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Draft Selections
Abdul Carter Head Shot
PICK: 4 RND: 1 (NE)
Abdul Carter
DE-EDGE Penn State
Luther Burden III Head Shot
PICK: 38 RND: 2 (NE)
Luther Burden III
WR Missouri
Donovan Jackson Head Shot
PICK: 69 RND: 3 (NE)
Donovan Jackson
OT Ohio State
Dylan Sampson Head Shot
PICK: 77 RND: 3 (NE)
Dylan Sampson
RB Tennessee
Jared Wilson Head Shot
PICK: 106 RND: 4 (NE)
Jared Wilson
C Georgia
Logan Brown Head Shot
PICK: 144 RND: 5 (NE)
Logan Brown
OT Kansas
Isaac TeSlaa Head Shot
PICK: 217 RND: 7 (NE)
Isaac TeSlaa
WR Arkansas
Jalen Travis Head Shot
PICK: 220 RND: 7 (NE)
Jalen Travis
OT Iowa State
Cam Horsley Head Shot
PICK: 238 RND: 7 (NE)
Cam Horsley
DT Boston College
Draft Grade — Patriots
Overall B
ValueB NeedA- TradesB- FutureB-
No fireworks, just a tidy B for the Patriots.

There is reaching, and then there is Jalen Travis at the Round 7 slot. The Patriots jumped the board by 67 and dared it to prove them wrong. A dependable weekend that grades out a B.

The Burden III pick is the one they will point to when this weekend is judged. They punted on safety, and it is the miss that keeps the grade honest.

The roster is better shaped than it was, with edge rusher chief among the fixes. The trenches got the money picks, top to bottom.

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

Pick Analysis
Pick4 Rnd1 Abdul Carter
No drama and no debate, Abdul Carter went about where he belonged in the 4th pick. A glaring weakness, addressed head on.
Pick38 Rnd2 Luther Burden III
They stopped a slide they were happy to see, landing Luther Burden III in No. 38. It also answers one of the loudest questions on the roster.
Pick69 Rnd3 Donovan Jackson
Donovan Jackson in slot 69 lands just on the right side of the ledger. A need, and now a little less of one.
Pick77 Rnd3 Dylan Sampson
They read the board right and Dylan Sampson was the payoff at pick No. 77. It fills a real need, too.
Pick106 Rnd4 Jared Wilson
Jared Wilson in pick 106 is fine work, a shade of surplus and no downside. It plugs a real leak on the depth chart.
Pick144 Rnd5 Logan Brown
Logan Brown in the 144th overall pick is fair value, right on his grade. It shores up a spot that genuinely needed the help.
Pick217 Rnd7 Isaac TeSlaa
They paid up for Isaac TeSlaa at pick No. 217 when waiting would have done the job. It answers the question that was keeping the coaches up at night.
Pick220 Rnd7 Jalen Travis
The board screamed and they did not listen, reaching into the next round for Jalen Travis. Another box on the needs board, quietly ticked.
Pick238 Rnd7 Cam Horsley
No edge and no loss on Cam Horsley in the Round 7 slot; it is a wash and a sensible one. This was priority one on the needs board, and now it is handled.