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Draft Selections
Abdul Carter Head Shot
PICK: 4 RND: 1 (NE)
Abdul Carter
DE-EDGE Penn State
Luther Burden III Head Shot
PICK: 40 RND: 2 (NE)
Luther Burden III
WR Missouri
Derrick Harmon Head Shot
PICK: 44 RND: 2 (NE)
Derrick Harmon
DT Oregon
Jack Bech Head Shot
PICK: 93 RND: 3 (NE)
Jack Bech
WR TCU
Hollin Pierce Head Shot
PICK: 106 RND: 4 (NE)
Hollin Pierce
OT Rutgers
Jay Higgins Head Shot
PICK: 184 RND: 6 (NE)
Jay Higgins
LB Iowa
Phil Mafah Head Shot
PICK: 217 RND: 7 (NE)
Phil Mafah
RB Clemson
Isaac TeSlaa Head Shot
PICK: 220 RND: 7 (NE)
Isaac TeSlaa
WR Arkansas
Jalen Travis Head Shot
PICK: 238 RND: 7 (NE)
Jalen Travis
OT Iowa State
Draft Picks Received
Luther Burden III Head Shot
PICK: 40 RND: 2 (NO)
Luther Burden III
WR Missouri
Derrick Harmon Head Shot
PICK: 44 RND: 2 (DAL)
Derrick Harmon
DT Oregon
Jack Bech Head Shot
PICK: 93 RND: 3 (NO)
Jack Bech
WR TCU
Jay Higgins Head Shot
PICK: 184 RND: 6 (NO)
Jay Higgins
LB Iowa
No Pick Head Shot
PICK: RND: 2 (IND)
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No Pick Head Shot
PICK: RND: 3 (DAL)
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No Pick Head Shot
PICK: RND: 4 (DAL)
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No Pick Head Shot
PICK: RND: 4 (IND)
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Draft Picks Traded
TreVeyon Henderson Head Shot
PICK: 38 RND: 2 (DAL)
TreVeyon Henderson
RB Ohio State
Tate Ratledge Head Shot
PICK: 69 RND: 3 (NO)
Tate Ratledge
OG Georgia
Kyle Kennard Head Shot
PICK: 77 RND: 3 (NO)
Kyle Kennard
DE-EDGE South Carolina
Tyler Baron Head Shot
PICK: 144 RND: 5 (NO)
Tyler Baron
DE-EDGE Miami
Players Gained
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Kaiir Elam
CB
Players traded away
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Daniel Ekuale
DT
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Giovanni Ricci
TE
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Jahlani Tavai
LB
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Kendrick Bourne
WR
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Layden Robinson
OG
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Mitchell Wilcox
TE
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Monty Rice
LB
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Vederian Lowe
OT
Draft Grade — Patriots
Overall D
ValueB NeedA- TradesF FutureA-
A costly weekend of dealing drags the Patriots to a D.

There is reaching, and then there is Jalen Travis at the Round 7 slot. The Patriots jumped the board by 51 and dared it to prove them wrong.

They lost the exchange badly enough to drag the whole class down. Leaving safety unaddressed is the roster risk they will have to answer for in the fall. Landing Bech that late papers over a lot of smaller sins.

The hoard sets up next April more than it helps this September.

Bottom line, they will need several of these picks to beat their grades just to break even, and safety is still a hole.

Pick Analysis
Pick4 Rnd1 Abdul Carter
In slot 4 they get a premier pass rusher. It fills the loudest need on the roster.
Pick40 Rnd2 Luther Burden III
Luther Burden III at pick No. 40 is money in the bank, a wide receiver taken below his worth. Top of the wish list, and they did not leave without it.
Pick44 Rnd2 Derrick Harmon
They let Derrick Harmon come to them and pounced at pick 44. It answers the question that was keeping the coaches up at night.
Pick93 Rnd3 Jack Bech
Taking Jack Bech in the 93rd overall pick is close to grand larceny; a wide receiver that good had no business lasting this long. This was priority one on the needs board, and now it is handled.
Pick106 Rnd4 Hollin Pierce
A wild overpay on Hollin Pierce in the Round 4 slot, the sort that defines a class for the wrong reasons. A sensible fit for a spot that needed help.
Pick184 Rnd6 Jay Higgins
They reached into another round for Jay Higgins, and the board is nowhere close to agreeing. A minor need, but a need all the same.
Pick217 Rnd7 Phil Mafah
They took Phil Mafah at par in the 217th overall pick, which is nothing to complain about. Another box on the needs board, quietly ticked.
Pick220 Rnd7 Isaac TeSlaa
Isaac TeSlaa in No. 220 is the kind of reach that only looks good if he outplays it. That was the need underlined and circled, and now it is checked off.
Pick238 Rnd7 Jalen Travis
Value said wait; Jalen Travis in Round 7, Pick 22 says they were not listening. It plugs a real leak on the depth chart.