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Draft Selections
Abdul Carter Head Shot
PICK: 4 RND: 1 (NE)
Abdul Carter
DE-EDGE Penn State
Jalon Walker Head Shot
PICK: 38 RND: 2 (NE)
Jalon Walker
LB Georgia
Alfred Collins Head Shot
PICK: 69 RND: 3 (NE)
Alfred Collins
DT Texas
Ozzy Trapilo Head Shot
PICK: 77 RND: 3 (NE)
Ozzy Trapilo
OT Boston College
Xavier Restrepo Head Shot
PICK: 89 RND: 3 (NE)
Xavier Restrepo
WR Miami
Kyle Williams Head Shot
PICK: 144 RND: 5 (NE)
Kyle Williams
WR Washington State
Luke Lachey Head Shot
PICK: 217 RND: 7 (NE)
Luke Lachey
TE Iowa
Jordan Hancock Head Shot
PICK: 220 RND: 7 (NE)
Jordan Hancock
S Ohio State
Hayden Conner Head Shot
PICK: 238 RND: 7 (NE)
Hayden Conner
OG Texas
Draft Picks Received
Xavier Restrepo Head Shot
PICK: 89 RND: 3 (HOU)
Xavier Restrepo
WR Miami
No Pick Head Shot
PICK: RND: 1 (CIN)
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No Pick Head Shot
PICK: RND: 2 (CIN)
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No Pick Head Shot
PICK: RND: 7 (CIN)
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Draft Picks Traded
Smael Mondon Jr. Head Shot
PICK: 106 RND: 4 (MIN)
Smael Mondon Jr.
LB Georgia
No Pick Head Shot
PICK: RND: 1 (ARI)
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Players Gained
Head Shot
Andrei Iosivas
WR
Draft Grade — Patriots
Overall B+
ValueB NeedA- TradesA+ FutureB
The Patriots turned the phones into found money: B+.

The trade table was a mismatch, and the Patriots were on the right end of it, hauling in a fortune in surplus value. Solid and sensible more than spectacular: a B+.

Conner has a lot of ground to make up just to look fairly priced. They punted on quarterback, and it is the miss that keeps the grade honest.

If one pick saves this weekend, it is Walker. They went 6 of 8 on their needs, which is most of what a draft is for.

All told, a solid class that does its job everywhere but quarterback.

Pick Analysis
Pick4 Rnd1 Abdul Carter
In slot 4 they get a premier pass rusher at fair value. Exactly the need they had to hit.
Pick38 Rnd2 Jalon Walker
They read the board right and Jalon Walker was the payoff at pick 38. Not urgent, but hardly pointless.
Pick69 Rnd3 Alfred Collins
Alfred Collins slipping to the 69th overall pick is the kind of luck good rooms make for themselves. That was the need underlined and circled, and now it is checked off.
Pick77 Rnd3 Ozzy Trapilo
Ozzy Trapilo at pick No. 77 is right where the board had him, plain and simple. A real hole, addressed with a reasonable pick.
Pick89 Rnd3 Xavier Restrepo
They liked Xavier Restrepo enough to skip the value, taking him in No. 89. A glaring weakness, addressed head on.
Pick144 Rnd5 Kyle Williams
A real head-scratcher, Kyle Williams in the Round 5 slot is miles ahead of his ranking. This was priority one on the needs board, and now it is handled.
Pick217 Rnd7 Luke Lachey
Value with a capital V on Luke Lachey in Round 7, Pick 1, a genuine coup. A need, and now a little less of one.
Pick220 Rnd7 Jordan Hancock
A tidy little value on Jordan Hancock in the 220th pick, a step better than break-even. Better still, it is exactly the hole they had to fill.
Pick238 Rnd7 Hayden Conner
They left a pile of value on the table to take Hayden Conner this early at Round 7, Pick 22. The roster fit checks out.