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Draft Selections
Olaivavega Ioane Head Shot
PICK: 31 RND: 1 (NE)
Olaivavega Ioane
OG Penn State
Malachi Fields Head Shot
PICK: 63 RND: 2 (NE)
Malachi Fields
WR Notre Dame
Michael Taaffe Head Shot
PICK: 95 RND: 3 (NE)
Michael Taaffe
S Texas
Dametrious Crownover Head Shot
PICK: 125 RND: 4 (NE)
Dametrious Crownover
OT Texas A&M
Eli Raridon Head Shot
PICK: 131 RND: 4 (NE)
Eli Raridon
TE Notre Dame
Treydan Stukes Head Shot
PICK: 169 RND: 5 (NE)
Treydan Stukes
CB Arizona
DJ Campbell Head Shot
PICK: 189 RND: 6 (NE)
DJ Campbell
OG Texas
Justin Jefferson Head Shot
PICK: 200 RND: 6 (NE)
Justin Jefferson
LB Alabama
Rayshaun Benny Head Shot
PICK: 207 RND: 6 (NE)
Rayshaun Benny
DL Michigan
Tyren Montgomery Head Shot
PICK: 210 RND: 6 (NE)
Tyren Montgomery
WR Nicholls
Marvin Jones Jr. Head Shot
PICK: 247 RND: 7 (NE)
Marvin Jones Jr.
LB-EDGE Oklahoma
Draft Grade — Patriots
Overall B-
ValueB NeedB TradesB- FutureB-
Nothing loud, just a tidy B- for the Patriots.

The Patriots did not so much draft Marvin Jones Jr. as overpay for him, 88 picks clear of his grade. It sets an uneasy tone for the weekend. It nets out to a B-, which feels about right.

However the rest shakes out, Taaffe at that price is a win they earned. They punted on quarterback, and it is the miss that keeps the grade honest.

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

Pick Analysis
Pick31 Rnd1 Olaivavega Ioane
In Round 1, Pick 31 they get a blindside protector at fair value.
Pick63 Rnd2 Malachi Fields
They paid up for Malachi Fields at the Round 2 slot when waiting would have done the job. They walked in needing this and walked out with it.
Pick95 Rnd3 Michael Taaffe
Michael Taaffe in No. 95 is the kind of fall that makes a whole class. It answers the question that was keeping the coaches up at night.
Pick125 Rnd4 Dametrious Crownover
A premium they did not need to pay, Dametrious Crownover a notch or two before his time. A need, and now a little less of one.
Pick131 Rnd4 Eli Raridon
Eli Raridon at the 131st overall pick is money in the bank, a tight end taken below his worth. A real hole, addressed with a reasonable pick.
Pick169 Rnd5 Treydan Stukes
Quietly one of the better values of the day, Treydan Stukes at the 169th pick. A minor itch, scratched.
Pick189 Rnd6 DJ Campbell
DJ Campbell at Round 6, Pick 10 is the sort of value that quietly wins a weekend. It plugs a real leak on the depth chart.
Pick200 Rnd6 Justin Jefferson
A straight-up fair deal on Justin Jefferson at the 200th pick, value and slot in agreement. Not urgent, but hardly pointless.
Pick207 Rnd6 Rayshaun Benny
Rayshaun Benny in the 207th overall pick is fair value, right on his grade. This was priority one on the needs board, and now it is handled.
Pick210 Rnd6 Tyren Montgomery
Taking Tyren Montgomery in slot 210 is close to grand larceny; a wide receiver that good had no business lasting this long. The one spot they could not leave alone, and did not.
Pick247 Rnd7 Marvin Jones Jr.
Marvin Jones Jr. in pick No. 247 is a reach so steep the board needed a second look to believe it. The biggest hole on the depth chart just got a whole lot smaller.