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Abdul Carter Head Shot
PICK: 4 RND: 1 (NE)
Abdul Carter
DE-EDGE Penn State
Nick Emmanwori Head Shot
PICK: 23 RND: 1 (NE)
Nick Emmanwori
S South Carolina
Jihaad Campbell Head Shot
PICK: 38 RND: 2 (NE)
Jihaad Campbell
LB Alabama
TreVeyon Henderson Head Shot
PICK: 69 RND: 3 (NE)
TreVeyon Henderson
RB Ohio State
Ozzy Trapilo Head Shot
PICK: 78 RND: 3 (NE)
Ozzy Trapilo
OT Boston College
Kevin Winston Jr. Head Shot
PICK: 104 RND: 4 (NE)
Kevin Winston Jr.
S Penn State
Smael Mondon Jr. Head Shot
PICK: 122 RND: 4 (NE)
Smael Mondon Jr.
LB Georgia
Oronde Gadsden II Head Shot
PICK: 143 RND: 5 (NE)
Oronde Gadsden II
TE Syracuse
Nick Nash Head Shot
PICK: 217 RND: 7 (NE)
Nick Nash
WR San Jose State
Seth McLaughlin Head Shot
PICK: 220 RND: 7 (NE)
Seth McLaughlin
C Ohio State
Garrett Dellinger Head Shot
PICK: 238 RND: 7 (NE)
Garrett Dellinger
OG LSU
Draft Picks Received
Nick Emmanwori Head Shot
PICK: 23 RND: 1 (GB)
Nick Emmanwori
S South Carolina
Ozzy Trapilo Head Shot
PICK: 78 RND: 3 (ARI)
Ozzy Trapilo
OT Boston College
Smael Mondon Jr. Head Shot
PICK: 122 RND: 4 (GB)
Smael Mondon Jr.
LB Georgia
Draft Picks Traded
Maxwell Hairston Head Shot
PICK: 77 RND: 3 (GB)
Maxwell Hairston
CB Kentucky
No Pick Head Shot
PICK: RND: 1 (ATL)
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Kendrick Bourne
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Kyle Dugger
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Draft Grade — Patriots
Overall C
ValueB- NeedB+ TradesD FutureD
The Patriots land in the muddy middle: C.

The Patriots bet big and early on Ozzy Trapilo, 49 picks ahead of the board. Bold does not always mean right.

Mondon Jr. at that cost is the sort of edge that compounds over a roster. For all the activity, interior defensive lineman went untouched, which is hard to explain.

They will answer for taking linebacker early while interior defensive lineman and quarterback went begging.

It grades out a shrug today, with plenty of room to move either way.

Pick Analysis
Pick4 Rnd1 Abdul Carter
No edge and no loss on Abdul Carter in the Round 1 slot; it is a wash and a sensible one. That was the need underlined and circled, and now it is checked off.
Pick23 Rnd1 Nick Emmanwori
In pick 23 they get a downhill hitter at safety. It fills the loudest need on the roster.
Pick38 Rnd2 Jihaad Campbell
A straight-up fair deal on Jihaad Campbell at pick No. 38, value and slot in agreement. Not urgent, but hardly pointless.
Pick69 Rnd3 TreVeyon Henderson
Value with a capital V on TreVeyon Henderson in the 69th overall pick, a genuine coup. It plugs a real leak on the depth chart.
Pick78 Rnd3 Ozzy Trapilo
Ozzy Trapilo at No. 78 is the pick scouts circle, and not in a good way. The roster fit checks out.
Pick104 Rnd4 Kevin Winston Jr.
Good things come to war rooms that wait, and Kevin Winston Jr. at the 104th pick is the proof. Better still, it is exactly the hole they had to fill.
Pick122 Rnd4 Smael Mondon Jr.
A curious use of the 122nd overall pick. Interior defensive lineman and quarterback needed the pick; a linebacker in Smael Mondon Jr. did not.
Pick143 Rnd5 Oronde Gadsden II
They read the board right and Oronde Gadsden II was the payoff at the Round 5 slot. A need, and now a little less of one.
Pick217 Rnd7 Nick Nash
Nick Nash in pick No. 217 is a reach so steep the board needed a second look to believe it. The one spot they could not leave alone, and did not.
Pick220 Rnd7 Seth McLaughlin
Seth McLaughlin at the 220th pick is daylight robbery; nobody expected him to last. A real hole, addressed with a reasonable pick.
Pick238 Rnd7 Garrett Dellinger
Garrett Dellinger in Round 7, Pick 22 is early enough to raise a brow, if not a full objection. A sensible fit for a spot that needed help.