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Draft Selections
Walter Nolen Head Shot
PICK: 20 RND: 1 (NE)
Walter Nolen
DT Ole Miss
Emeka Egbuka Head Shot
PICK: 30 RND: 1 (NE)
Emeka Egbuka
WR Ohio State
Jonah Savaiinaea Head Shot
PICK: 45 RND: 2 (NE)
Jonah Savaiinaea
OT Arizona
Trey Amos Head Shot
PICK: 69 RND: 3 (NE)
Trey Amos
CB Ole Miss
Andrew Mukuba Head Shot
PICK: 85 RND: 3 (NE)
Andrew Mukuba
S Texas
Ozzy Trapilo Head Shot
PICK: 103 RND: 4 (NE)
Ozzy Trapilo
OT Boston College
Denzel Burke Head Shot
PICK: 105 RND: 4 (NE)
Denzel Burke
CB Ohio State
Charles Grant Head Shot
PICK: 108 RND: 4 (NE)
Charles Grant
OT William & Mary
Smael Mondon Jr. Head Shot
PICK: 145 RND: 5 (NE)
Smael Mondon Jr.
LB Georgia
Luke Lachey Head Shot
PICK: 219 RND: 7 (NE)
Luke Lachey
TE Iowa
Carson Vinson Head Shot
PICK: 222 RND: 7 (NE)
Carson Vinson
OT Alabama A&M
Jarquez Hunter Head Shot
PICK: 234 RND: 7 (NE)
Jarquez Hunter
RB Auburn
Tonka Hemingway Head Shot
PICK: 241 RND: 7 (NE)
Tonka Hemingway
DT South Carolina
Draft Picks Received
Walter Nolen Head Shot
PICK: 20 RND: 1 (DEN)
Walter Nolen
DT Ole Miss
Emeka Egbuka Head Shot
PICK: 30 RND: 1 (BUF)
Emeka Egbuka
WR Ohio State
Jonah Savaiinaea Head Shot
PICK: 45 RND: 2 (IND)
Jonah Savaiinaea
OT Arizona
Andrew Mukuba Head Shot
PICK: 85 RND: 3 (DEN)
Andrew Mukuba
S Texas
Ozzy Trapilo Head Shot
PICK: 103 RND: 4 (CLE)
Ozzy Trapilo
OT Boston College
Charles Grant Head Shot
PICK: 108 RND: 4 (BUF)
Charles Grant
OT William & Mary
Jarquez Hunter Head Shot
PICK: 234 RND: 7 (IND)
Jarquez Hunter
RB Auburn
Tonka Hemingway Head Shot
PICK: 241 RND: 7 (TEN)
Tonka Hemingway
DT South Carolina
No Pick Head Shot
PICK: RND: 1 (IND)
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No Pick Head Shot
PICK: RND: 2 (CLE)
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No Pick Head Shot
PICK: RND: 2 (DEN)
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No Pick Head Shot
PICK: RND: 4 (CLE)
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No Pick Head Shot
PICK: RND: 5 (CLE)
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No Pick Head Shot
PICK: RND: 7 (IND)
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Draft Picks Traded
Will Johnson Head Shot
PICK: 4 RND: 1 (IND)
Will Johnson
CB Michigan
Tyler Warren Head Shot
PICK: 38 RND: 2 (TB)
Tyler Warren
TE Penn State
Tyler Baron Head Shot
PICK: 77 RND: 3 (TB)
Tyler Baron
DE-EDGE Miami
Kitan Crawford Head Shot
PICK: 240 RND: 7 (TEN)
Kitan Crawford
S Nevada
Players Gained
Head Shot
La'el Collins
OT
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Josh Downs
WR
Head Shot
Riley Moss
CB
Draft Grade — Patriots
Overall A
ValueB NeedB TradesA+ FutureA+
The Patriots won the night they stopped Mondon Jr. from sliding. Grade: A.

The Patriots spent the weekend waiting on one name, and it fell: Smael Mondon Jr., the No. 110 name on the board, in the Round 5 slot. Just about everything broke right, and the A follows.

They won the margins on every swap, and it adds up fast. Leaving edge rusher unaddressed is the roster risk they will have to answer for in the fall.

They will answer for taking cornerback early while edge rusher and quarterback went begging.

Bottom line, with Walter Nolen leading the way, this is a class that should pay off fast and rarely be regretted.

Pick Analysis
Pick20 Rnd1 Walter Nolen
In Round 1, Pick 20 they get a load in the middle at fair value. Exactly the need they had to hit.
Pick30 Rnd1 Emeka Egbuka
In pick 30 they get a weapon on the perimeter. It fills the loudest need on the roster.
Pick45 Rnd2 Jonah Savaiinaea
Jonah Savaiinaea in slot 45 is fair value, right on his grade. It plugs a real leak on the depth chart.
Pick69 Rnd3 Trey Amos
Trey Amos at the 69th pick is a first-round grade at a bargain-bin price, no notes. A quiet depth add at a thin-ish spot.
Pick85 Rnd3 Andrew Mukuba
They read the board right and Andrew Mukuba was the payoff at pick No. 85. Better still, it is exactly the hole they had to fill.
Pick103 Rnd4 Ozzy Trapilo
A slide stopped in the Round 4 slot, with Ozzy Trapilo worth more than the price. It shores up a spot that genuinely needed the help.
Pick105 Rnd4 Denzel Burke
Hard to square with the roster. With positions of obvious need still on the board, Denzel Burke adds a cornerback and leaves edge rusher and quarterback untouched.
Pick108 Rnd4 Charles Grant
Charles Grant at the 108th overall pick is money in the bank, a offensive lineman taken below his worth. The roster fit checks out.
Pick145 Rnd5 Smael Mondon Jr.
Smael Mondon Jr. in slot 145 is the kind of fall that makes a whole class. A minor need, but a need all the same.
Pick219 Rnd7 Luke Lachey
They robbed the room for Luke Lachey here, a fall nobody at the table saw coming. A sensible fit for a spot that needed help.
Pick222 Rnd7 Carson Vinson
Carson Vinson at the 222nd overall pick is the sort of value that quietly wins a weekend. A sensible fit that makes the depth chart a little sturdier.
Pick234 Rnd7 Jarquez Hunter
Good things come to war rooms that wait, and Jarquez Hunter at the 234th pick is the proof. A need, and now a little less of one.
Pick241 Rnd7 Tonka Hemingway
The board had cheaper options than Tonka Hemingway at Round 7, Pick 23, and it noticed. It answers the question that was keeping the coaches up at night.