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Romello Height Head Shot
PICK: 31 RND: 1 (NE)
Romello Height
DE-EDGE Texas Tech
Emmanuel McNeil-Warren Head Shot
PICK: 63 RND: 2 (NE)
Emmanuel McNeil-Warren
S Toledo
Brenen Thompson Head Shot
PICK: 95 RND: 3 (NE)
Brenen Thompson
WR Mississippi State
Deion Burks Head Shot
PICK: 125 RND: 4 (NE)
Deion Burks
WR Oklahoma
Michael Trigg Head Shot
PICK: 131 RND: 4 (NE)
Michael Trigg
TE Baylor
Aaron Graves Head Shot
PICK: 169 RND: 5 (NE)
Aaron Graves
DL Iowa
Red Murdock Head Shot
PICK: 189 RND: 6 (NE)
Red Murdock
LB Buffalo
Vincent Anthony Jr. Head Shot
PICK: 200 RND: 6 (NE)
Vincent Anthony Jr.
DE-EDGE Duke
David Gusta Head Shot
PICK: 207 RND: 6 (NE)
David Gusta
DT Kentucky
Toriano Pride Jr. Head Shot
PICK: 210 RND: 6 (NE)
Toriano Pride Jr.
CB Missouri
DJ Harvey Head Shot
PICK: 247 RND: 7 (NE)
DJ Harvey
CB USC
Draft Grade — Patriots
Overall B
ValueB NeedB+ TradesB- FutureB-
The Patriots let Trigg fall into their laps, and walked away with a B.

The value of the weekend has a name and a slot: Michael Trigg, Round 4, Pick 31, roughly 28 picks past where he belonged.

For all the activity, quarterback went untouched, which is hard to explain. Every board in the league had Height lower, and that gap is the story. They left with edge rusher solved and the rest of the wish list mostly ticked off.

Nearly every premium pick went to that side of the ball.

Good work on the whole, with quarterback the one box left unchecked.

Pick Analysis
Pick31 Rnd1 Romello Height
In the Round 1 slot they get a bendy edge with upside, reach and all. Exactly the need they had to hit.
Pick63 Rnd2 Emmanuel McNeil-Warren
Nice patience on Emmanuel McNeil-Warren, who had no business lasting to pick No. 63. It also answers one of the loudest questions on the roster.
Pick95 Rnd3 Brenen Thompson
Brenen Thompson is a better player than slot 95 suggests; smart patience, rewarded. That was the need underlined and circled, and now it is checked off.
Pick125 Rnd4 Deion Burks
Quietly one of the better values of the day, Deion Burks at Round 4, Pick 25. They walked in needing this and walked out with it.
Pick131 Rnd4 Michael Trigg
Michael Trigg in the 131st overall pick should not have been possible, and that is the whole point. A need, and now a little less of one.
Pick169 Rnd5 Aaron Graves
They did well to land Aaron Graves in the 169th pick, just ahead of his grade. A must-fix position, and they treated it like one.
Pick189 Rnd6 Red Murdock
Red Murdock at No. 189 is right where the board had him, plain and simple. A quiet depth add at a thin-ish spot.
Pick200 Rnd6 Vincent Anthony Jr.
Vincent Anthony Jr. at pick 200 is a sensible buy, a touch better than market for the edge rusher. It answers the question that was keeping the coaches up at night.
Pick207 Rnd6 David Gusta
David Gusta in slot 207 is fine work, a shade of surplus and no downside. Better still, it is exactly the hole they had to fill.
Pick210 Rnd6 Toriano Pride Jr.
Good price on Toriano Pride Jr. in the Round 6 slot, a hair ahead of his grade with no real quibbles. Useful body for a position without much behind the starter.
Pick247 Rnd7 DJ Harvey
A cornerback of that caliber at the 247th pick is the definition of value, full stop. They doubled down on a strength rather than a need.