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Draft Selections
Kenyon Sadiq Head Shot
PICK: 31 RND: 1 (NE)
Kenyon Sadiq
TE Oregon
Anthony Hill Jr. Head Shot
PICK: 63 RND: 2 (NE)
Anthony Hill Jr.
LB Texas
Malik Muhammad Head Shot
PICK: 95 RND: 3 (NE)
Malik Muhammad
CB Texas
Keylan Rutledge Head Shot
PICK: 125 RND: 4 (NE)
Keylan Rutledge
OG Georgia Tech
Max Iheanachor Head Shot
PICK: 131 RND: 4 (NE)
Max Iheanachor
OT Arizona State
Gracen Halton Head Shot
PICK: 169 RND: 5 (NE)
Gracen Halton
DL Oklahoma
Barion Brown Head Shot
PICK: 189 RND: 6 (NE)
Barion Brown
WR LSU
Scooby Williams Head Shot
PICK: 200 RND: 6 (NE)
Scooby Williams
LB Texas A&M
Will Kacmarek Head Shot
PICK: 207 RND: 6 (NE)
Will Kacmarek
TE Ohio State
Roman Hemby Head Shot
PICK: 210 RND: 6 (NE)
Roman Hemby
RB Indiana
Haynes King Head Shot
PICK: 247 RND: 7 (NE)
Haynes King
QB Georgia Tech
Draft Grade — Patriots
Overall B-
ValueB- NeedB TradesB- FutureB-
The Patriots did the meat-and-potatoes work well: B-.

The Patriots put a flag in the ground for Scooby Williams, 112 picks before anyone else would have, and the value took the hit. A sturdy weekend that grades out a B-.

If one pick saves this weekend, it is Muhammad. A whole weekend of picks and edge rusher is somehow still a want.

They went 6 of 8 on their needs, which is most of what a draft is for. Almost all the early capital went to that side of the ball.

A workmanlike haul that should hold up just fine.

Pick Analysis
Pick31 Rnd1 Kenyon Sadiq
In the 31st overall pick they get a security blanket over the middle at a price that makes it sweeter. A real need, handled.
Pick63 Rnd2 Anthony Hill Jr.
The board fumbled Anthony Hill Jr. all the way to slot 63, and they scooped it up. Useful depth more than a marquee fix.
Pick95 Rnd3 Malik Muhammad
Malik Muhammad in the Round 3 slot should not have been possible, and that is the whole point. A minor need, but a need all the same.
Pick125 Rnd4 Keylan Rutledge
Keylan Rutledge at No. 125 is a sound buy, the sort that quietly helps a class. A need, and now a little less of one.
Pick131 Rnd4 Max Iheanachor
They liked Max Iheanachor enough to skip the value, taking him in Round 4, Pick 31. Another box on the needs board, quietly ticked.
Pick169 Rnd5 Gracen Halton
A market-rate interior defensive lineman, with the board and the slot shaking hands on Gracen Halton. Better still, it is exactly the hole they had to fill.
Pick189 Rnd6 Barion Brown
This one needs a full-page explanation: Barion Brown in the 189th pick, miles early. The biggest hole on the depth chart just got a whole lot smaller.
Pick200 Rnd6 Scooby Williams
Scooby Williams in Round 6, Pick 21 is a bet on their own eyes over everyone else's grade. Nice player, but the depth chart did not need him here.
Pick207 Rnd6 Will Kacmarek
A big swing on Will Kacmarek at the 207th overall pick, well ahead of any board in the building. The roster fit checks out.
Pick210 Rnd6 Roman Hemby
They left a pile of value on the table to take Roman Hemby this early at No. 210. It patches a soft spot without any drama.
Pick247 Rnd7 Haynes King
Value with a capital V on Haynes King in the Round 7 slot, a genuine coup. It plugs a real leak on the depth chart.