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Draft Selections
Marvin Harrison Jr. Head Shot
PICK: 3 RND: 1 (NE)
Marvin Harrison Jr.
WR Ohio State
Bo Nix Head Shot
PICK: 34 RND: 2 (NE)
Bo Nix
QB Oregon
Jordan Morgan Head Shot
PICK: 68 RND: 3 (NE)
Jordan Morgan
OT Arizona
Ja'Tavion Sanders Head Shot
PICK: 103 RND: 4 (NE)
Ja'Tavion Sanders
TE Texas
Brian Thomas Jr. Head Shot
PICK: 137 RND: 5 (NE)
Brian Thomas Jr.
WR LSU
Khristian Boyd Head Shot
PICK: 180 RND: 6 (NE)
Khristian Boyd
DL-EDGE Northern Iowa
Ro Torrence Head Shot
PICK: 193 RND: 6 (NE)
Ro Torrence
CB Arizona State
Jordan Travis Head Shot
PICK: 231 RND: 7 (NE)
Jordan Travis
QB Florida State
Draft Grade — Patriots
Overall B
ValueB+ NeedB+ TradesB- FutureB-
The steal of the weekend belongs to the Patriots and Thomas Jr.: B.

Somewhere a general manager is explaining how Brian Thomas Jr. got past him. The Patriots do not have to explain a thing at the Round 5 slot.

That interior defensive lineman hole did not close this weekend, and it was the biggest one on the wall. They left with edge rusher solved and the rest of the wish list mostly ticked off.

They came away with juice, if not much beef up front.

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

Pick Analysis
Pick3 Rnd1 Marvin Harrison Jr.
In slot 3 they get a No. 1 receiver. The biggest hole, addressed.
Pick34 Rnd2 Bo Nix
They did well to land Bo Nix in the 34th overall pick, just ahead of his grade. A sensible fit for a spot that needed help.
Pick68 Rnd3 Jordan Morgan
Jordan Morgan at pick 68 is daylight robbery; nobody expected him to last. Another box on the needs board, quietly ticked.
Pick103 Rnd4 Ja'Tavion Sanders
Somehow Ja'Tavion Sanders was still sitting there in the 103rd pick, and they pounced on premier tight end value. The roster fit checks out.
Pick137 Rnd5 Brian Thomas Jr.
Brian Thomas Jr. in No. 137 is the kind of fall that makes a whole class. It answers the question that was keeping the coaches up at night.
Pick180 Rnd6 Khristian Boyd
They took Khristian Boyd at par in the Round 6 slot, which is nothing to complain about. The one spot they could not leave alone, and did not.
Pick193 Rnd6 Ro Torrence
Ro Torrence at pick No. 193 is money in the bank, a cornerback taken below his worth. A minor itch, scratched.
Pick231 Rnd7 Jordan Travis
Steal is underselling it; Jordan Travis at Round 7, Pick 11 is a heist with the alarm still ringing. A need, and now a little less of one.