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Draft Selections
Taliese Fuaga Head Shot
PICK: 13 RND: 1 (NE)
Taliese Fuaga
OT Oregon State
Brian Thomas Jr. Head Shot
PICK: 34 RND: 2 (NE)
Brian Thomas Jr.
WR LSU
Chris Braswell Head Shot
PICK: 46 RND: 2 (NE)
Chris Braswell
LB-EDGE Alabama
Jonathon Brooks Head Shot
PICK: 68 RND: 3 (NE)
Jonathon Brooks
RB Texas
Javon Foster Head Shot
PICK: 104 RND: 4 (NE)
Javon Foster
OT Missouri
Justin Eboigbe Head Shot
PICK: 118 RND: 4 (NE)
Justin Eboigbe
DL-EDGE Alabama
Dylan Laube Head Shot
PICK: 136 RND: 4 (NE)
Dylan Laube
RB New Hampshire
Erick All Head Shot
PICK: 182 RND: 6 (NE)
Erick All
TE Iowa
JD Bertrand Head Shot
PICK: 229 RND: 7 (NE)
JD Bertrand
LB Notre Dame
Joshua Cephus Head Shot
PICK: 232 RND: 7 (NE)
Joshua Cephus
WR UTSA
Draft Picks Received
Taliese Fuaga Head Shot
PICK: 13 RND: 1 (LV)
Taliese Fuaga
OT Oregon State
Chris Braswell Head Shot
PICK: 46 RND: 2 (IND)
Chris Braswell
LB-EDGE Alabama
Justin Eboigbe Head Shot
PICK: 118 RND: 4 (IND)
Justin Eboigbe
DL-EDGE Alabama
Joshua Cephus Head Shot
PICK: 232 RND: 7 (IND)
Joshua Cephus
WR UTSA
No Pick Head Shot
PICK: RND: 1 (LV)
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No Pick Head Shot
PICK: RND: 2 (LV)
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No Pick Head Shot
PICK: RND: 3 (LV)
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No Pick Head Shot
PICK: RND: 4 (IND)
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No Pick Head Shot
PICK: RND: 7 (IND)
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Draft Picks Traded
Brock Bowers Head Shot
PICK: 3 RND: 1 (LV)
Brock Bowers
TE Georgia
Players Gained
Head Shot
Jermaine Eluemunor
OG
Draft Grade — Patriots
Overall B
ValueB- NeedB TradesC+ FutureA+
Good, not great, for the Patriots: B.

Nobody had Justin Eboigbe this high, and it is not close. The Patriots reached 31 spots to get him at No. 118.

Landing Brooks that late papers over a lot of smaller sins. The interior defensive lineman hole is the one line item this class does not answer.

The Jermaine Eluemunor pickup adds a known quantity to a class of unknowns.

A tidy weekend of work that should hold up just fine.

Pick Analysis
Pick13 Rnd1 Taliese Fuaga
In slot 13 they get a blindside protector. A real need, handled.
Pick34 Rnd2 Brian Thomas Jr.
Value with a capital V on Brian Thomas Jr. in No. 34, a genuine coup. It answers the question that was keeping the coaches up at night.
Pick46 Rnd2 Chris Braswell
Nothing to complain about; Chris Braswell went a shade earlier than his grade, which is fine. A glaring weakness, addressed head on.
Pick68 Rnd3 Jonathon Brooks
Jonathon Brooks in Round 3, Pick 4 should not have been possible, and that is the whole point. It plugs a real leak on the depth chart.
Pick104 Rnd4 Javon Foster
Javon Foster at pick 104 is a conviction pick that outran the value. A sensible fit for a spot that needed help.
Pick118 Rnd4 Justin Eboigbe
Justin Eboigbe in the 118th overall pick is a bet on their own eyes over everyone else's grade. That was the need underlined and circled, and now it is checked off.
Pick136 Rnd4 Dylan Laube
Dylan Laube at pick No. 136 jumps the queue by a touch more than is comfortable. It fills a real need, too.
Pick182 Rnd6 Erick All
Value said wait; Erick All in the 182nd overall pick says they were not listening. A need, and now a little less of one.
Pick229 Rnd7 JD Bertrand
JD Bertrand at slot 229 is a first-round grade at a bargain-bin price, no notes. Not urgent, but hardly pointless.
Pick232 Rnd7 Joshua Cephus
This one needs a full-page explanation: Joshua Cephus in Round 7, Pick 12, miles early. Better still, it is exactly the hole they had to fill.