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Draft Selections
Marvin Harrison Jr. Head Shot
PICK: 3 RND: 1 (NE)
Marvin Harrison Jr.
WR Ohio State
Michael Penix Jr. Head Shot
PICK: 34 RND: 2 (NE)
Michael Penix Jr.
QB Washington
Kiran Amegadjie Head Shot
PICK: 68 RND: 3 (NE)
Kiran Amegadjie
OT Yale
Malik Washington Head Shot
PICK: 103 RND: 4 (NE)
Malik Washington
WR Virginia
Javon Solomon Head Shot
PICK: 137 RND: 5 (NE)
Javon Solomon
OLB-EDGE Troy
Sataoa Laumea Head Shot
PICK: 180 RND: 6 (NE)
Sataoa Laumea
OT Utah
Xavier Thomas Head Shot
PICK: 193 RND: 6 (NE)
Xavier Thomas
DE-EDGE Clemson
Ro Torrence Head Shot
PICK: 231 RND: 7 (NE)
Ro Torrence
CB Arizona State
Draft Grade — Patriots
Overall B
ValueB+ NeedB+ TradesB- FutureB-
The Patriots cashed the board's mistake on Torrence: B.

Call it larceny. Ro Torrence sat on the board until pick 231, and the Patriots did not need to be asked twice. More right than wrong, and a B to match.

A whole weekend of picks and interior defensive lineman is somehow still a want. Edge rusher was the priority and it is no longer a question, which is most of the job.

Good work on the whole, with interior defensive lineman the one box left unchecked.

Pick Analysis
Pick3 Rnd1 Marvin Harrison Jr.
In the 3rd pick they get a home-run threat at receiver. It fills the loudest need on the roster.
Pick34 Rnd2 Michael Penix Jr.
Steal is underselling it; Michael Penix Jr. at the Round 2 slot is a heist with the alarm still ringing. A sensible fit for a spot that needed help.
Pick68 Rnd3 Kiran Amegadjie
A market-rate offensive lineman, with the board and the slot shaking hands on Kiran Amegadjie. The roster fit checks out.
Pick103 Rnd4 Malik Washington
They let Malik Washington come to them and pounced at pick 103. A must-fix position, and they treated it like one.
Pick137 Rnd5 Javon Solomon
A OLB-EDGE of that caliber at No. 137 is the definition of value, full stop. It does not line up with the team's obvious holes.
Pick180 Rnd6 Sataoa Laumea
Somehow Sataoa Laumea was still sitting there in the 180th overall pick, and they pounced on premier offensive lineman value. A need, and now a little less of one.
Pick193 Rnd6 Xavier Thomas
A top-tier edge rusher at a bargain, Xavier Thomas in Round 6, Pick 18, plain and simple. It also answers one of the loudest questions on the roster.
Pick231 Rnd7 Ro Torrence
They will replay Ro Torrence at slot 231 for years; that is how good the value is. It thickens a room that could stand to be thicker.