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  • Arcadiuz DRAFTING FOR THE
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Draft Selections
Olaivavega Ioane Head Shot
PICK: 31 RND: 1 (NE)
Olaivavega Ioane
OG Penn State
Caleb Banks Head Shot
PICK: 63 RND: 2 (NE)
Caleb Banks
DL Florida
Blake Miller Head Shot
PICK: 95 RND: 3 (NE)
Blake Miller
OT Clemson
Dametrious Crownover Head Shot
PICK: 125 RND: 4 (NE)
Dametrious Crownover
OT Texas A&M
Michael Trigg Head Shot
PICK: 131 RND: 4 (NE)
Michael Trigg
TE Baylor
Vincent Anthony Jr. Head Shot
PICK: 177 RND: 5 (NE)
Vincent Anthony Jr.
DE-EDGE Duke
Kaleb Elarms-Orr Head Shot
PICK: 189 RND: 6 (NE)
Kaleb Elarms-Orr
LB TCU
Josh Cameron Head Shot
PICK: 200 RND: 6 (NE)
Josh Cameron
WR Baylor
Matt Gulbin Head Shot
PICK: 207 RND: 6 (NE)
Matt Gulbin
C Michigan State
Zane Durant Head Shot
PICK: 210 RND: 6 (NE)
Zane Durant
DT Penn State
Marlin Klein Head Shot
PICK: 215 RND: 6 (NE)
Marlin Klein
TE Michigan
Zavion Thomas Head Shot
PICK: 247 RND: 7 (NE)
Zavion Thomas
WR LSU
Draft Picks Received
Vincent Anthony Jr. Head Shot
PICK: 177 RND: 5 (DAL)
Vincent Anthony Jr.
DE-EDGE Duke
Marlin Klein Head Shot
PICK: 215 RND: 6 (DAL)
Marlin Klein
TE Michigan
Draft Picks Traded
Kaelon Black Head Shot
PICK: 169 RND: 5 (DAL)
Kaelon Black
RB Indiana
Draft Grade — Patriots
Overall B
ValueB+ NeedB TradesB- FutureB-
The Patriots won the night they stopped Klein from sliding. Grade: B.

The Patriots did not reach, did not trade up, did not blink. They just waited, and Marlin Klein fell into the Round 6 slot. No fireworks, but a solid B.

A whole weekend of picks and safety is somehow still a want. The cost of the Anthony Jr. reach is exactly the players who went right after him.

In sum, a sturdy weekend with one asterisk, the safety spot they never got to.

Pick Analysis
Pick31 Rnd1 Olaivavega Ioane
Fair-plus on Olaivavega Ioane, a quiet win that adds up over a draft. The roster fit checks out.
Pick63 Rnd2 Caleb Banks
Caleb Banks in the 63rd overall pick should not have been possible, and that is the whole point. This was priority one on the needs board, and now it is handled.
Pick95 Rnd3 Blake Miller
They will replay Blake Miller at Round 3, Pick 31 for years; that is how good the value is. It patches a soft spot without any drama.
Pick125 Rnd4 Dametrious Crownover
Dametrious Crownover in No. 125 is the kind of reach that only looks good if he outplays it. A need, and now a little less of one.
Pick131 Rnd4 Michael Trigg
Michael Trigg is a better player than pick 131 suggests; smart patience, rewarded. It shores up a spot that genuinely needed the help.
Pick177 Rnd5 Vincent Anthony Jr.
They paid up for Vincent Anthony Jr. at pick No. 177 when waiting would have done the job. That was the need underlined and circled, and now it is checked off.
Pick189 Rnd6 Kaleb Elarms-Orr
Good things come to war rooms that wait, and Kaleb Elarms-Orr at the Round 6 slot is the proof. A minor need, but a need all the same.
Pick200 Rnd6 Josh Cameron
Josh Cameron slipping to the 200th pick is the kind of luck good rooms make for themselves. A must-fix position, and they treated it like one.
Pick207 Rnd6 Matt Gulbin
Matt Gulbin in the 207th pick is the kind of fall that makes a whole class. A real hole, addressed with a reasonable pick.
Pick210 Rnd6 Zane Durant
Somehow Zane Durant was still sitting there in pick No. 210, and they pounced on premier interior defensive lineman value. It answers the question that was keeping the coaches up at night.
Pick215 Rnd6 Marlin Klein
The board fumbled Marlin Klein all the way to pick 215, and they scooped it up. Another box on the needs board, quietly ticked.
Pick247 Rnd7 Zavion Thomas
Zavion Thomas at Round 7, Pick 31 is the steal of the weekend, a first-round talent at a bargain-bin price. A glaring weakness, addressed head on.