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  • Jon-Luke B DRAFTING FOR THE
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Draft Selections
Chris Cole Head Shot
PICK: 21 RND: 1 (NE)
Chris Cole
LB Georgia
Ryan Coleman-Williams Head Shot
PICK: 52 RND: 2 (NE)
Ryan Coleman-Williams...
WR Alabama
Jelani McDonald Head Shot
PICK: 86 RND: 3 (NE)
Jelani McDonald
S Texas
Bear Alexander Head Shot
PICK: 121 RND: 4 (NE)
Bear Alexander
DT Oregon
Christian Gray Head Shot
PICK: 138 RND: 4 (NE)
Christian Gray
CB Notre Dame
Justice Haynes Head Shot
PICK: 166 RND: 5 (NE)
Justice Haynes
RB Georgia Tech
DJ Vonnahme Head Shot
PICK: 186 RND: 6 (NE)
DJ Vonnahme
TE Iowa
Marquise Lightfoot Head Shot
PICK: 187 RND: 6 (NE)
Marquise Lightfoot
DL-EDGE Miami
Eric Singleton Jr. Head Shot
PICK: 199 RND: 6 (NE)
Eric Singleton Jr.
WR Florida
Drayk Bowen Head Shot
PICK: 209 RND: 6 (NE)
Drayk Bowen
LB Notre Dame
Coleton Price Head Shot
PICK: 226 RND: 7 (NE)
Coleton Price
C Kentucky
Quintrevion Wisner Head Shot
PICK: 257 RND: 7 (NE)
Quintrevion Wisner
RB Florida State
Draft Picks Received
Jelani McDonald Head Shot
PICK: 86 RND: 3 (NYG)
Jelani McDonald
S Texas
Christian Gray Head Shot
PICK: 138 RND: 4 (NYG)
Christian Gray
CB Notre Dame
Draft Picks Traded
Bryant Wesco Jr. Head Shot
PICK: 85 RND: 3 (NYG)
Bryant Wesco Jr.
WR Clemson
Draft Grade — Patriots
Overall B-
ValueB- NeedB TradesB- FutureB-
Alexander should have been long gone. The Patriots pounced, and earned a B-.

You build a draft on nights like this. Bear Alexander had no business being available in Round 4, Pick 20, and the Patriots did the only sane thing and turned in the card.

The Lightfoot reach is the anchor dragging on the value grade. If this class has a fault line, it runs straight through quarterback.

Bottom line, more hits than misses and a roster nudged the right way.

Pick Analysis
Pick21 Rnd1 Chris Cole
In the Round 1 slot they get a green-dot type in the middle. Need was not the driver here.
Pick52 Rnd2 Ryan Coleman-Williams
A clean, defensible pick in pick 52 with a little surplus value in Ryan Coleman-Williams. A must-fix position, and they treated it like one.
Pick86 Rnd3 Jelani McDonald
Steal is underselling it; Jelani McDonald at the 86th pick is a heist with the alarm still ringing. It also answers one of the loudest questions on the roster.
Pick121 Rnd4 Bear Alexander
Somehow Bear Alexander was still sitting there in slot 121, and they pounced on premier interior defensive lineman value. They walked in needing this and walked out with it.
Pick138 Rnd4 Christian Gray
Christian Gray at No. 138 is a conviction pick that outran the value. A quiet depth add at a thin-ish spot.
Pick166 Rnd5 Justice Haynes
A reach for Justice Haynes in Round 5, Pick 27; a little patience would have been rewarded. It patches a soft spot without any drama.
Pick186 Rnd6 DJ Vonnahme
DJ Vonnahme at the 186th overall pick is a sensible buy, a touch better than market for the tight end. A real hole, addressed with a reasonable pick.
Pick187 Rnd6 Marquise Lightfoot
Marquise Lightfoot at pick No. 187 is an overdraft of the loud, memorable kind. That was the need underlined and circled, and now it is checked off.
Pick199 Rnd6 Eric Singleton Jr.
A market-rate wide receiver, with the board and the slot shaking hands on Eric Singleton Jr.. Better still, it is exactly the hole they had to fill.
Pick209 Rnd6 Drayk Bowen
A top-tier linebacker at a bargain, Drayk Bowen in slot 209, plain and simple. Insurance at a position that did not really ask for it.
Pick226 Rnd7 Coleton Price
Coleton Price at the 226th overall pick is right where the board had him, plain and simple. Another box on the needs board, quietly ticked.
Pick257 Rnd7 Quintrevion Wisner
Quintrevion Wisner at the 257th pick jumps the queue by a touch more than is comfortable. A sensible fit that makes the depth chart a little sturdier.