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Will Johnson Head Shot
PICK: 4 RND: 1 (NE)
Will Johnson
CB Michigan
Xavier Restrepo Head Shot
PICK: 69 RND: 3 (NE)
Xavier Restrepo
WR Miami
Demetrius Knight Jr. Head Shot
PICK: 77 RND: 3 (NE)
Demetrius Knight Jr.
LB South Carolina
Hollin Pierce Head Shot
PICK: 105 RND: 4 (NE)
Hollin Pierce
OT Rutgers
Elijah Roberts Head Shot
PICK: 145 RND: 5 (NE)
Elijah Roberts
DE-EDGE SMU
Dillon Gabriel Head Shot
PICK: 219 RND: 7 (NE)
Dillon Gabriel
QB Oregon
Donovan Edwards Head Shot
PICK: 222 RND: 7 (NE)
Donovan Edwards
RB Michigan
Barryn Sorrell Head Shot
PICK: 240 RND: 7 (NE)
Barryn Sorrell
LB-EDGE Texas
Draft Picks Traded
Elic Ayomanor Head Shot
PICK: 38 RND: 2 (DEN)
Elic Ayomanor
WR Stanford
Players Gained
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Pat Surtain II
CB
Draft Grade — Patriots
Overall B
ValueB NeedB- TradesA+ FutureB-
The Patriots cashed the board's mistake on Gabriel: B.

The board owed the Patriots one, and it paid up: Dillon Gabriel, the No. 128 name on the board, sitting there at the 219th pick like a gift left on the doorstep.

Reaching for Sorrell left real value on the table behind him. Every deal seemed to tilt their way, which is not luck. For all the activity, interior defensive lineman went untouched, which is hard to explain.

Pat Surtain II gives the group a proven body among the projects.

Bottom line, more hits than misses and a roster nudged the right way.

Pick Analysis
Pick4 Rnd1 Will Johnson
In the 4th pick they get a sticky cover corner at fair value. Need was not the driver here.
Pick69 Rnd3 Xavier Restrepo
A tidy little value on Xavier Restrepo in No. 69, a step better than break-even. A glaring weakness, addressed head on.
Pick77 Rnd3 Demetrius Knight Jr.
Demetrius Knight Jr. in pick No. 77 should not have been possible, and that is the whole point. It thickens a room that could stand to be thicker.
Pick105 Rnd4 Hollin Pierce
They took Hollin Pierce at par in the 105th overall pick, which is nothing to complain about. A sensible fit that makes the depth chart a little sturdier.
Pick145 Rnd5 Elijah Roberts
Elijah Roberts at Round 5, Pick 6 is the kind of overdraft that needs everything to break right. That was the need underlined and circled, and now it is checked off.
Pick219 Rnd7 Dillon Gabriel
Dillon Gabriel at slot 219 is daylight robbery; nobody expected him to last. A need, and now a little less of one.
Pick222 Rnd7 Donovan Edwards
Donovan Edwards at the Round 7 slot is the steal of the weekend, a first-round talent at a bargain-bin price. Another box on the needs board, quietly ticked.
Pick240 Rnd7 Barryn Sorrell
Barryn Sorrell in pick 240 is a reach so steep the board needed a second look to believe it. A must-fix position, and they treated it like one.