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  • pj_doucette DRAFTING FOR THE
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Draft Selections
Abdul Carter Head Shot
PICK: 4 RND: 1 (NE)
Abdul Carter
DE-EDGE Penn State
Grey Zabel Head Shot
PICK: 38 RND: 2 (NE)
Grey Zabel
OT North Dakota State
Cameron Williams Head Shot
PICK: 69 RND: 3 (NE)
Cameron Williams
OT Texas
Darien Porter Head Shot
PICK: 77 RND: 3 (NE)
Darien Porter
CB Iowa State
Deone Walker Head Shot
PICK: 106 RND: 4 (NE)
Deone Walker
DT Kentucky
Kevin Winston Jr. Head Shot
PICK: 144 RND: 5 (NE)
Kevin Winston Jr.
S Penn State
Jarquez Hunter Head Shot
PICK: 217 RND: 7 (NE)
Jarquez Hunter
RB Auburn
Isaac TeSlaa Head Shot
PICK: 220 RND: 7 (NE)
Isaac TeSlaa
WR Arkansas
Thomas Fidone II Head Shot
PICK: 238 RND: 7 (NE)
Thomas Fidone II
TE Nebraska
Draft Grade — Patriots
Overall B
ValueB NeedA- TradesB- FutureB-
The steal of the weekend belongs to the Patriots and Winston Jr.: B.

You could see the war room lean forward. Kevin Winston Jr. at No. 144 is the sort of fall that does not happen, except it just did.

The quarterback hole is the one line item this class does not answer. They are betting TeSlaa proves the room right and everyone else wrong.

Add it up and it is a good, unfussy class.

Pick Analysis
Pick4 Rnd1 Abdul Carter
In pick No. 4 they get a premier pass rusher. The biggest hole, addressed.
Pick38 Rnd2 Grey Zabel
They did well to land Grey Zabel in slot 38, just ahead of his grade. A sensible fit that makes the depth chart a little sturdier.
Pick69 Rnd3 Cameron Williams
Cameron Williams in the Round 3 slot is exactly on the number, no argument either way. It patches a soft spot without any drama.
Pick77 Rnd3 Darien Porter
A straight-up fair deal on Darien Porter at Round 3, Pick 13, value and slot in agreement. Not urgent, but hardly pointless.
Pick106 Rnd4 Deone Walker
Taking Deone Walker in No. 106 is close to grand larceny; an interior defensive lineman that good had no business lasting this long. They walked in needing this and walked out with it.
Pick144 Rnd5 Kevin Winston Jr.
Kevin Winston Jr. at pick 144 is daylight robbery; nobody expected him to last. Top of the wish list, and they did not leave without it.
Pick217 Rnd7 Jarquez Hunter
Jarquez Hunter in the 217th overall pick is the kind of fall that makes a whole class. It fills a real need, too.
Pick220 Rnd7 Isaac TeSlaa
The board had cheaper options than Isaac TeSlaa at the 220th pick, and it noticed. It answers the question that was keeping the coaches up at night.
Pick238 Rnd7 Thomas Fidone II
Thomas Fidone II in pick 238 should not have been possible, and that is the whole point. Another box on the needs board, quietly ticked.