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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
Aireontae Ersery Head Shot
PICK: 69 RND: 3 (NE)
Aireontae Ersery
OT Minnesota
TreVeyon Henderson Head Shot
PICK: 77 RND: 3 (NE)
TreVeyon Henderson
RB Ohio State
Maxwell Hairston Head Shot
PICK: 106 RND: 4 (NE)
Maxwell Hairston
CB Kentucky
Tyler Shough Head Shot
PICK: 144 RND: 5 (NE)
Tyler Shough
QB Louisville
Luke Lachey Head Shot
PICK: 217 RND: 7 (NE)
Luke Lachey
TE Iowa
Carson Vinson Head Shot
PICK: 220 RND: 7 (NE)
Carson Vinson
OT Alabama A&M
Desmond Watson Head Shot
PICK: 238 RND: 7 (NE)
Desmond Watson
DT Florida
Draft Grade — Patriots
Overall B
ValueB NeedA- TradesB- FutureB-
The Patriots robbed the room for Hairston. Final grade: B.

This is the pick they will still be bragging about in July: Maxwell Hairston, the No. 73 name on the board, stolen at the 106th pick. It does the job without flash, and the B reflects it.

They covered a lot of ground and still skipped safety, which is a strange place to end up. They are betting Vinson proves the room right and everyone else wrong. The roster is better shaped than it was, with edge rusher chief among the fixes.

In sum, a sturdy weekend with one asterisk, the safety spot they never got to.

Pick Analysis
Pick4 Rnd1 Abdul Carter
In the Round 1 slot they get a premier pass rusher at fair value. The biggest hole, addressed.
Pick38 Rnd2 Luther Burden III
A tidy bit of business in No. 38, where Luther Burden III graded well above the range. Better still, it is exactly the hole they had to fill.
Pick69 Rnd3 Aireontae Ersery
They robbed the room for Aireontae Ersery here, a fall nobody at the table saw coming. A need, and now a little less of one.
Pick77 Rnd3 TreVeyon Henderson
They barely believed it either: TreVeyon Henderson still on the board at pick 77. A sensible fit that makes the depth chart a little sturdier.
Pick106 Rnd4 Maxwell Hairston
Maxwell Hairston in the 106th overall pick is a gift, value that borders on unfair. It adds depth where they could use a little.
Pick144 Rnd5 Tyler Shough
No drama and no debate, Tyler Shough went about where he belonged in pick No. 144. A sensible fit for a spot that needed help.
Pick217 Rnd7 Luke Lachey
They stopped a slide they were happy to see, landing Luke Lachey in Round 7, Pick 1. The roster fit checks out.
Pick220 Rnd7 Carson Vinson
They liked Carson Vinson enough to skip the value, taking him in the 220th pick. One more legitimate question on the roster, answered.
Pick238 Rnd7 Desmond Watson
Desmond Watson at pick 238 is the sort of value that quietly wins a weekend. The one spot they could not leave alone, and did not.