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  • chull5555 DRAFTING FOR THE
    Patriots
Draft Selections
Abdul Carter Head Shot
PICK: 4 RND: 1 (NE)
Abdul Carter
DE-EDGE Penn State
Matthew Golden Head Shot
PICK: 29 RND: 1 (NE)
Matthew Golden
WR Texas
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
Draft Picks Received
Matthew Golden Head Shot
PICK: 29 RND: 1 (WSH)
Matthew Golden
WR Texas
Draft Picks Traded
Nic Scourton Head Shot
PICK: 38 RND: 2 (WSH)
Nic Scourton
DE-EDGE Texas A&M
No Pick Head Shot
PICK: 106 RND: 4 (MIA)
TO PICK
 
No Pick Head Shot
PICK: 238 RND: 7 (MIA)
TO PICK
 
Draft Grade — Patriots
Overall B
ValueB NeedA- TradesB- FutureB-
The Patriots kept it disciplined and banked a B.

You can draft well and still miss the point. The Patriots did plenty of tidy work and somehow never got around to interior defensive lineman, which was the need that mattered most. Good, not great, and the B says as much.

Getting Golden where they did is the sort of value that quietly makes a class. They went 3 of 8 on their needs, which is most of what a draft is for.

The trenches got the money picks, top to bottom.

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

Pick Analysis
Pick4 Rnd1 Abdul Carter
In the 4th pick they get a double-digit-sack hope at fair value. The biggest hole, addressed.
Pick29 Rnd1 Matthew Golden
In pick 29 they get a matchup problem out wide, and a steal at that. Exactly the need they had to hit.
Pick69 Rnd3 Cameron Williams
Cameron Williams in Round 3, Pick 5 is exactly on the number, no argument either way. It fills a real need, too.
Pick77 Rnd3 Darien Porter
A market-rate cornerback, with the board and the slot shaking hands on Darien Porter. Useful depth more than a marquee fix.