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Draft Selections
Jalon Walker Head Shot
PICK: 14 RND: 1 (NE)
Jalon Walker
LB Georgia
Tyler Warren Head Shot
PICK: 38 RND: 2 (NE)
Tyler Warren
TE Penn State
Aireontae Ersery Head Shot
PICK: 45 RND: 2 (NE)
Aireontae Ersery
OT Minnesota
Darien Porter Head Shot
PICK: 69 RND: 3 (NE)
Darien Porter
CB Iowa State
Isaiah Bond Head Shot
PICK: 77 RND: 3 (NE)
Isaiah Bond
WR Texas
Deone Walker Head Shot
PICK: 106 RND: 4 (NE)
Deone Walker
DT Kentucky
Tez Johnson Head Shot
PICK: 144 RND: 5 (NE)
Tez Johnson
WR Oregon
Carson Vinson Head Shot
PICK: 217 RND: 7 (NE)
Carson Vinson
OT Alabama A&M
Desmond Watson Head Shot
PICK: 220 RND: 7 (NE)
Desmond Watson
DT Florida
R.J. Mickens Head Shot
PICK: 232 RND: 7 (NE)
R.J. Mickens
S Clemson
Isaac TeSlaa Head Shot
PICK: 239 RND: 7 (NE)
Isaac TeSlaa
WR Arkansas
Draft Picks Received
Jalon Walker Head Shot
PICK: 14 RND: 1 (IND)
Jalon Walker
LB Georgia
Aireontae Ersery Head Shot
PICK: 45 RND: 2 (IND)
Aireontae Ersery
OT Minnesota
R.J. Mickens Head Shot
PICK: 232 RND: 7 (IND)
R.J. Mickens
S Clemson
Isaac TeSlaa Head Shot
PICK: 239 RND: 7 (DAL)
Isaac TeSlaa
WR Arkansas
No Pick Head Shot
PICK: RND: 1 (IND)
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No Pick Head Shot
PICK: RND: 7 (IND)
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Draft Picks Traded
Jahdae Barron Head Shot
PICK: 4 RND: 1 (IND)
Jahdae Barron
CB Texas
Shemar James Head Shot
PICK: 238 RND: 7 (DAL)
Shemar James
LB Florida
Draft Grade — Patriots
Overall B-
ValueB- NeedB- TradesC- FutureA
The Patriots let Johnson fall into their laps, and walked away with a B-.

You build a draft on nights like this. Tez Johnson had no business being available in pick No. 144, and the Patriots did the only sane thing and turned in the card. More right than wrong, and a B- to match.

That edge rusher hole did not close this weekend, and it was the biggest one on the wall. Every board in the league had Vinson lower, and that gap is the story.

A small leak at the table, if not a fatal one.

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

Pick Analysis
Pick14 Rnd1 Jalon Walker
In pick No. 14 they get the heartbeat of the defense, reach and all. More want than need.
Pick38 Rnd2 Tyler Warren
Tyler Warren in the Round 2 slot should not have been possible, and that is the whole point. It plugs a real leak on the depth chart.
Pick45 Rnd2 Aireontae Ersery
A market-rate offensive lineman, with the board and the slot shaking hands on Aireontae Ersery. A sensible fit for a spot that needed help.
Pick69 Rnd3 Darien Porter
A premium they did not need to pay, Darien Porter a notch or two before his time. A quiet depth add at a thin-ish spot.
Pick77 Rnd3 Isaiah Bond
They took Isaiah Bond at par in pick 77, which is nothing to complain about. This was priority one on the needs board, and now it is handled.
Pick106 Rnd4 Deone Walker
Deone Walker at slot 106 is daylight robbery; nobody expected him to last. The biggest hole on the depth chart just got a whole lot smaller.
Pick144 Rnd5 Tez Johnson
You do not let a wide receiver like Tez Johnson reach the 144th pick and blink. They did not. It answers the question that was keeping the coaches up at night.
Pick217 Rnd7 Carson Vinson
They went early on Carson Vinson in Round 7, Pick 1, and the value did not follow. One more legitimate question on the roster, answered.
Pick220 Rnd7 Desmond Watson
A reach on Desmond Watson in the 220th pick; the board had better options right there. Top of the wish list, and they did not leave without it.
Pick232 Rnd7 R.J. Mickens
Steal is underselling it; R.J. Mickens at slot 232 is a heist with the alarm still ringing. The one spot they could not leave alone, and did not.
Pick239 Rnd7 Isaac TeSlaa
Fair-plus on Isaac TeSlaa, a quiet win that adds up over a draft. A must-fix position, and they treated it like one.