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Draft Selections
Marvin Harrison Jr. Head Shot
PICK: 3 RND: 1 (NE)
Marvin Harrison Jr.
WR Ohio State
Quinyon Mitchell Head Shot
PICK: 34 RND: 2 (NE)
Quinyon Mitchell
CB Toledo
Malachi Corley Head Shot
PICK: 68 RND: 3 (NE)
Malachi Corley
WR Western Kentucky
Michael Pratt Head Shot
PICK: 103 RND: 4 (NE)
Michael Pratt
QB Tulane
Isaiah Adams Head Shot
PICK: 139 RND: 5 (NE)
Isaiah Adams
OT Illinois
Chau Smith-Wade Head Shot
PICK: 182 RND: 6 (NE)
Chau Smith-Wade
CB Washington State
Jalen Berger Head Shot
PICK: 224 RND: 7 (NE)
Jalen Berger
RB Michigan State
Jha'Quan Jackson Head Shot
PICK: 232 RND: 7 (NE)
Jha'Quan Jackson
WR Tulane
Draft Grade — Patriots
Overall B
ValueB NeedB+ TradesB- FutureB-
The Patriots let Smith-Wade fall into their laps, and walked away with a B.

You build a draft on nights like this. Chau Smith-Wade had no business being available in the 182nd pick, and the Patriots did the only sane thing and turned in the card.

If this class has a fault line, it runs straight through edge rusher. Corley has a lot of ground to make up just to look fairly priced.

The roster is better shaped than it was, with wide receiver chief among the fixes. The skill positions did well by the weekend.

All told, a solid class that does its job everywhere but edge rusher.

Pick Analysis
Pick3 Rnd1 Marvin Harrison Jr.
In the 3rd overall pick they get a matchup problem out wide. Exactly the need they had to hit.
Pick34 Rnd2 Quinyon Mitchell
Quinyon Mitchell at No. 34 nudges the ledger their way without any fuss. Useful body for a position without much behind the starter.
Pick68 Rnd3 Malachi Corley
Malachi Corley in Round 3, Pick 4 is early enough to raise a brow, if not a full objection. That was the need underlined and circled, and now it is checked off.
Pick103 Rnd4 Michael Pratt
No drama and no debate, Michael Pratt went about where he belonged in slot 103. Another box on the needs board, quietly ticked.
Pick139 Rnd5 Isaiah Adams
Isaiah Adams slipping to pick No. 139 is the kind of luck good rooms make for themselves. It patches a soft spot without any drama.
Pick182 Rnd6 Chau Smith-Wade
Taking Chau Smith-Wade in the Round 6 slot is close to grand larceny; a cornerback that good had no business lasting this long. A want more than a need, though you can never have too many.
Pick224 Rnd7 Jalen Berger
Jalen Berger at the 224th pick is daylight robbery; nobody expected him to last. It plugs a real leak on the depth chart.
Pick232 Rnd7 Jha'Quan Jackson
A top-tier wide receiver at a bargain, Jha'Quan Jackson in pick 232, plain and simple. The one spot they could not leave alone, and did not.