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Draft Selections
Abdul Carter Head Shot
PICK: 4 RND: 1 (NE)
Abdul Carter
DE-EDGE Penn State
Tyler Warren Head Shot
PICK: 38 RND: 2 (NE)
Tyler Warren
TE Penn State
Elic Ayomanor Head Shot
PICK: 69 RND: 3 (NE)
Elic Ayomanor
WR Stanford
Charles Grant Head Shot
PICK: 77 RND: 3 (NE)
Charles Grant
OT William & Mary
Cam Skattebo Head Shot
PICK: 106 RND: 4 (NE)
Cam Skattebo
RB Arizona State
Lathan Ransom Head Shot
PICK: 144 RND: 5 (NE)
Lathan Ransom
S Ohio State
Jordan Hancock Head Shot
PICK: 217 RND: 7 (NE)
Jordan Hancock
S Ohio State
Cam Jackson Head Shot
PICK: 220 RND: 7 (NE)
Cam Jackson
DT Florida
Hayden Conner Head Shot
PICK: 238 RND: 7 (NE)
Hayden Conner
OG Texas
Draft Grade — Patriots
Overall B
ValueB NeedA- TradesB- FutureB-
Ransom should have been long gone. The Patriots pounced, and earned a B.

You build a draft on nights like this. Lathan Ransom had no business being available in Round 5, Pick 6, and the Patriots did the only sane thing and turned in the card. Nothing here to lose sleep over; call it a B.

If Conner pans out, nobody remembers the price. If not, this is the pick they hear about. Leaving quarterback unaddressed is the roster risk they will have to answer for in the fall.

Add it up and it is a good, unfussy class.

Pick Analysis
Pick4 Rnd1 Abdul Carter
In slot 4 they get a double-digit-sack hope. It fills the loudest need on the roster.
Pick38 Rnd2 Tyler Warren
They will replay Tyler Warren at No. 38 for years; that is how good the value is. Another box on the needs board, quietly ticked.
Pick69 Rnd3 Elic Ayomanor
No edge and no loss on Elic Ayomanor in the Round 3 slot; it is a wash and a sensible one. This was priority one on the needs board, and now it is handled.
Pick77 Rnd3 Charles Grant
A conviction pick on Charles Grant at pick 77 that the board grades a round light. It fills a real need, too.
Pick106 Rnd4 Cam Skattebo
Cam Skattebo at the 106th pick is right where the board had him, plain and simple. One more legitimate question on the roster, answered.
Pick144 Rnd5 Lathan Ransom
Lathan Ransom at the 144th overall pick is a first-round grade at a bargain-bin price, no notes. A must-fix position, and they treated it like one.
Pick217 Rnd7 Jordan Hancock
A straight-up fair deal on Jordan Hancock at pick No. 217, value and slot in agreement. The biggest hole on the depth chart just got a whole lot smaller.
Pick220 Rnd7 Cam Jackson
They paid a round early for Cam Jackson in Round 7, Pick 4, more than the board wanted. That was the need underlined and circled, and now it is checked off.
Pick238 Rnd7 Hayden Conner
Hayden Conner at Round 7, Pick 22 is the kind of overdraft that needs everything to break right. A need, and now a little less of one.