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Draft Selections
Ashton Jeanty Head Shot
PICK: 4 RND: 1 (NE)
Ashton Jeanty
RB Boise State
Kenneth Grant Head Shot
PICK: 38 RND: 2 (NE)
Kenneth Grant
DT Michigan
Demetrius Knight Jr. Head Shot
PICK: 69 RND: 3 (NE)
Demetrius Knight Jr.
LB South Carolina
Omarr Norman-Lott Head Shot
PICK: 77 RND: 3 (NE)
Omarr Norman-Lott
DT Tennessee
Anthony Belton Head Shot
PICK: 105 RND: 4 (NE)
Anthony Belton
OT NC State
Emery Jones Jr. Head Shot
PICK: 145 RND: 5 (NE)
Emery Jones Jr.
OT LSU
Andrew Armstrong Head Shot
PICK: 219 RND: 7 (NE)
Andrew Armstrong
WR Arkansas
Brandon Crenshaw-Dickson Head Shot
PICK: 222 RND: 7 (NE)
Brandon Crenshaw-Dickson...
OT Florida
Jalen Travis Head Shot
PICK: 240 RND: 7 (NE)
Jalen Travis
OT Iowa State
Draft Grade — Patriots
Overall B-
ValueB NeedB TradesB- FutureB-
The Patriots did the meat-and-potatoes work well: B-.

The move everyone will second-guess came early. The Patriots reached some 55 spots for Andrew Armstrong, and value like that does not grow back.

Jones Jr. falling to them is the kind of break a good board is built to catch. They punted on edge rusher, and it is the miss that keeps the grade honest. The roster is better shaped than it was, with wide receiver chief among the fixes.

A workmanlike haul that should hold up just fine.

Pick Analysis
Pick4 Rnd1 Ashton Jeanty
In pick 4 they get an every-down engine for the run game at fair value.
Pick38 Rnd2 Kenneth Grant
Kenneth Grant slipping to Round 2, Pick 6 is the kind of luck good rooms make for themselves. It answers the question that was keeping the coaches up at night.
Pick69 Rnd3 Demetrius Knight Jr.
They let Demetrius Knight Jr. come to them and pounced at pick No. 69. Useful depth more than a marquee fix.
Pick77 Rnd3 Omarr Norman-Lott
They did well to land Omarr Norman-Lott in the 77th pick, just ahead of his grade. They walked in needing this and walked out with it.
Pick105 Rnd4 Anthony Belton
They liked Anthony Belton enough to skip the value, taking him in No. 105. It patches a soft spot without any drama.
Pick145 Rnd5 Emery Jones Jr.
Steal is underselling it; Emery Jones Jr. at the Round 5 slot is a heist with the alarm still ringing. It fills a real need, too.
Pick219 Rnd7 Andrew Armstrong
Andrew Armstrong in the Round 7 slot is a reach so steep the board needed a second look to believe it. A must-fix position, and they treated it like one.
Pick222 Rnd7 Brandon Crenshaw-Dickson
A real head-scratcher, Brandon Crenshaw-Dickson in No. 222 is miles ahead of his ranking. A sensible fit that makes the depth chart a little sturdier.
Pick240 Rnd7 Jalen Travis
The board screamed and they did not listen, reaching into the next round for Jalen Travis. A need, and now a little less of one.