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  • 1k DRAFTING FOR THE
    Patriots
Draft Selections
Josh Simmons Head Shot
PICK: 4 RND: 1 (NE)
Josh Simmons
OT Ohio State
Malaki Starks Head Shot
PICK: 38 RND: 2 (NE)
Malaki Starks
S Georgia
Elic Ayomanor Head Shot
PICK: 69 RND: 3 (NE)
Elic Ayomanor
WR Stanford
Kyle Kennard Head Shot
PICK: 77 RND: 3 (NE)
Kyle Kennard
DE-EDGE South Carolina
Mello Dotson Head Shot
PICK: 106 RND: 4 (NE)
Mello Dotson
CB Kansas
Devin Neal Head Shot
PICK: 144 RND: 5 (NE)
Devin Neal
RB Kansas
CJ Dippre Head Shot
PICK: 217 RND: 7 (NE)
CJ Dippre
TE Alabama
Quincy Riley Head Shot
PICK: 220 RND: 7 (NE)
Quincy Riley
CB Louisville
Ty Hamilton Head Shot
PICK: 238 RND: 7 (NE)
Ty Hamilton
DT Ohio State
Draft Grade — Patriots
Overall B-
ValueC+ NeedB TradesB- FutureB-
The Patriots robbed the room for Neal. Final grade: B-.

Call it larceny. Devin Neal sat on the board until No. 144, and the Patriots did not need to be asked twice. It nets out to a B-, which feels about right.

The Dotson pick is the one the value grade keeps tripping over. A whole weekend of picks and quarterback is somehow still a want. Job largely done: edge rusher settled and 7 of 8 of the wish list covered.

Building through the lines is a philosophy, and they stuck to it.

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

Pick Analysis
Pick4 Rnd1 Josh Simmons
In slot 4 they get an anchor for the offensive line, though they paid up to get him.
Pick38 Rnd2 Malaki Starks
The board had Malaki Starks higher than the 38th overall pick, and the safety fell to them anyway. They walked in needing this and walked out with it.
Pick69 Rnd3 Elic Ayomanor
Elic Ayomanor is a better player than the Round 3 slot suggests; smart patience, rewarded. That was the need underlined and circled, and now it is checked off.
Pick77 Rnd3 Kyle Kennard
Nothing to complain about; Kyle Kennard went a shade earlier than his grade, which is fine. A glaring weakness, addressed head on.
Pick106 Rnd4 Mello Dotson
Mello Dotson at pick 106 is an overdraft of the loud, memorable kind. It adds depth where they could use a little.
Pick144 Rnd5 Devin Neal
The board fumbled Devin Neal all the way to No. 144, and they scooped it up. A need, and now a little less of one.
Pick217 Rnd7 CJ Dippre
CJ Dippre at the 217th pick is the pick scouts circle, and not in a good way. A sensible fit that makes the depth chart a little sturdier.
Pick220 Rnd7 Quincy Riley
Quincy Riley at Round 7, Pick 4 is a first-round grade at a bargain-bin price, no notes. They added to a strength when a need was still open elsewhere.
Pick238 Rnd7 Ty Hamilton
Ty Hamilton in slot 238 is the kind of reach that only looks good if he outplays it. Better still, it is exactly the hole they had to fill.