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Draft Selections
Denzel Boston Head Shot
PICK: 30 RND: 1 (NE)
Denzel Boston
WR Washington
Michael Taaffe Head Shot
PICK: 62 RND: 2 (NE)
Michael Taaffe
S Texas
Xavier Chaplin Head Shot
PICK: 94 RND: 3 (NE)
Xavier Chaplin
OT Auburn
Chris Johnson Head Shot
PICK: 129 RND: 4 (NE)
Chris Johnson
CB San Diego State
Zachariah Branch Head Shot
PICK: 130 RND: 4 (NE)
Zachariah Branch
WR Georgia
Connor Tollison Head Shot
PICK: 169 RND: 5 (NE)
Connor Tollison
C Missouri
Jaydn Ott Head Shot
PICK: 191 RND: 6 (NE)
Jaydn Ott
RB Oklahoma
Rasheem Biles Head Shot
PICK: 201 RND: 6 (NE)
Rasheem Biles
LB Pittsburgh
Tree Babalade Head Shot
PICK: 206 RND: 6 (NE)
Tree Babalade
OT South Carolina
Princewill Umanmielen Head Shot
PICK: 211 RND: 6 (NE)
Princewill Umanmielen
LB-EDGE Ole Miss
Brett Norfleet Head Shot
PICK: 246 RND: 7 (NE)
Brett Norfleet
TE Missouri
Draft Grade — Patriots
Overall B-
ValueB- NeedB TradesB- FutureB-
A solid, sensible weekend for the Patriots: B-.

Nobody else had Princewill Umanmielen anywhere near pick 211. The Patriots did, by 58 spots, and that gap is the whole story. Solid and sensible more than spectacular: a B-.

That interior defensive lineman hole did not close this weekend, and it was the biggest one on the wall. Johnson at that cost is the sort of edge that compounds over a roster.

Solid rather than spectacular, and there is nothing wrong with that.

Pick Analysis
Pick30 Rnd1 Denzel Boston
In pick No. 30 they get a weapon on the perimeter. Exactly the need they had to hit.
Pick62 Rnd2 Michael Taaffe
A straight-up fair deal on Michael Taaffe at No. 62, value and slot in agreement. A glaring weakness, addressed head on.
Pick94 Rnd3 Xavier Chaplin
They went early on Xavier Chaplin in slot 94, and the value did not follow. The roster fit checks out.
Pick129 Rnd4 Chris Johnson
Chris Johnson at the Round 4 slot is the sort of value that quietly wins a weekend. Not urgent, but hardly pointless.
Pick130 Rnd4 Zachariah Branch
Zachariah Branch at the 130th overall pick is money in the bank, a wide receiver taken below his worth. They walked in needing this and walked out with it.
Pick169 Rnd5 Connor Tollison
Connor Tollison at the 169th pick is right where the board had him, plain and simple. A sensible fit for a spot that needed help.
Pick191 Rnd6 Jaydn Ott
A tidy little value on Jaydn Ott in the Round 6 slot, a step better than break-even. A sensible fit that makes the depth chart a little sturdier.
Pick201 Rnd6 Rasheem Biles
They paid sticker price for Rasheem Biles in Round 6, Pick 20, and that is fine. Useful body for a position without much behind the starter.
Pick206 Rnd6 Tree Babalade
No edge and no loss on Tree Babalade in slot 206; it is a wash and a sensible one. A real hole, addressed with a reasonable pick.
Pick211 Rnd6 Princewill Umanmielen
Princewill Umanmielen at pick No. 211 is the kind of overdraft that needs everything to break right. This was priority one on the needs board, and now it is handled.
Pick246 Rnd7 Brett Norfleet
A reach for Brett Norfleet in the 246th overall pick; a little patience would have been rewarded. A need, and now a little less of one.