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Draft Selections
Joe Alt Head Shot
PICK: 3 RND: 1 (NE)
Joe Alt
OT Notre Dame
J.J. McCarthy Head Shot
PICK: 34 RND: 2 (NE)
J.J. McCarthy
QB Michigan
Xavier Legette Head Shot
PICK: 68 RND: 3 (NE)
Xavier Legette
WR South Carolina
Isaac Guerendo Head Shot
PICK: 104 RND: 4 (NE)
Isaac Guerendo
RB Louisville
Johnny Wilson Head Shot
PICK: 136 RND: 4 (NE)
Johnny Wilson
WR Florida State
Joe Milton III Head Shot
PICK: 182 RND: 6 (NE)
Joe Milton III
QB Tennessee
Bub Means Head Shot
PICK: 229 RND: 7 (NE)
Bub Means
WR Pittsburgh
Draft Grade — Patriots
Overall B-
ValueB- NeedB TradesB- FutureB-
The Patriots kept it disciplined and banked a B-.

You can fall in love with a player. You are not supposed to marry him in the wrong round. The Patriots did exactly that with Bub Means in pick No. 229.

They punted on edge rusher, and it is the miss that keeps the grade honest. The Wilson pick alone nudges the whole weekend up a notch.

They went 4 of 8 on their needs, which is most of what a draft is for. Building through the lines is a philosophy, and they stuck to it.

Good work on the whole, with edge rusher the one box left unchecked.

Pick Analysis
Pick3 Rnd1 Joe Alt
A market-rate offensive lineman, with the board and the slot shaking hands on Joe Alt. One more legitimate question on the roster, answered.
Pick34 Rnd2 J.J. McCarthy
J.J. McCarthy in the 34th pick is early enough to raise a brow, if not a full objection. A real hole, addressed with a reasonable pick.
Pick68 Rnd3 Xavier Legette
By-the-book stuff, Xavier Legette at Round 3, Pick 4 squarely in line with his ranking. This was priority one on the needs board, and now it is handled.
Pick104 Rnd4 Isaac Guerendo
They paid sticker price for Isaac Guerendo in No. 104, and that is fine. It fills a real need, too.
Pick136 Rnd4 Johnny Wilson
They let Johnny Wilson come to them and pounced at pick No. 136. A glaring weakness, addressed head on.
Pick182 Rnd6 Joe Milton III
They liked Joe Milton III enough to skip the value, taking him in the 182nd overall pick. A sensible fit that makes the depth chart a little sturdier.
Pick229 Rnd7 Bub Means
Bub Means in the Round 7 slot is a reach so steep the board needed a second look to believe it. Top of the wish list, and they did not leave without it.