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Draft Selections
Abdul Carter Head Shot
PICK: 4 RND: 1 (NE)
Abdul Carter
DE-EDGE Penn State
Donovan Jackson Head Shot
PICK: 38 RND: 2 (NE)
Donovan Jackson
OT Ohio State
TreVeyon Henderson Head Shot
PICK: 69 RND: 3 (NE)
TreVeyon Henderson
RB Ohio State
Mason Taylor Head Shot
PICK: 77 RND: 3 (NE)
Mason Taylor
TE LSU
Tory Horton Head Shot
PICK: 106 RND: 4 (NE)
Tory Horton
WR Colorado State
Bhayshul Tuten Head Shot
PICK: 144 RND: 5 (NE)
Bhayshul Tuten
RB Virginia Tech
Seth McLaughlin Head Shot
PICK: 171 RND: 5 (NE)
Seth McLaughlin
C Ohio State
Robert Longerbeam Head Shot
PICK: 220 RND: 7 (NE)
Robert Longerbeam
CB Rutgers
Stone Handy Head Shot
PICK: 238 RND: 7 (NE)
Stone Handy
LB-EDGE Charlotte
Draft Grade — Patriots
Overall B-
ValueC+ NeedB+ TradesB- FutureB-
More right than wrong for the Patriots, and a B- to prove it.

If confidence were a draft strategy, the Patriots would have aced it. Stone Handy at pick 238 is 124 spots clear of where he belonged. It nets out to a B-, which feels about right.

If this class has a fault line, it runs straight through interior defensive lineman. However the rest shakes out, Henderson at that price is a win they earned.

They went 5 of 8 on their needs, which is most of what a draft is for.

Good work on the whole, with interior defensive lineman the one box left unchecked.

Pick Analysis
Pick4 Rnd1 Abdul Carter
In No. 4 they get a premier pass rusher. Exactly the need they had to hit.
Pick38 Rnd2 Donovan Jackson
This one needs a full-page explanation: Donovan Jackson in the Round 2 slot, miles early. It patches a soft spot without any drama.
Pick69 Rnd3 TreVeyon Henderson
Quietly one of the better values of the day, TreVeyon Henderson at pick No. 69. It fills a real need, too.
Pick77 Rnd3 Mason Taylor
Mason Taylor at the 77th overall pick is neither steal nor reach, just the going rate. It plugs a real leak on the depth chart.
Pick106 Rnd4 Tory Horton
No drama and no debate, Tory Horton went about where he belonged in the 106th pick. The one spot they could not leave alone, and did not.
Pick144 Rnd5 Bhayshul Tuten
The board had cheaper options than Bhayshul Tuten at Round 5, Pick 6, and it noticed. A real hole, addressed with a reasonable pick.
Pick171 Rnd5 Seth McLaughlin
They took Seth McLaughlin at par in the 171st overall pick, which is nothing to complain about. A sensible fit that makes the depth chart a little sturdier.
Pick220 Rnd7 Robert Longerbeam
A straight-up fair deal on Robert Longerbeam at slot 220, value and slot in agreement. Depth more than a fix, but depth they can use.
Pick238 Rnd7 Stone Handy
Value said wait; Stone Handy in the 238th pick says they were not listening. This was priority one on the needs board, and now it is handled.