Thirty-one other rooms let De'Corian Clark slide, and the Patriots were the ones holding the card at pick No. 224. Highway robbery. A dependable weekend that grades out a B.

A whole weekend of picks and edge rusher is somehow still a want. Spend now, pay later; the math only works if this class delivers.

The roster is better shaped than it was, with wide receiver chief among the fixes. The trade work was a quiet net positive.

In sum, a sensible class that nudges the roster the right way.