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Draft Selections
Benjamin Morrison Head Shot
PICK: 35 RND: 2 (NE)
Benjamin Morrison
CB Notre Dame
Aireontae Ersery Head Shot
PICK: 36 RND: 2 (NE)
Aireontae Ersery
OT Minnesota
Dylan Fairchild Head Shot
PICK: 46 RND: 2 (NE)
Dylan Fairchild
OG Georgia
Dani Dennis-Sutton Head Shot
PICK: 67 RND: 3 (NE)
Dani Dennis-Sutton
DE-EDGE Penn State
Xavier Watts Head Shot
PICK: 79 RND: 3 (NE)
Xavier Watts
S Notre Dame
Donovan Jackson Head Shot
PICK: 87 RND: 3 (NE)
Donovan Jackson
OT Ohio State
Deontae Lawson Head Shot
PICK: 103 RND: 4 (NE)
Deontae Lawson
LB Alabama
DeMonte Capehart Head Shot
PICK: 123 RND: 4 (NE)
DeMonte Capehart
DT Clemson
Devin Neal Head Shot
PICK: 138 RND: 5 (NE)
Devin Neal
RB Kansas
Barrett Carter Head Shot
PICK: 153 RND: 5 (NE)
Barrett Carter
LB Clemson
Jonah Monheim Head Shot
PICK: 190 RND: 6 (NE)
Jonah Monheim
C USC
Jay Higgins Head Shot
PICK: 195 RND: 6 (NE)
Jay Higgins
LB Iowa
Xavier Nwankpa Head Shot
PICK: 219 RND: 7 (NE)
Xavier Nwankpa
S Iowa
Karene Reid Head Shot
PICK: 220 RND: 7 (NE)
Karene Reid
LB Utah
Luke Lachey Head Shot
PICK: 238 RND: 7 (NE)
Luke Lachey
TE Iowa
Draft Picks Received
Benjamin Morrison Head Shot
PICK: 35 RND: 2 (NYG)
Benjamin Morrison
CB Notre Dame
Dylan Fairchild Head Shot
PICK: 46 RND: 2 (IND)
Dylan Fairchild
OG Georgia
Donovan Jackson Head Shot
PICK: 87 RND: 3 (LAR)
Donovan Jackson
OT Ohio State
DeMonte Capehart Head Shot
PICK: 123 RND: 4 (LAR)
DeMonte Capehart
DT Clemson
Barrett Carter Head Shot
PICK: 153 RND: 5 (NYG)
Barrett Carter
LB Clemson
Jonah Monheim Head Shot
PICK: 190 RND: 6 (LAR)
Jonah Monheim
C USC
Jay Higgins Head Shot
PICK: 195 RND: 6 (LAR)
Jay Higgins
LB Iowa
No Pick Head Shot
PICK: RND: 1 (IND)
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No Pick Head Shot
PICK: RND: 1 (NYG)
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No Pick Head Shot
PICK: RND: 2 (IND)
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No Pick Head Shot
PICK: RND: 2 (NYG)
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No Pick Head Shot
PICK: RND: 7 (NYG)
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Draft Picks Traded
Travis Hunter Head Shot
PICK: 1 RND: 1 (IND)
Travis Hunter
CB Colorado
Players Gained
Head Shot
Adoree' Jackson
CB
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Cameron McCutcheon
CB
Head Shot
Bernhard Raimann
OT
Draft Grade — Patriots
Overall A-
ValueC+ NeedB- TradesA+ FutureA+
Higgins should have been long gone. The Patriots pounced, and earned a A-.

Every so often the board makes a mistake, and the Patriots were there to profit. Jay Higgins, the No. 122 name on the board, should have been long gone before the 195th overall pick. Add it all up and it grades out a clean A-.

They will need Dennis-Sutton to outplay his draft slot in a hurry to justify it. Every deal seemed to tilt their way, which is not luck. They covered a lot of ground and still skipped wide receiver, which is a strange place to end up.

Bottom line, they left the weekend a clearly better team, and they earned every bit of it.

Pick Analysis
Pick35 Rnd2 Benjamin Morrison
They liked Benjamin Morrison enough to skip the value, taking him in pick 35. Not urgent, but hardly pointless.
Pick36 Rnd2 Aireontae Ersery
A real head-scratcher, Aireontae Ersery in the 36th overall pick is miles ahead of his ranking. Another box on the needs board, quietly ticked.
Pick46 Rnd2 Dylan Fairchild
A premium they did not need to pay, Dylan Fairchild a notch or two before his time. It fills a real need, too.
Pick67 Rnd3 Dani Dennis-Sutton
Dani Dennis-Sutton at slot 67 is an overdraft of the loud, memorable kind. It also answers one of the loudest questions on the roster.
Pick79 Rnd3 Xavier Watts
Xavier Watts at the Round 3 slot is the steal of the weekend, a first-round talent at a bargain-bin price. The biggest hole on the depth chart just got a whole lot smaller.
Pick87 Rnd3 Donovan Jackson
A straight-up fair deal on Donovan Jackson at No. 87, value and slot in agreement. A sensible fit for a spot that needed help.
Pick103 Rnd4 Deontae Lawson
Deontae Lawson in pick No. 103 is a gift, value that borders on unfair. It adds depth where they could use a little.
Pick123 Rnd4 DeMonte Capehart
They talked themselves into DeMonte Capehart at Round 4, Pick 22, and the board did not agree. The one spot they could not leave alone, and did not.
Pick138 Rnd5 Devin Neal
The board fumbled Devin Neal all the way to the 138th overall pick, and they scooped it up. The roster fit checks out.
Pick153 Rnd5 Barrett Carter
Barrett Carter in the Round 5 slot should not have been possible, and that is the whole point. Depth on depth, at a spot that was hardly crying out.
Pick190 Rnd6 Jonah Monheim
Jonah Monheim at No. 190 is a steep price for a hunch, hard to square with any board. It patches a soft spot without any drama.
Pick195 Rnd6 Jay Higgins
Circle this one: Jay Higgins at pick No. 195 is a fall that decides a draft. A want more than a need, though you can never have too many.
Pick219 Rnd7 Xavier Nwankpa
Taking Xavier Nwankpa in the 219th pick is close to grand larceny; a safety that good had no business lasting this long. Better still, it is exactly the hole they had to fill.
Pick220 Rnd7 Karene Reid
They will replay Karene Reid at pick 220 for years; that is how good the value is. Stacking talent where they were already deep.
Pick238 Rnd7 Luke Lachey
A reach for Luke Lachey in Round 7, Pick 22; a little patience would have been rewarded. A sensible fit that makes the depth chart a little sturdier.