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Draft Selections
Carnell Tate Head Shot
PICK: 31 RND: 1 (NE)
Carnell Tate
WR Ohio State
Spencer Fano Head Shot
PICK: 63 RND: 2 (NE)
Spencer Fano
OT Utah
Jermod McCoy Head Shot
PICK: 95 RND: 3 (NE)
Jermod McCoy
CB Tennessee
David Bailey Head Shot
PICK: 125 RND: 4 (NE)
David Bailey
LB-EDGE Texas Tech
Dametrious Crownover Head Shot
PICK: 131 RND: 4 (NE)
Dametrious Crownover
OT Texas A&M
Kayden McDonald Head Shot
PICK: 169 RND: 5 (NE)
Kayden McDonald
DT Ohio State
Kenyon Sadiq Head Shot
PICK: 189 RND: 6 (NE)
Kenyon Sadiq
TE Oregon
Romello Height Head Shot
PICK: 200 RND: 6 (NE)
Romello Height
DE-EDGE Texas Tech
Taurean York Head Shot
PICK: 207 RND: 6 (NE)
Taurean York
LB Texas A&M
J.C. Davis Head Shot
PICK: 210 RND: 6 (NE)
J.C. Davis
OT Illinois
Michael Taaffe Head Shot
PICK: 247 RND: 7 (NE)
Michael Taaffe
S Texas
Draft Grade — Patriots
Overall B
ValueA+ NeedB TradesB- FutureB-
Grand theft in the 247th pick: the Patriots steal Taaffe and grade out a B.

When a board-topper like Michael Taaffe slides to the 247th pick, you do not overthink it, and the Patriots did not.

A whole weekend of picks and quarterback is somehow still a want. Job largely done: edge rusher settled and 6 of 8 of the wish list covered.

Bottom line, more hits than misses and a roster nudged the right way.

Pick Analysis
Pick31 Rnd1 Carnell Tate
In slot 31 they get a go-to option on the outside at a price that makes it sweeter. It fills the loudest need on the roster.
Pick63 Rnd2 Spencer Fano
Taking Spencer Fano in pick No. 63 is close to grand larceny; an offensive lineman that good had no business lasting this long. It plugs a real leak on the depth chart.
Pick95 Rnd3 Jermod McCoy
They robbed the room for Jermod McCoy here, a fall nobody at the table saw coming. It thickens a room that could stand to be thicker.
Pick125 Rnd4 David Bailey
David Bailey in the 125th pick is the kind of fall that makes a whole class. This was priority one on the needs board, and now it is handled.
Pick131 Rnd4 Dametrious Crownover
A market-rate offensive lineman, with the board and the slot shaking hands on Dametrious Crownover. It shores up a spot that genuinely needed the help.
Pick169 Rnd5 Kayden McDonald
Circle this one: Kayden McDonald at Round 5, Pick 31 is a fall that decides a draft. The one spot they could not leave alone, and did not.
Pick189 Rnd6 Kenyon Sadiq
Steal is underselling it; Kenyon Sadiq at the 189th overall pick is a heist with the alarm still ringing. The roster fit checks out.
Pick200 Rnd6 Romello Height
They barely believed it either: Romello Height still on the board at No. 200. It also answers one of the loudest questions on the roster.
Pick207 Rnd6 Taurean York
You do not let a linebacker like Taurean York reach the Round 6 slot and blink. They did not. Depth more than a fix, but depth they can use.
Pick210 Rnd6 J.C. Davis
J.C. Davis in pick No. 210 is a gift, value that borders on unfair. One more legitimate question on the roster, answered.
Pick247 Rnd7 Michael Taaffe
A safety of that caliber at slot 247 is the definition of value, full stop. That was the need underlined and circled, and now it is checked off.