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Draft Selections
Abdul Carter Head Shot
PICK: 4 RND: 1 (NE)
Abdul Carter
DE-EDGE Penn State
Luther Burden III Head Shot
PICK: 38 RND: 2 (NE)
Luther Burden III
WR Missouri
Alfred Collins Head Shot
PICK: 69 RND: 3 (NE)
Alfred Collins
DT Texas
Zy Alexander Head Shot
PICK: 87 RND: 3 (NE)
Zy Alexander
CB LSU
Charles Grant Head Shot
PICK: 105 RND: 4 (NE)
Charles Grant
OT William & Mary
Tez Johnson Head Shot
PICK: 123 RND: 4 (NE)
Tez Johnson
WR Oregon
Ajani Cornelius Head Shot
PICK: 145 RND: 5 (NE)
Ajani Cornelius
OT Oregon
Oronde Gadsden II Head Shot
PICK: 160 RND: 5 (NE)
Oronde Gadsden II
TE Syracuse
Carson Vinson Head Shot
PICK: 219 RND: 7 (NE)
Carson Vinson
OT Alabama A&M
Kurtis Rourke Head Shot
PICK: 222 RND: 7 (NE)
Kurtis Rourke
QB Indiana
Jarquez Hunter Head Shot
PICK: 240 RND: 7 (NE)
Jarquez Hunter
RB Auburn
Draft Picks Received
Zy Alexander Head Shot
PICK: 87 RND: 3 (GB)
Zy Alexander
CB LSU
Tez Johnson Head Shot
PICK: 123 RND: 4 (GB)
Tez Johnson
WR Oregon
Oronde Gadsden II Head Shot
PICK: 160 RND: 5 (GB)
Oronde Gadsden II
TE Syracuse
No Pick Head Shot
PICK: RND: 6 (GB)
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Draft Picks Traded
Jermari Harris Head Shot
PICK: 77 RND: 3 (GB)
Jermari Harris
CB Iowa
Draft Grade — Patriots
Overall B
ValueB+ NeedA- TradesB- FutureB-
Grand theft in the 222nd overall pick: the Patriots steal Rourke and grade out a B.

The best pick of the weekend was also the simplest. The Patriots watched Kurtis Rourke slide 78 picks past his grade and did not hesitate. Solid and sensible more than spectacular: a B.

That safety hole did not close this weekend, and it was the biggest one on the wall. The roster is better shaped than it was, with edge rusher chief among the fixes. Trading back for volume was the quiet throughline of their weekend.

Solid rather than spectacular, and there is nothing wrong with that.

Pick Analysis
Pick4 Rnd1 Abdul Carter
In slot 4 they get a disruptor off the edge. Exactly the need they had to hit.
Pick38 Rnd2 Luther Burden III
Luther Burden III in the 38th pick is a gift, value that borders on unfair. It answers the question that was keeping the coaches up at night.
Pick69 Rnd3 Alfred Collins
Value with a capital V on Alfred Collins in the 69th overall pick, a genuine coup. A glaring weakness, addressed head on.
Pick87 Rnd3 Zy Alexander
They robbed the room for Zy Alexander here, a fall nobody at the table saw coming. A minor need, but a need all the same.
Pick105 Rnd4 Charles Grant
A reasonable price with a little left over, Charles Grant in Round 4, Pick 4. It patches a soft spot without any drama.
Pick123 Rnd4 Tez Johnson
Somehow Tez Johnson was still sitting there in pick No. 123, and they pounced on premier wide receiver value. That was the need underlined and circled, and now it is checked off.
Pick145 Rnd5 Ajani Cornelius
Steal is underselling it; Ajani Cornelius at No. 145 is a heist with the alarm still ringing. A real hole, addressed with a reasonable pick.
Pick160 Rnd5 Oronde Gadsden II
Nice patience on Oronde Gadsden II, who had no business lasting to the Round 5 slot. One more legitimate question on the roster, answered.
Pick219 Rnd7 Carson Vinson
Carson Vinson at No. 219 is neither steal nor reach, just the going rate. It shores up a spot that genuinely needed the help.
Pick222 Rnd7 Kurtis Rourke
Circle this one: Kurtis Rourke at pick No. 222 is a fall that decides a draft. It plugs a real leak on the depth chart.
Pick240 Rnd7 Jarquez Hunter
Jarquez Hunter at Round 7, Pick 22 is the sort of value that quietly wins a weekend. Another box on the needs board, quietly ticked.