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  • Casj DRAFTING FOR THE
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Draft Selections
Spencer Fano Head Shot
PICK: 13 RND: 1 (NE)
Spencer Fano
OT Utah
Cayden Green Head Shot
PICK: 44 RND: 2 (NE)
Cayden Green
OG Missouri
Tim Keenan III Head Shot
PICK: 76 RND: 3 (NE)
Tim Keenan III
DL Alabama
Drayk Bowen Head Shot
PICK: 90 RND: 3 (NE)
Drayk Bowen
LB Notre Dame
Kaytron Allen Head Shot
PICK: 112 RND: 4 (NE)
Kaytron Allen
RB Penn State
Tanner Koziol Head Shot
PICK: 129 RND: 4 (NE)
Tanner Koziol
TE Houston
Lander Barton Head Shot
PICK: 142 RND: 5 (NE)
Lander Barton
LB Utah
Braylan Shelby Head Shot
PICK: 151 RND: 5 (NE)
Braylan Shelby
DE-EDGE USC
Brandon Inniss Head Shot
PICK: 190 RND: 6 (NE)
Brandon Inniss
WR Ohio State
Conner Weigman Head Shot
PICK: 218 RND: 7 (NE)
Conner Weigman
QB Houston
Tony Grimes Head Shot
PICK: 225 RND: 7 (NE)
Tony Grimes
CB Purdue
Draft Picks Received
Spencer Fano Head Shot
PICK: 13 RND: 1 (LAR)
Spencer Fano
OT Utah
Drayk Bowen Head Shot
PICK: 90 RND: 3 (LAR)
Drayk Bowen
LB Notre Dame
Lander Barton Head Shot
PICK: 142 RND: 5 (LAR)
Lander Barton
LB Utah
No Pick Head Shot
PICK: RND: 3 (LAR)
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Draft Picks Traded
Peter Woods Head Shot
PICK: 12 RND: 1 (LAR)
Peter Woods
DL-EDGE Clemson
Draft Grade — Patriots
Overall B
ValueB NeedB TradesB FutureB
The Patriots let Weigman fall and pounced. Final grade: B.

This is the pick they will still be bragging about in July: Conner Weigman, the No. 177 name on the board, stolen at Round 7, Pick 2. They moved the roster forward and banked a B for it.

The Shelby reach is the anchor dragging on the value grade. They punted on safety, and it is the miss that keeps the grade honest.

The trade work was a quiet net positive.

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

Pick Analysis
Pick13 Rnd1 Spencer Fano
They did well to land Spencer Fano in the 13th pick, just ahead of his grade. A need, and now a little less of one.
Pick44 Rnd2 Cayden Green
A market-rate offensive lineman, with the board and the slot shaking hands on Cayden Green. It plugs a real leak on the depth chart.
Pick76 Rnd3 Tim Keenan III
Tim Keenan III slid further than he should have, and Round 3, Pick 12 is lovely value for the interior defensive lineman. The biggest hole on the depth chart just got a whole lot smaller.
Pick90 Rnd3 Drayk Bowen
You do not let a linebacker like Drayk Bowen reach No. 90 and blink. They did not. A minor itch, scratched.
Pick112 Rnd4 Kaytron Allen
The board had Kaytron Allen higher than slot 112, and the running back fell to them anyway. A sensible fit that makes the depth chart a little sturdier.
Pick129 Rnd4 Tanner Koziol
Somehow Tanner Koziol was still sitting there in pick 129, and they pounced on premier tight end value. Another box on the needs board, quietly ticked.
Pick142 Rnd5 Lander Barton
A conviction pick on Lander Barton at the Round 5 slot that the board grades a round light. A want more than a need, though you can never have too many.
Pick151 Rnd5 Braylan Shelby
They paid up for Braylan Shelby at pick No. 151 when waiting would have done the job. That was the need underlined and circled, and now it is checked off.
Pick190 Rnd6 Brandon Inniss
They went early on Brandon Inniss in Round 6, Pick 14, and the value did not follow. A must-fix position, and they treated it like one.
Pick218 Rnd7 Conner Weigman
Circle this one: Conner Weigman at No. 218 is a fall that decides a draft. It shores up a spot that genuinely needed the help.
Pick225 Rnd7 Tony Grimes
They liked Tony Grimes enough to skip the value, taking him in the Round 7 slot. Depth more than a fix, but depth they can use.