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  • Dpilon1973 DRAFTING FOR THE
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Draft Selections
Abdul Carter Head Shot
PICK: 4 RND: 1 (NE)
Abdul Carter
DE-EDGE Penn State
Josh Conerly Jr. Head Shot
PICK: 38 RND: 2 (NE)
Josh Conerly Jr.
OT Oregon
Dylan Fairchild Head Shot
PICK: 69 RND: 3 (NE)
Dylan Fairchild
OG Georgia
Donovan Jackson Head Shot
PICK: 77 RND: 3 (NE)
Donovan Jackson
OT Ohio State
Barrett Carter Head Shot
PICK: 104 RND: 4 (NE)
Barrett Carter
LB Clemson
Shilo Sanders Head Shot
PICK: 143 RND: 5 (NE)
Shilo Sanders
S Colorado
Jimmy Horn Jr. Head Shot
PICK: 217 RND: 7 (NE)
Jimmy Horn Jr.
WR Colorado
Chris Paul Jr. Head Shot
PICK: 220 RND: 7 (NE)
Chris Paul Jr.
LB Ole Miss
Kalel Mullings Head Shot
PICK: 238 RND: 7 (NE)
Kalel Mullings
RB Michigan
Draft Grade — Patriots
Overall B-
ValueB- NeedB+ TradesB- FutureB-
Grand theft in pick 238: the Patriots steal Mullings and grade out a B-.

Thirty-one other rooms let Kalel Mullings slide, and the Patriots were the ones holding the card at pick No. 238. Highway robbery. A sturdy weekend that grades out a B-.

The Sanders pick is the one the value grade keeps tripping over. They punted on interior defensive lineman, and it is the miss that keeps the grade honest.

All told, a draft that does its job without fuss, and there is real value in that.

Pick Analysis
Pick4 Rnd1 Abdul Carter
In pick 4 they get a bendy edge with upside. It fills the loudest need on the roster.
Pick38 Rnd2 Josh Conerly Jr.
They took Josh Conerly Jr. at par in No. 38, which is nothing to complain about. Another box on the needs board, quietly ticked.
Pick69 Rnd3 Dylan Fairchild
Dylan Fairchild slid further than he should have, and Round 3, Pick 5 is lovely value for the offensive lineman. It plugs a real leak on the depth chart.
Pick77 Rnd3 Donovan Jackson
Donovan Jackson in the 77th overall pick is exactly on the number, no argument either way. A need, and now a little less of one.
Pick104 Rnd4 Barrett Carter
Steal is underselling it; Barrett Carter at the 104th pick is a heist with the alarm still ringing. It adds depth where they could use a little.
Pick143 Rnd5 Shilo Sanders
This one needs a full-page explanation: Shilo Sanders in the Round 5 slot, miles early. This was priority one on the needs board, and now it is handled.
Pick217 Rnd7 Jimmy Horn Jr.
Jimmy Horn Jr. at pick No. 217 is the kind of overdraft that needs everything to break right. The one spot they could not leave alone, and did not.
Pick220 Rnd7 Chris Paul Jr.
They robbed the room for Chris Paul Jr. here, a fall nobody at the table saw coming. They added to a strength when a need was still open elsewhere.
Pick238 Rnd7 Kalel Mullings
Taking Kalel Mullings in slot 238 is close to grand larceny; a running back that good had no business lasting this long. It fills a real need, too.