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Draft Selections
Josh Simmons Head Shot
PICK: 14 RND: 1 (NE)
Josh Simmons
OT Ohio State
Nick Emmanwori Head Shot
PICK: 24 RND: 1 (NE)
Nick Emmanwori
S South Carolina
Tyler Booker Head Shot
PICK: 38 RND: 2 (NE)
Tyler Booker
OG Alabama
Omarion Hampton Head Shot
PICK: 45 RND: 2 (NE)
Omarion Hampton
RB North Carolina
Xavier Restrepo Head Shot
PICK: 69 RND: 3 (NE)
Xavier Restrepo
WR Miami
Demetrius Knight Jr. Head Shot
PICK: 77 RND: 3 (NE)
Demetrius Knight Jr.
LB South Carolina
Lathan Ransom Head Shot
PICK: 106 RND: 4 (NE)
Lathan Ransom
S Ohio State
Denzel Burke Head Shot
PICK: 152 RND: 5 (NE)
Denzel Burke
CB Ohio State
Draft Picks Received
Josh Simmons Head Shot
PICK: 14 RND: 1 (IND)
Josh Simmons
OT Ohio State
Nick Emmanwori Head Shot
PICK: 24 RND: 1 (MIN)
Nick Emmanwori
S South Carolina
Omarion Hampton Head Shot
PICK: 45 RND: 2 (IND)
Omarion Hampton
RB North Carolina
Denzel Burke Head Shot
PICK: 152 RND: 5 (ARI)
Denzel Burke
CB Ohio State
No Pick Head Shot
PICK: RND: 1 (IND)
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No Pick Head Shot
PICK: RND: 6 (ARI)
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No Pick Head Shot
PICK: RND: 7 (ARI)
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Draft Picks Traded
Kelvin Banks Jr. Head Shot
PICK: 4 RND: 1 (MIN)
Kelvin Banks Jr.
OT Texas
Kobe King Head Shot
PICK: 144 RND: 5 (ARI)
Kobe King
LB Penn State
Players Gained
Head Shot
Justin Jefferson
WR
Draft Grade — Patriots
Overall A-
ValueB NeedB TradesA+ FutureA
The steal of the weekend belongs to the Patriots and Burke: A-.

The Patriots did not reach, did not trade up, did not blink. They just waited, and Denzel Burke fell into pick No. 152.

They robbed the room blind at the table, and it lifts the grade on its own. The edge rusher spot stays a question, and it was the one they most needed an answer at.

The Justin Jefferson pickup adds a known quantity to a class of unknowns. Wide receiver is handled and the depth chart looks a good deal healthier for it.

In the end it comes back to Josh Simmons, and a haul good enough to build on right away.

Pick Analysis
Pick14 Rnd1 Josh Simmons
In slot 14 they get protection for the quarterback at fair value. A clean fit for the roster.
Pick24 Rnd1 Nick Emmanwori
In Round 1, Pick 24 they get a rangy last line of defense. Exactly the need they had to hit.
Pick38 Rnd2 Tyler Booker
They took Tyler Booker at par in the 38th overall pick, which is nothing to complain about. A real hole, addressed with a reasonable pick.
Pick45 Rnd2 Omarion Hampton
Omarion Hampton slipping to the 45th pick is the kind of luck good rooms make for themselves. A sensible fit for a spot that needed help.
Pick69 Rnd3 Xavier Restrepo
Xavier Restrepo at the Round 3 slot is a sensible buy, a touch better than market for the wide receiver. The biggest hole on the depth chart just got a whole lot smaller.
Pick77 Rnd3 Demetrius Knight Jr.
Demetrius Knight Jr. in pick 77 should not have been possible, and that is the whole point. It thickens a room that could stand to be thicker.
Pick106 Rnd4 Lathan Ransom
They paid sticker price for Lathan Ransom in No. 106, and that is fine. That was the need underlined and circled, and now it is checked off.
Pick152 Rnd5 Denzel Burke
Denzel Burke at pick No. 152 is daylight robbery; nobody expected him to last. A minor itch, scratched.