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  • Arcadiuz DRAFTING FOR THE
    Patriots
Draft Selections
Germie Bernard Head Shot
PICK: 31 RND: 1 (NE)
Germie Bernard
WR Alabama
Gabe Jacas Head Shot
PICK: 63 RND: 2 (NE)
Gabe Jacas
LB-EDGE Illinois
Jude Bowry Head Shot
PICK: 95 RND: 3 (NE)
Jude Bowry
OT Boston College
Billy Schrauth Head Shot
PICK: 125 RND: 4 (NE)
Billy Schrauth
OG Notre Dame
Harold Perkins Jr. Head Shot
PICK: 131 RND: 4 (NE)
Harold Perkins Jr.
LB LSU
Marlin Klein Head Shot
PICK: 171 RND: 5 (NE)
Marlin Klein
TE Michigan
Zane Durant Head Shot
PICK: 191 RND: 6 (NE)
Zane Durant
DT Penn State
Ephesians Prysock Head Shot
PICK: 198 RND: 6 (NE)
Ephesians Prysock
CB Washington
Jimmy Rolder Head Shot
PICK: 202 RND: 6 (NE)
Jimmy Rolder
LB Michigan
Jeff Caldwell Head Shot
PICK: 212 RND: 6 (NE)
Jeff Caldwell
WR Cincinnati
Thaddeus Dixon Head Shot
PICK: 247 RND: 7 (NE)
Thaddeus Dixon
CB North Carolina
Draft Grade — Patriots
Overall B-
ValueC NeedB TradesB- FutureB-
Nothing loud, just a tidy B- for the Patriots.

You can fall in love with a player. You are not supposed to marry him in the wrong round. The Patriots did exactly that with Jude Bowry in the 95th pick. Call it a sensible B-, earned the boring way.

The Caldwell pick alone nudges the whole weekend up a notch. The safety hole is the one line item this class does not answer. On the needs board they went 5 of 8, with edge rusher the one that mattered most.

All told, a solid class that does its job everywhere but safety.

Pick Analysis
Pick31 Rnd1 Germie Bernard
In the 31st pick they get a true top target, though the board says they badly overpaid. Exactly the need they had to hit.
Pick63 Rnd2 Gabe Jacas
Gabe Jacas slipping to Round 2, Pick 31 is the kind of luck good rooms make for themselves. A must-fix position, and they treated it like one.
Pick95 Rnd3 Jude Bowry
Jude Bowry in No. 95 is a bet on their own eyes over everyone else's grade. Another box on the needs board, quietly ticked.
Pick125 Rnd4 Billy Schrauth
A clean, defensible pick in pick 125 with a little surplus value in Billy Schrauth. A sensible fit for a spot that needed help.
Pick131 Rnd4 Harold Perkins Jr.
They took Harold Perkins Jr. at par in the Round 4 slot, which is nothing to complain about. A quiet depth add at a thin-ish spot.
Pick171 Rnd5 Marlin Klein
A quiet steal in pick No. 171: Marlin Klein for less than the market said. The roster fit checks out.
Pick191 Rnd6 Zane Durant
Nothing to complain about; Zane Durant went a shade earlier than his grade, which is fine. That was the need underlined and circled, and now it is checked off.
Pick198 Rnd6 Ephesians Prysock
Ephesians Prysock at slot 198 is a sensible buy, a touch better than market for the cornerback. Not urgent, but hardly pointless.
Pick202 Rnd6 Jimmy Rolder
Jimmy Rolder at pick 202 is the pick scouts circle, and not in a good way. A want more than a need, though you can never have too many.
Pick212 Rnd6 Jeff Caldwell
Jeff Caldwell in Round 6, Pick 31 should not have been possible, and that is the whole point. Top of the wish list, and they did not leave without it.
Pick247 Rnd7 Thaddeus Dixon
The board fumbled Thaddeus Dixon all the way to the 247th pick, and they scooped it up. Stacking talent where they were already deep.