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Draft Selections
Elijah Sarratt Head Shot
PICK: 31 RND: 1 (NE)
Elijah Sarratt
WR Indiana
A.J. Haulcy Head Shot
PICK: 63 RND: 2 (NE)
A.J. Haulcy
S LSU
Nicholas Singleton Head Shot
PICK: 95 RND: 3 (NE)
Nicholas Singleton
RB Penn State
Max Iheanachor Head Shot
PICK: 125 RND: 4 (NE)
Max Iheanachor
OT Arizona State
Hezekiah Masses Head Shot
PICK: 131 RND: 4 (NE)
Hezekiah Masses
CB California
Pat Coogan Head Shot
PICK: 169 RND: 5 (NE)
Pat Coogan
C Indiana
Josh Cuevas Head Shot
PICK: 189 RND: 6 (NE)
Josh Cuevas
TE Alabama
De'Zhaun Stribling Head Shot
PICK: 200 RND: 6 (NE)
De'Zhaun Stribling
WR Ole Miss
Isaac Smith Head Shot
PICK: 207 RND: 6 (NE)
Isaac Smith
S Mississippi State
Dasan McCullough Head Shot
PICK: 210 RND: 6 (NE)
Dasan McCullough
S-EDGE Nebraska
Jamari Lyons Head Shot
PICK: 247 RND: 7 (NE)
Jamari Lyons
DL Florida
Draft Grade — Patriots
Overall B-
ValueC+ NeedB TradesB- FutureB-
The Patriots kept it disciplined and banked a B-.

You can fall in love with a player. You are not supposed to marry him in the wrong round. The Patriots did exactly that with Dasan McCullough in pick 210. Solid and sensible more than spectacular: a B-.

The edge rusher hole is the one line item this class does not answer. Haulcy at that cost is the sort of edge that compounds over a roster.

Job largely done: wide receiver settled and 6 of 8 of the wish list covered.

Add it up and it is a good, unfussy class.

Pick Analysis
Pick31 Rnd1 Elijah Sarratt
In pick No. 31 they get a difference-maker at receiver. The biggest hole, addressed.
Pick63 Rnd2 A.J. Haulcy
A tidy bit of business in the Round 2 slot, where A.J. Haulcy graded well above the range. The biggest hole on the depth chart just got a whole lot smaller.
Pick95 Rnd3 Nicholas Singleton
A slide stopped in the 95th pick, with Nicholas Singleton worth more than the price. A need, and now a little less of one.
Pick125 Rnd4 Max Iheanachor
They paid up for Max Iheanachor at No. 125 when waiting would have done the job. It plugs a real leak on the depth chart.
Pick131 Rnd4 Hezekiah Masses
Hezekiah Masses at pick 131 is a sensible buy, a touch better than market for the cornerback. Depth more than a fix, but depth they can use.
Pick169 Rnd5 Pat Coogan
By-the-book stuff, Pat Coogan at the 169th overall pick squarely in line with his ranking. Another box on the needs board, quietly ticked.
Pick189 Rnd6 Josh Cuevas
Josh Cuevas at pick 189 is neither steal nor reach, just the going rate. A sensible fit that makes the depth chart a little sturdier.
Pick200 Rnd6 De'Zhaun Stribling
De'Zhaun Stribling in No. 200 is exactly on the number, no argument either way. The one spot they could not leave alone, and did not.
Pick207 Rnd6 Isaac Smith
They jumped the gun on Isaac Smith, taking him earlier than his grade liked. A glaring weakness, addressed head on.
Pick210 Rnd6 Dasan McCullough
This one needs a full-page explanation: Dasan McCullough in slot 210, miles early. A pick in search of a role on this roster.
Pick247 Rnd7 Jamari Lyons
Jamari Lyons in Round 7, Pick 31 is early enough to raise a brow, if not a full objection. A must-fix position, and they treated it like one.