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Draft Selections
Will Heldt Head Shot
PICK: 30 RND: 1 (NE)
Will Heldt
DE-EDGE Clemson
A'Mauri Washington Head Shot
PICK: 62 RND: 2 (NE)
A'Mauri Washington
DT Oregon
Mario Craver Head Shot
PICK: 94 RND: 3 (NE)
Mario Craver
WR Texas A&M
Will Echoles Head Shot
PICK: 125 RND: 4 (NE)
Will Echoles
DT Ole Miss
Marcus Neal Jr. Head Shot
PICK: 130 RND: 4 (NE)
Marcus Neal Jr.
S Penn State
Hollywood Smothers Head Shot
PICK: 168 RND: 5 (NE)
Hollywood Smothers
RB Texas
Brody Foley Head Shot
PICK: 189 RND: 6 (NE)
Brody Foley
TE Louisville
Adepoju Adebawore Head Shot
PICK: 200 RND: 6 (NE)
Adepoju Adebawore
DL-EDGE Oklahoma
Mateen Ibirogba Head Shot
PICK: 207 RND: 6 (NE)
Mateen Ibirogba
DE Texas Tech
Avery Johnson Head Shot
PICK: 209 RND: 6 (NE)
Avery Johnson
QB Kansas State
Malachi Breland Head Shot
PICK: 246 RND: 7 (NE)
Malachi Breland
OG Arkansas
Draft Grade — Patriots
Overall B
ValueB NeedB+ TradesB- FutureB-
Grand theft in pick No. 125: the Patriots steal Echoles and grade out a B.

You build a draft on nights like this. Will Echoles had no business being available in No. 125, and the Patriots did the only sane thing and turned in the card.

They will need Heldt to outplay his draft slot in a hurry to justify it. They left with edge rusher solved and the rest of the wish list mostly ticked off.

In short, they left a little better than they arrived, which is the whole idea.

Pick Analysis
Pick30 Rnd1 Will Heldt
They left a pile of value on the table to take Will Heldt this early at the 30th pick. It answers the question that was keeping the coaches up at night.
Pick62 Rnd2 A'Mauri Washington
They barely believed it either: A'Mauri Washington still on the board at pick 62. A glaring weakness, addressed head on.
Pick94 Rnd3 Mario Craver
The board had Mario Craver higher than the Round 3 slot, and the wide receiver fell to them anyway. Top of the wish list, and they did not leave without it.
Pick125 Rnd4 Will Echoles
They will replay Will Echoles at slot 125 for years; that is how good the value is. The biggest hole on the depth chart just got a whole lot smaller.
Pick130 Rnd4 Marcus Neal Jr.
A safety of that caliber at Round 4, Pick 30 is the definition of value, full stop. They walked in needing this and walked out with it.
Pick168 Rnd5 Hollywood Smothers
They did well to land Hollywood Smothers in No. 168, just ahead of his grade. It fills a real need, too.
Pick189 Rnd6 Brody Foley
Steal is underselling it; Brody Foley at pick No. 189 is a heist with the alarm still ringing. A need, and now a little less of one.
Pick200 Rnd6 Adepoju Adebawore
They went early on Adepoju Adebawore in the 200th overall pick, and the value did not follow. That was the need underlined and circled, and now it is checked off.
Pick207 Rnd6 Mateen Ibirogba
Somehow Mateen Ibirogba was still sitting there in the 207th pick, and they pounced on premier edge rusher value. This was priority one on the needs board, and now it is handled.
Pick209 Rnd6 Avery Johnson
A reach for Avery Johnson in No. 209; a little patience would have been rewarded. One more legitimate question on the roster, answered.
Pick246 Rnd7 Malachi Breland
Malachi Breland in pick 246 is a gift, value that borders on unfair. A sensible fit for a spot that needed help.