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Draft Selections
Abdul Carter Head Shot
PICK: 4 RND: 1 (NE)
Abdul Carter
DE-EDGE Penn State
Emeka Egbuka Head Shot
PICK: 38 RND: 2 (NE)
Emeka Egbuka
WR Ohio State
Xavier Watts Head Shot
PICK: 69 RND: 3 (NE)
Xavier Watts
S Notre Dame
Cameron Williams Head Shot
PICK: 77 RND: 3 (NE)
Cameron Williams
OT Texas
Gunnar Helm Head Shot
PICK: 117 RND: 4 (NE)
Gunnar Helm
TE Texas
Logan Brown Head Shot
PICK: 144 RND: 5 (NE)
Logan Brown
OT Kansas
Bhayshul Tuten Head Shot
PICK: 151 RND: 5 (NE)
Bhayshul Tuten
RB Virginia Tech
Desmond Watson Head Shot
PICK: 217 RND: 7 (NE)
Desmond Watson
DT Florida
R.J. Mickens Head Shot
PICK: 220 RND: 7 (NE)
R.J. Mickens
S Clemson
Isaac TeSlaa Head Shot
PICK: 222 RND: 7 (NE)
Isaac TeSlaa
WR Arkansas
Bilhal Kone Head Shot
PICK: 238 RND: 7 (NE)
Bilhal Kone
CB Western Michigan
Draft Picks Received
Gunnar Helm Head Shot
PICK: 117 RND: 4 (IND)
Gunnar Helm
TE Texas
Bhayshul Tuten Head Shot
PICK: 151 RND: 5 (IND)
Bhayshul Tuten
RB Virginia Tech
Isaac TeSlaa Head Shot
PICK: 222 RND: 7 (LV)
Isaac TeSlaa
WR Arkansas
No Pick Head Shot
PICK: RND: 6 (LV)
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Draft Picks Traded
Riley Leonard Head Shot
PICK: 106 RND: 4 (LV)
Riley Leonard
QB Notre Dame
Draft Grade — Patriots
Overall B
ValueB NeedA- TradesB- FutureB-
The Patriots won the night they stopped Helm from sliding. Grade: B.

Somebody in pick 117 was going to get robbed, and it turned out to be the rest of the league. The Patriots sat still while Gunnar Helm, the No. 90 name on the board, slid all the way to them, then sprinted to the podium. Call it a sensible B, earned the boring way.

For all the activity, quarterback went untouched, which is hard to explain. The Watson reach is the anchor dragging on the value grade.

Bottom line, more hits than misses and a roster nudged the right way.

Pick Analysis
Pick4 Rnd1 Abdul Carter
In pick 4 they get a double-digit-sack hope. The biggest hole, addressed.
Pick38 Rnd2 Emeka Egbuka
Value with a capital V on Emeka Egbuka in the Round 2 slot, a genuine coup. They walked in needing this and walked out with it.
Pick69 Rnd3 Xavier Watts
Xavier Watts in the 69th pick is the kind of fall that makes a whole class. This was priority one on the needs board, and now it is handled.
Pick77 Rnd3 Cameron Williams
Cameron Williams is a better player than No. 77 suggests; smart patience, rewarded. A real hole, addressed with a reasonable pick.
Pick117 Rnd4 Gunnar Helm
Somehow Gunnar Helm was still sitting there in Round 4, Pick 15, and they pounced on premier tight end value. One more legitimate question on the roster, answered.
Pick144 Rnd5 Logan Brown
A market-rate offensive lineman, with the board and the slot shaking hands on Logan Brown. Another box on the needs board, quietly ticked.
Pick151 Rnd5 Bhayshul Tuten
Bhayshul Tuten in pick No. 151 is exactly on the number, no argument either way. It patches a soft spot without any drama.
Pick217 Rnd7 Desmond Watson
They liked Desmond Watson enough to skip the value, taking him in slot 217. It answers the question that was keeping the coaches up at night.
Pick220 Rnd7 R.J. Mickens
A clean, defensible pick in the 220th pick with a little surplus value in R.J. Mickens. Top of the wish list, and they did not leave without it.
Pick222 Rnd7 Isaac TeSlaa
The board had cheaper options than Isaac TeSlaa at slot 222, and it noticed. It also answers one of the loudest questions on the roster.
Pick238 Rnd7 Bilhal Kone
A reasonable price with a little left over, Bilhal Kone in Round 7, Pick 22. Depth more than a fix, but depth they can use.