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Draft Selections
Olumuyiwa Fashanu Head Shot
PICK: 11 RND: 1 (NE)
Olumuyiwa Fashanu
OT Penn State
J.J. McCarthy Head Shot
PICK: 34 RND: 2 (NE)
J.J. McCarthy
QB Michigan
Xavier Legette Head Shot
PICK: 42 RND: 2 (NE)
Xavier Legette
WR South Carolina
Caelen Carson Head Shot
PICK: 68 RND: 3 (NE)
Caelen Carson
CB Wake Forest
Ricky Pearsall Head Shot
PICK: 104 RND: 4 (NE)
Ricky Pearsall
WR Florida
Jaheim Bell Head Shot
PICK: 136 RND: 4 (NE)
Jaheim Bell
TE Florida State
Frank Gore Jr. Head Shot
PICK: 182 RND: 6 (NE)
Frank Gore Jr.
RB Southern Miss
Kenny Logan Jr. Head Shot
PICK: 229 RND: 7 (NE)
Kenny Logan Jr.
S Kansas
Draft Picks Received
Olumuyiwa Fashanu Head Shot
PICK: 11 RND: 1 (MIN)
Olumuyiwa Fashanu
OT Penn State
Xavier Legette Head Shot
PICK: 42 RND: 2 (MIN)
Xavier Legette
WR South Carolina
Draft Picks Traded
Malik Nabers Head Shot
PICK: 3 RND: 1 (MIN)
Malik Nabers
WR LSU
Draft Grade — Patriots
Overall C+
ValueB NeedB TradesD FutureB-
The Patriots cashed the board's mistake on Pearsall: C+.

You build a draft on nights like this. Ricky Pearsall had no business being available in No. 104, and the Patriots did the only sane thing and turned in the card. Some smart calls, some head-scratchers, and a C+ in the wash.

Overpaying at the table undid a lot of the good work elsewhere. They punted on edge rusher, and it is the miss that keeps the grade honest.

Call it incomplete, and check back in a couple of seasons.

Pick Analysis
Pick11 Rnd1 Olumuyiwa Fashanu
In No. 11 they get a cornerstone up front at fair value.
Pick34 Rnd2 J.J. McCarthy
A reach on J.J. McCarthy in the 34th overall pick; the board had better options right there. A need, and now a little less of one.
Pick42 Rnd2 Xavier Legette
Good price on Xavier Legette in the 42nd pick, a hair ahead of his grade with no real quibbles. The one spot they could not leave alone, and did not.
Pick68 Rnd3 Caelen Carson
Caelen Carson in Round 3, Pick 4 is fine work, a shade of surplus and no downside. A minor need, but a need all the same.
Pick104 Rnd4 Ricky Pearsall
You do not let a wide receiver like Ricky Pearsall reach pick 104 and blink. They did not. A glaring weakness, addressed head on.
Pick136 Rnd4 Jaheim Bell
No drama and no debate, Jaheim Bell went about where he belonged in the Round 4 slot. A sensible fit that makes the depth chart a little sturdier.
Pick182 Rnd6 Frank Gore Jr.
Value with a capital V on Frank Gore Jr. in pick No. 182, a genuine coup. It patches a soft spot without any drama.
Pick229 Rnd7 Kenny Logan Jr.
Kenny Logan Jr. in slot 229 is the kind of fall that makes a whole class. The biggest hole on the depth chart just got a whole lot smaller.