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Draft Selections
Travis Hunter Head Shot
PICK: 4 RND: 1 (NE)
Travis Hunter
CB Colorado
Tyler Booker Head Shot
PICK: 38 RND: 2 (NE)
Tyler Booker
OG Alabama
Ozzy Trapilo Head Shot
PICK: 69 RND: 3 (NE)
Ozzy Trapilo
OT Boston College
Isaiah Bond Head Shot
PICK: 77 RND: 3 (NE)
Isaiah Bond
WR Texas
Oluwafemi Oladejo Head Shot
PICK: 106 RND: 4 (NE)
Oluwafemi Oladejo
LB-EDGE UCLA
Dont'e Thornton Jr. Head Shot
PICK: 144 RND: 5 (NE)
Dont'e Thornton Jr.
WR Tennessee
Woody Marks Head Shot
PICK: 217 RND: 7 (NE)
Woody Marks
RB USC
Gino Garcia Head Shot
PICK: 220 RND: 7 (NE)
Gino Garcia
PK Texas Tech
Donovan Edwards Head Shot
PICK: 238 RND: 7 (NE)
Donovan Edwards
RB Michigan
Draft Grade — Patriots
Overall B-
ValueB- NeedB- TradesB- FutureB-
A sensible, unshowy class lands the Patriots a B-.

Nobody else had Gino Garcia anywhere near pick 220. The Patriots did, by 78 spots, and that gap is the whole story.

Edwards falling to them is the kind of break a good board is built to catch. The interior defensive lineman spot stays a question, and it was the one they most needed an answer at. On the needs board they went 4 of 8, with edge rusher the one that mattered most.

The back end got a real overhaul.

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

Pick Analysis
Pick4 Rnd1 Travis Hunter
In the Round 1 slot they get an island corner at fair value. Need was not the driver here.
Pick38 Rnd2 Tyler Booker
Tyler Booker at pick No. 38 is right where the board had him, plain and simple. It fills a real need, too.
Pick69 Rnd3 Ozzy Trapilo
Ozzy Trapilo in pick 69 is the kind of reach that only looks good if he outplays it. A sensible fit for a spot that needed help.
Pick77 Rnd3 Isaiah Bond
Isaiah Bond in the 77th overall pick lands just on the right side of the ledger. It answers the question that was keeping the coaches up at night.
Pick106 Rnd4 Oluwafemi Oladejo
Oluwafemi Oladejo at No. 106 is the pick scouts circle, and not in a good way. That was the need underlined and circled, and now it is checked off.
Pick144 Rnd5 Dont'e Thornton Jr.
Dont'e Thornton Jr. at Round 5, Pick 6 is the kind of overdraft that needs everything to break right. Top of the wish list, and they did not leave without it.
Pick217 Rnd7 Woody Marks
Woody Marks in No. 217 is the kind of fall that makes a whole class. A sensible fit that makes the depth chart a little sturdier.
Pick220 Rnd7 Gino Garcia
Gino Garcia in pick No. 220 is a reach so steep the board needed a second look to believe it. They added to a strength when a need was still open elsewhere.
Pick238 Rnd7 Donovan Edwards
Somehow Donovan Edwards was still sitting there in pick 238, and they pounced on premier running back value. It patches a soft spot without any drama.