safety at a bargain, Kevin Winston Jr. in Round 5, Pick 6, plain and simple. A glaring weakness, addressed head on.
Pick219 Rnd7 Trevor Etienne
Trevor Etienne in the Round 7 slot is exactly on the number, no argument either way. The roster fit checks out.
Pick222 Rnd7 Dayon Hayes
Dayon Hayes at the 222nd pick is the kind of overdraft that needs everything to break right. Better still, it is exactly the hole they had to fill.
Pick240 Rnd7 Moliki Matavao
A reach for Moliki Matavao in No. 240; a little patience would have been rewarded. It fills a real need, too.