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Draft Selections
Landon Jackson Head Shot
PICK: 24 RND: 1 (NE)
Landon Jackson
DL-EDGE Arkansas
Luther Burden III Head Shot
PICK: 25 RND: 1 (NE)
Luther Burden III
WR Missouri
Darien Porter Head Shot
PICK: 74 RND: 3 (NE)
Darien Porter
CB Iowa State
Elijah Arroyo Head Shot
PICK: 77 RND: 3 (NE)
Elijah Arroyo
TE Miami
Quinshon Judkins Head Shot
PICK: 110 RND: 4 (NE)
Quinshon Judkins
RB Ohio State
Charles Grant Head Shot
PICK: 145 RND: 5 (NE)
Charles Grant
OT William & Mary
Dont'e Thornton Jr. Head Shot
PICK: 219 RND: 7 (NE)
Dont'e Thornton Jr.
WR Tennessee
Carson Vinson Head Shot
PICK: 222 RND: 7 (NE)
Carson Vinson
OT Alabama A&M
Tonka Hemingway Head Shot
PICK: 241 RND: 7 (NE)
Tonka Hemingway
DT South Carolina
Draft Picks Received
Landon Jackson Head Shot
PICK: 24 RND: 1 (MIN)
Landon Jackson
DL-EDGE Arkansas
Luther Burden III Head Shot
PICK: 25 RND: 1 (HOU)
Luther Burden III
WR Missouri
Darien Porter Head Shot
PICK: 74 RND: 3 (CAR)
Darien Porter
CB Iowa State
Quinshon Judkins Head Shot
PICK: 110 RND: 4 (CAR)
Quinshon Judkins
RB Ohio State
Tonka Hemingway Head Shot
PICK: 241 RND: 7 (TEN)
Tonka Hemingway
DT South Carolina
No Pick Head Shot
PICK: RND: 1 (MIN)
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No Pick Head Shot
PICK: RND: 2 (MIN)
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Draft Picks Traded
James Pearce Jr. Head Shot
PICK: 4 RND: 1 (MIN)
James Pearce Jr.
DE-EDGE Tennessee
Omarion Hampton Head Shot
PICK: 38 RND: 2 (HOU)
Omarion Hampton
RB North Carolina
Azareye'h Thomas Head Shot
PICK: 69 RND: 3 (CAR)
Azareye'h Thomas
CB Florida State
Aeneas Peebles Head Shot
PICK: 105 RND: 4 (HOU)
Aeneas Peebles
DL Virginia Tech
Trevor Etienne Head Shot
PICK: 240 RND: 7 (TEN)
Trevor Etienne
RB Georgia
Players Gained
Head Shot
Christian Darrisaw
OT
Draft Grade — Patriots
Overall A
ValueB NeedB+ TradesA+ FutureA+
Best value of the weekend goes to the Patriots for Grant: A.

Somebody in pick 145 was going to get robbed, and it turned out to be the rest of the league. The Patriots sat still while Charles Grant, the No. 94 name on the board, slid all the way to them, then sprinted to the podium. This is how you run a draft, and the A reflects it.

The trade ledger is the best part of the whole weekend. They punted on safety, and it is the miss that keeps the grade honest.

The cost of the Hemingway reach is exactly the players who went right after him.

Add it up and this is about as clean as a draft weekend gets.

Pick Analysis
Pick24 Rnd1 Landon Jackson
In Round 1, Pick 24 they get juice off the edge at fair value. It fills the loudest need on the roster.
Pick25 Rnd1 Luther Burden III
A quiet steal in pick 25: Luther Burden III for less than the market said. Better still, it is exactly the hole they had to fill.
Pick74 Rnd3 Darien Porter
They took Darien Porter at par in No. 74, which is nothing to complain about. A minor itch, scratched.
Pick77 Rnd3 Elijah Arroyo
Elijah Arroyo in slot 77 lands just on the right side of the ledger. It fills a real need, too.
Pick110 Rnd4 Quinshon Judkins
Quinshon Judkins at the 110th overall pick is the steal of the weekend, a first-round talent at a bargain-bin price. A real hole, addressed with a reasonable pick.
Pick145 Rnd5 Charles Grant
You do not let an offensive lineman like Charles Grant reach the 145th pick and blink. They did not. A sensible fit for a spot that needed help.
Pick219 Rnd7 Dont'e Thornton Jr.
A top-tier wide receiver at a bargain, Dont'e Thornton Jr. in the Round 7 slot, plain and simple. It answers the question that was keeping the coaches up at night.
Pick222 Rnd7 Carson Vinson
Carson Vinson at pick No. 222 is a sensible buy, a touch better than market for the offensive lineman. One more legitimate question on the roster, answered.
Pick241 Rnd7 Tonka Hemingway
Tonka Hemingway at the 241st pick is a clear overpay, with better names still on the board. The one spot they could not leave alone, and did not.