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Draft Selections
Abdul Carter Head Shot
PICK: 4 RND: 1 (NE)
Abdul Carter
DE-EDGE Penn State
Josh Conerly Jr. Head Shot
PICK: 38 RND: 2 (NE)
Josh Conerly Jr.
OT Oregon
Jayden Higgins Head Shot
PICK: 69 RND: 3 (NE)
Jayden Higgins
WR Iowa State
Ozzy Trapilo Head Shot
PICK: 77 RND: 3 (NE)
Ozzy Trapilo
OT Boston College
Brashard Smith Head Shot
PICK: 106 RND: 4 (NE)
Brashard Smith
RB SMU
Andres Borregales Head Shot
PICK: 144 RND: 5 (NE)
Andres Borregales
PK Miami
Que Robinson Head Shot
PICK: 171 RND: 5 (NE)
Que Robinson
LB-EDGE Alabama
Nick Martin Head Shot
PICK: 220 RND: 7 (NE)
Nick Martin
LB Oklahoma State
Kobe Hudson Head Shot
PICK: 238 RND: 7 (NE)
Kobe Hudson
WR UCF
Draft Picks Received
Que Robinson Head Shot
PICK: 171 RND: 5 (DAL)
Que Robinson
LB-EDGE Alabama
Draft Picks Traded
Joshua Gray Head Shot
PICK: 217 RND: 7 (DAL)
Joshua Gray
OG Oregon State
Players traded away
Head Shot
Joe Milton III
QB
Draft Grade — Patriots
Overall B-
ValueB- NeedB+ TradesC FutureB-
More right than wrong for the Patriots, and a B- to prove it.

The Patriots put a flag in the ground for Nick Martin, 57 picks before anyone else would have, and the value took the hit. A dependable weekend that grades out a B-.

That Hudson pick is the receipt they will wave around later. If this class has a fault line, it runs straight through interior defensive lineman.

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

Pick Analysis
Pick4 Rnd1 Abdul Carter
In the 4th pick they get a quarterback's worst nightmare. It fills the loudest need on the roster.
Pick38 Rnd2 Josh Conerly Jr.
Josh Conerly Jr. at the 38th overall pick is neither steal nor reach, just the going rate. It shores up a spot that genuinely needed the help.
Pick69 Rnd3 Jayden Higgins
They read the board right and Jayden Higgins was the payoff at pick 69. Top of the wish list, and they did not leave without it.
Pick77 Rnd3 Ozzy Trapilo
Ozzy Trapilo in pick No. 77 is fair value, right on his grade. It patches a soft spot without any drama.
Pick106 Rnd4 Brashard Smith
Brashard Smith at the Round 4 slot is a steep price for a hunch, hard to square with any board. The roster fit checks out.
Pick144 Rnd5 Andres Borregales
They went early on Andres Borregales in No. 144, and the value did not follow. Nice player, but the depth chart did not need him here.
Pick171 Rnd5 Que Robinson
A real head-scratcher, Que Robinson in Round 5, Pick 33 is miles ahead of his ranking. It answers the question that was keeping the coaches up at night.
Pick220 Rnd7 Nick Martin
Nick Martin in the Round 7 slot is a bet on their own eyes over everyone else's grade. A minor itch, scratched.
Pick238 Rnd7 Kobe Hudson
A wide receiver of that caliber at the 238th overall pick is the definition of value, full stop. That was the need underlined and circled, and now it is checked off.