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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
Kiran Amegadjie Head Shot
PICK: 68 RND: 3 (NE)
Kiran Amegadjie
OT Yale
Gabriel Murphy Head Shot
PICK: 103 RND: 4 (NE)
Gabriel Murphy
DL-EDGE UCLA
Ben Sinnott Head Shot
PICK: 137 RND: 5 (NE)
Ben Sinnott
TE Kansas State
Chau Smith-Wade Head Shot
PICK: 180 RND: 6 (NE)
Chau Smith-Wade
CB Washington State
Jha'Quan Jackson Head Shot
PICK: 193 RND: 6 (NE)
Jha'Quan Jackson
WR Tulane
Donovan Jennings Head Shot
PICK: 231 RND: 7 (NE)
Donovan Jennings
OT USF
Draft Grade — Patriots
Overall B
ValueB NeedB+ TradesB- FutureB-
The steal of the weekend belongs to the Patriots and Smith-Wade: B.

The best pick of the weekend was also the simplest. The Patriots watched Chau Smith-Wade slide 53 picks past his grade and did not hesitate. They moved the roster forward and banked a B for it.

For all the activity, interior defensive lineman went untouched, which is hard to explain. Job largely done: edge rusher settled and 5 of 8 of the wish list covered.

All told, a draft that does its job without fuss, and there is real value in that.

Pick Analysis
Pick3 Rnd1 Marvin Harrison Jr.
In the Round 1 slot they get a home-run threat at receiver at fair value. Exactly the need they had to hit.
Pick34 Rnd2 Bo Nix
Bo Nix in slot 34 is fine work, a shade of surplus and no downside. A sensible fit for a spot that needed help.
Pick68 Rnd3 Kiran Amegadjie
No drama and no debate, Kiran Amegadjie went about where he belonged in the 68th overall pick. It patches a soft spot without any drama.
Pick103 Rnd4 Gabriel Murphy
A slide stopped in Round 4, Pick 3, with Gabriel Murphy worth more than the price. Better still, it is exactly the hole they had to fill.
Pick137 Rnd5 Ben Sinnott
Ben Sinnott at pick No. 137 is a sound buy, the sort that quietly helps a class. The roster fit checks out.
Pick180 Rnd6 Chau Smith-Wade
The board fumbled Chau Smith-Wade all the way to No. 180, and they scooped it up. A quiet depth add at a thin-ish spot.
Pick193 Rnd6 Jha'Quan Jackson
They let Jha'Quan Jackson come to them and pounced at the 193rd pick. The one spot they could not leave alone, and did not.
Pick231 Rnd7 Donovan Jennings
They took Donovan Jennings at par in pick 231, which is nothing to complain about. It shores up a spot that genuinely needed the help.