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Chris Brazzell II Head Shot
PICK: 31 RND: 1 (NE)
Chris Brazzell II
WR Tennessee
Deontae Lawson Head Shot
PICK: 63 RND: 2 (NE)
Deontae Lawson
LB Alabama
Malik Muhammad Head Shot
PICK: 95 RND: 3 (NE)
Malik Muhammad
CB Texas
Jalon Kilgore Head Shot
PICK: 125 RND: 4 (NE)
Jalon Kilgore
S South Carolina
Ar'maj Reed-Adams Head Shot
PICK: 131 RND: 4 (NE)
Ar'maj Reed-Adams
OG Texas A&M
Sam Roush Head Shot
PICK: 169 RND: 5 (NE)
Sam Roush
TE Stanford
Trey Zuhn III Head Shot
PICK: 189 RND: 6 (NE)
Trey Zuhn III
OT Texas A&M
Isaiah Jatta Head Shot
PICK: 200 RND: 6 (NE)
Isaiah Jatta
OT BYU
J. Michael Sturdivant Head Shot
PICK: 207 RND: 6 (NE)
J. Michael Sturdivant
WR Florida
Fernando Carmona Head Shot
PICK: 210 RND: 6 (NE)
Fernando Carmona
OT Arkansas
Jordan Hall Head Shot
PICK: 247 RND: 7 (NE)
Jordan Hall
DL Georgia
Draft Grade — Patriots
Overall B-
ValueB- NeedB TradesB- FutureB-
The Patriots won the night they stopped Muhammad from sliding. Grade: B-.

The Patriots did not reach, did not trade up, did not blink. They just waited, and Malik Muhammad fell into pick 95. It does the job without flash, and the B- reflects it.

The edge rusher spot stays a question, and it was the one they most needed an answer at. Sturdivant has a lot of ground to make up just to look fairly priced. The roster is better shaped than it was, with wide receiver chief among the fixes.

In sum, a sensible class that nudges the roster the right way.

Pick Analysis
Pick31 Rnd1 Chris Brazzell II
In slot 31 they get a weapon on the perimeter at fair value. The biggest hole, addressed.
Pick63 Rnd2 Deontae Lawson
Nothing to complain about; Deontae Lawson went a shade earlier than his grade, which is fine. Useful depth more than a marquee fix.
Pick95 Rnd3 Malik Muhammad
Malik Muhammad in pick 95 should not have been possible, and that is the whole point. Not urgent, but hardly pointless.
Pick125 Rnd4 Jalon Kilgore
Good things come to war rooms that wait, and Jalon Kilgore at pick No. 125 is the proof. This was priority one on the needs board, and now it is handled.
Pick131 Rnd4 Ar'maj Reed-Adams
They took Ar'maj Reed-Adams at par in the 131st pick, which is nothing to complain about. It plugs a real leak on the depth chart.
Pick169 Rnd5 Sam Roush
They let Sam Roush come to them and pounced at Round 5, Pick 31. A real hole, addressed with a reasonable pick.
Pick189 Rnd6 Trey Zuhn III
The board had cheaper options than Trey Zuhn III at No. 189, and it noticed. A sensible fit for a spot that needed help.
Pick200 Rnd6 Isaiah Jatta
Isaiah Jatta in the Round 6 slot is exactly on the number, no argument either way. A need, and now a little less of one.
Pick207 Rnd6 J. Michael Sturdivant
A conviction pick on J. Michael Sturdivant at pick No. 207 that the board grades a round light. The biggest hole on the depth chart just got a whole lot smaller.
Pick210 Rnd6 Fernando Carmona
A market-rate offensive lineman, with the board and the slot shaking hands on Fernando Carmona. Another box on the needs board, quietly ticked.
Pick247 Rnd7 Jordan Hall
Jordan Hall at No. 247 is right where the board had him, plain and simple. It also answers one of the loudest questions on the roster.