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Draft Selections
Joe Alt Head Shot
PICK: 3 RND: 1 (NE)
Joe Alt
OT Notre Dame
Chop Robinson Head Shot
PICK: 34 RND: 2 (NE)
Chop Robinson
DE-EDGE Penn State
Brenden Rice Head Shot
PICK: 68 RND: 3 (NE)
Brenden Rice
WR USC
Cooper Beebe Head Shot
PICK: 103 RND: 4 (NE)
Cooper Beebe
OG Kansas State
Ben Sinnott Head Shot
PICK: 139 RND: 5 (NE)
Ben Sinnott
TE Kansas State
Draft Grade — Patriots
Overall B-
ValueB- NeedB TradesB- FutureB-
More right than wrong for the Patriots, and a B- to prove it.

Every other box got a look, but interior defensive lineman did not. The Patriots will head to camp with the same hole they walked in with. No fireworks, but a solid B-.

Reaching for Sinnott left real value on the table behind him. On the needs board they went 4 of 8, with edge rusher the one that mattered most.

The trenches got the money picks, top to bottom.

All told, a solid class that does its job everywhere but interior defensive lineman.

Pick Analysis
Pick3 Rnd1 Joe Alt
Joe Alt in the Round 1 slot is exactly on the number, no argument either way. One more legitimate question on the roster, answered.
Pick34 Rnd2 Chop Robinson
Chop Robinson in Round 2, Pick 2 is fair value, right on his grade. A glaring weakness, addressed head on.
Pick68 Rnd3 Brenden Rice
A reach on Brenden Rice in pick 68; the board had better options right there. That was the need underlined and circled, and now it is checked off.
Pick103 Rnd4 Cooper Beebe
They went early on Cooper Beebe in slot 103, and the value did not follow. It patches a soft spot without any drama.
Pick139 Rnd5 Ben Sinnott
The board screamed and they did not listen, reaching into the next round for Ben Sinnott. A need, and now a little less of one.