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Draft Selections
Will Johnson Head Shot
PICK: 4 RND: 1 (NE)
Will Johnson
CB Michigan
Marcus Mbow Head Shot
PICK: 38 RND: 2 (NE)
Marcus Mbow
OT Purdue
Tai Felton Head Shot
PICK: 69 RND: 3 (NE)
Tai Felton
WR Maryland
Kaimon Rucker Head Shot
PICK: 77 RND: 3 (NE)
Kaimon Rucker
DE-EDGE North Carolina
Sebastian Castro Head Shot
PICK: 106 RND: 4 (NE)
Sebastian Castro
S Iowa
Smael Mondon Jr. Head Shot
PICK: 144 RND: 5 (NE)
Smael Mondon Jr.
LB Georgia
Oronde Gadsden II Head Shot
PICK: 217 RND: 7 (NE)
Oronde Gadsden II
TE Syracuse
Donovan Edwards Head Shot
PICK: 220 RND: 7 (NE)
Donovan Edwards
RB Michigan
Chase Lundt Head Shot
PICK: 238 RND: 7 (NE)
Chase Lundt
OT UConn
Draft Grade — Patriots
Overall B-
ValueB- NeedB- TradesB- FutureB-
The Patriots let Lundt fall and pounced. Final grade: B-.

Somewhere a general manager is explaining how Chase Lundt got past him. The Patriots do not have to explain a thing at pick No. 238. A dependable weekend that grades out a B-.

They are betting Rucker proves the room right and everyone else wrong. A whole weekend of picks and interior defensive lineman is somehow still a want.

They went 6 of 8 on their needs, which is most of what a draft is for. They reloaded the coverage unit in bulk.

A workmanlike haul that should hold up just fine.

Pick Analysis
Pick4 Rnd1 Will Johnson
In slot 4 they get a sticky cover corner. Need was not the driver here.
Pick38 Rnd2 Marcus Mbow
They jumped the gun on Marcus Mbow, taking him earlier than his grade liked. One more legitimate question on the roster, answered.
Pick69 Rnd3 Tai Felton
They went early on Tai Felton in the 69th overall pick, and the value did not follow. The one spot they could not leave alone, and did not.
Pick77 Rnd3 Kaimon Rucker
Kaimon Rucker in the 77th pick is a bet on their own eyes over everyone else's grade. The biggest hole on the depth chart just got a whole lot smaller.
Pick106 Rnd4 Sebastian Castro
They read the board right and Sebastian Castro was the payoff at pick No. 106. This was priority one on the needs board, and now it is handled.
Pick144 Rnd5 Smael Mondon Jr.
Taking Smael Mondon Jr. in Round 5, Pick 6 is close to grand larceny; a linebacker that good had no business lasting this long. Not urgent, but hardly pointless.
Pick217 Rnd7 Oronde Gadsden II
Oronde Gadsden II at No. 217 is daylight robbery; nobody expected him to last. It shores up a spot that genuinely needed the help.
Pick220 Rnd7 Donovan Edwards
Donovan Edwards in pick 220 should not have been possible, and that is the whole point. A sensible fit that makes the depth chart a little sturdier.
Pick238 Rnd7 Chase Lundt
The board fumbled Chase Lundt all the way to pick No. 238, and they scooped it up. It patches a soft spot without any drama.