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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
Matthew Golden Head Shot
PICK: 38 RND: 2 (NE)
Matthew Golden
WR Texas
Donovan Jackson Head Shot
PICK: 69 RND: 3 (NE)
Donovan Jackson
OT Ohio State
Omarr Norman-Lott Head Shot
PICK: 77 RND: 3 (NE)
Omarr Norman-Lott
DT Tennessee
Deone Walker Head Shot
PICK: 106 RND: 4 (NE)
Deone Walker
DT Kentucky
Ajani Cornelius Head Shot
PICK: 144 RND: 5 (NE)
Ajani Cornelius
OT Oregon
Jarquez Hunter Head Shot
PICK: 217 RND: 7 (NE)
Jarquez Hunter
RB Auburn
Robert Longerbeam Head Shot
PICK: 220 RND: 7 (NE)
Robert Longerbeam
CB Rutgers
Desmond Watson Head Shot
PICK: 238 RND: 7 (NE)
Desmond Watson
DT Florida
Draft Grade — Patriots
Overall B
ValueB NeedA- TradesB- FutureB-
A respectable, level-headed haul for the Patriots: B.

The Patriots clearly saw something nobody else did in Ajani Cornelius, taking him 31 picks ahead of his grade. The board is not convinced. The bottom line is a respectable B.

Getting Hunter where they did is the sort of value that quietly makes a class. The safety hole is the one line item this class does not answer. They left with edge rusher solved and the rest of the wish list mostly ticked off.

Not a headline-grabber, but a perfectly good weekend's work.

Pick Analysis
Pick4 Rnd1 Abdul Carter
In pick 4 they get a quarterback's worst nightmare. Exactly the need they had to hit.
Pick38 Rnd2 Matthew Golden
Circle this one: Matthew Golden at the 38th pick is a fall that decides a draft. That was the need underlined and circled, and now it is checked off.
Pick69 Rnd3 Donovan Jackson
A clean, defensible pick in No. 69 with a little surplus value in Donovan Jackson. A sensible fit that makes the depth chart a little sturdier.
Pick77 Rnd3 Omarr Norman-Lott
Omarr Norman-Lott at the Round 3 slot is a sensible buy, a touch better than market for the interior defensive lineman. They walked in needing this and walked out with it.
Pick106 Rnd4 Deone Walker
The board fumbled Deone Walker all the way to slot 106, and they scooped it up. The biggest hole on the depth chart just got a whole lot smaller.
Pick144 Rnd5 Ajani Cornelius
They talked themselves into Ajani Cornelius at Round 5, Pick 6, and the board did not agree. The roster fit checks out.
Pick217 Rnd7 Jarquez Hunter
Jarquez Hunter in Round 7, Pick 1 is the kind of fall that makes a whole class. Another box on the needs board, quietly ticked.
Pick220 Rnd7 Robert Longerbeam
A straight-up fair deal on Robert Longerbeam at the 220th pick, value and slot in agreement. Useful body for a position without much behind the starter.
Pick238 Rnd7 Desmond Watson
Good things come to war rooms that wait, and Desmond Watson at the 238th overall pick is the proof. The one spot they could not leave alone, and did not.