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  • pj_doucette DRAFTING FOR THE
    Patriots
Draft Selections
Joe Alt Head Shot
PICK: 3 RND: 1 (NE)
Joe Alt
OT Notre Dame
Chris Braswell Head Shot
PICK: 34 RND: 2 (NE)
Chris Braswell
LB-EDGE Alabama
Patrick Paul Head Shot
PICK: 68 RND: 3 (NE)
Patrick Paul
OT Houston
Sataoa Laumea Head Shot
PICK: 115 RND: 4 (NE)
Sataoa Laumea
OT Utah
Jaheim Bell Head Shot
PICK: 139 RND: 5 (NE)
Jaheim Bell
TE Florida State
Michael Barrett Head Shot
PICK: 182 RND: 6 (NE)
Michael Barrett
LB Michigan
Zakhari Franklin Head Shot
PICK: 224 RND: 7 (NE)
Zakhari Franklin
WR Mississippi
Draft Picks Received
Sataoa Laumea Head Shot
PICK: 115 RND: 4 (CIN)
Sataoa Laumea
OT Utah
Draft Picks Traded
Tyler Davis Head Shot
PICK: 103 RND: 4 (CIN)
Tyler Davis
DT Clemson
Players Gained
Head Shot
Chase Brown
RB
Head Shot
Jake Browning
QB
Head Shot
Irv Smith Jr.
TE
Draft Grade — Patriots
Overall B
ValueB NeedB TradesB+ FutureB-
The Patriots robbed the room for Paul. Final grade: B.

For all the names on the card, the loudest question went unanswered. The Patriots walked out of the weekend still thin at interior defensive lineman, a hole that has a way of deciding seasons. Good, not great, and the B says as much.

However the rest shakes out, Paul at that price is a win they earned. Small wins on the phones, but wins all the same.

A tidy weekend of work that should hold up just fine.

Pick Analysis
Pick3 Rnd1 Joe Alt
In slot 3 they get protection for the quarterback at fair value.
Pick34 Rnd2 Chris Braswell
They paid sticker price for Chris Braswell in pick No. 34, and that is fine. It also answers one of the loudest questions on the roster.
Pick68 Rnd3 Patrick Paul
Patrick Paul in No. 68 is the kind of fall that makes a whole class. It plugs a real leak on the depth chart.
Pick115 Rnd4 Sataoa Laumea
Sataoa Laumea in the 115th overall pick is fair value, right on his grade. One more legitimate question on the roster, answered.
Pick139 Rnd5 Jaheim Bell
A clean, defensible pick in pick 139 with a little surplus value in Jaheim Bell. A sensible fit that makes the depth chart a little sturdier.
Pick182 Rnd6 Michael Barrett
No drama and no debate, Michael Barrett went about where he belonged in Round 6, Pick 7. Useful depth more than a marquee fix.
Pick224 Rnd7 Zakhari Franklin
They took Zakhari Franklin at par in slot 224, which is nothing to complain about. A must-fix position, and they treated it like one.