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Draft Selections
Abdul Carter Head Shot
PICK: 6 RND: 1 (NE)
Abdul Carter
DE-EDGE Penn State
Emeka Egbuka Head Shot
PICK: 37 RND: 2 (NE)
Emeka Egbuka
WR Ohio State
Donovan Jackson Head Shot
PICK: 38 RND: 2 (NE)
Donovan Jackson
OT Ohio State
Jalen Royals Head Shot
PICK: 69 RND: 3 (NE)
Jalen Royals
WR Utah State
Maxwell Hairston Head Shot
PICK: 77 RND: 3 (NE)
Maxwell Hairston
CB Kentucky
Hayden Conner Head Shot
PICK: 104 RND: 4 (NE)
Hayden Conner
OG Texas
Danny Stutsman Head Shot
PICK: 143 RND: 5 (NE)
Danny Stutsman
LB Oklahoma
Jay Higgins Head Shot
PICK: 178 RND: 6 (NE)
Jay Higgins
LB Iowa
Carson Schwesinger Head Shot
PICK: 220 RND: 7 (NE)
Carson Schwesinger
LB UCLA
Xzavier Henderson Head Shot
PICK: 228 RND: 7 (NE)
Xzavier Henderson
WR Cincinnati
Raheim Sanders Head Shot
PICK: 238 RND: 7 (NE)
Raheim Sanders
RB South Carolina
Ryan Fitzgerald Head Shot
PICK: 244 RND: 7 (NE)
Ryan Fitzgerald
PK Florida State
Draft Picks Received
Abdul Carter Head Shot
PICK: 6 RND: 1 (LV)
Abdul Carter
DE-EDGE Penn State
Emeka Egbuka Head Shot
PICK: 37 RND: 2 (LV)
Emeka Egbuka
WR Ohio State
Jay Higgins Head Shot
PICK: 178 RND: 6 (LV)
Jay Higgins
LB Iowa
Xzavier Henderson Head Shot
PICK: 228 RND: 7 (DET)
Xzavier Henderson
WR Cincinnati
Ryan Fitzgerald Head Shot
PICK: 244 RND: 7 (DET)
Ryan Fitzgerald
PK Florida State
Draft Picks Traded
Shedeur Sanders Head Shot
PICK: 4 RND: 1 (LV)
Shedeur Sanders
QB Colorado
Seth McLaughlin Head Shot
PICK: 217 RND: 7 (DET)
Seth McLaughlin
C Ohio State
Draft Grade — Patriots
Overall B
ValueB- NeedB+ TradesA FutureB-
The Patriots let Fitzgerald fall and pounced. Final grade: B.

Every so often the board makes a mistake, and the Patriots were there to profit. Ryan Fitzgerald, the No. 108 name on the board, should have been long gone before the 244th overall pick. The bottom line is a respectable B.

The cost of the Jackson reach is exactly the players who went right after him. For all the activity, interior defensive lineman went untouched, which is hard to explain.

In sum, a sturdy weekend with one asterisk, the interior defensive lineman spot they never got to.

Pick Analysis
Pick6 Rnd1 Abdul Carter
In the 6th pick they get juice off the edge at fair value. It fills the loudest need on the roster.
Pick37 Rnd2 Emeka Egbuka
A tidy bit of business in the Round 2 slot, where Emeka Egbuka graded well above the range. A glaring weakness, addressed head on.
Pick38 Rnd2 Donovan Jackson
Donovan Jackson in pick No. 38 is a reach so steep the board needed a second look to believe it. A real hole, addressed with a reasonable pick.
Pick69 Rnd3 Jalen Royals
Jalen Royals at No. 69 is a sound buy, the sort that quietly helps a class. Top of the wish list, and they did not leave without it.
Pick77 Rnd3 Maxwell Hairston
They reached into another round for Maxwell Hairston, and the board is nowhere close to agreeing. A minor need, but a need all the same.
Pick104 Rnd4 Hayden Conner
A big swing on Hayden Conner at slot 104, well ahead of any board in the building. It fills a real need, too.
Pick143 Rnd5 Danny Stutsman
Steal is underselling it; Danny Stutsman at the 143rd overall pick is a heist with the alarm still ringing. Useful depth more than a marquee fix.
Pick178 Rnd6 Jay Higgins
A top-tier linebacker at a bargain, Jay Higgins in pick 178, plain and simple. Nice player, but the depth chart did not need him here.
Pick220 Rnd7 Carson Schwesinger
They robbed the room for Carson Schwesinger here, a fall nobody at the table saw coming. A luxury on a unit that was already in good shape.
Pick228 Rnd7 Xzavier Henderson
They reached a country mile for Xzavier Henderson at pick No. 228, and the board is aghast. The one spot they could not leave alone, and did not.
Pick238 Rnd7 Raheim Sanders
They will replay Raheim Sanders at the 238th pick for years; that is how good the value is. A sensible fit for a spot that needed help.
Pick244 Rnd7 Ryan Fitzgerald
They barely believed it either: Ryan Fitzgerald still on the board at Round 7, Pick 28. It is more luxury than necessity; they were already set here.