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Yhonzae Pierre Head Shot
PICK: 21 RND: 1 (NE)
Yhonzae Pierre
LB-EDGE Alabama
Ryan Coleman-Williams Head Shot
PICK: 52 RND: 2 (NE)
Ryan Coleman-Williams...
WR Alabama
A'Mauri Washington Head Shot
PICK: 85 RND: 3 (NE)
A'Mauri Washington
DT Oregon
Koi Perich Head Shot
PICK: 122 RND: 4 (NE)
Koi Perich
S Oregon
Hollywood Smothers Head Shot
PICK: 167 RND: 5 (NE)
Hollywood Smothers
RB Texas
Tyrique Tucker Head Shot
PICK: 186 RND: 6 (NE)
Tyrique Tucker
DL Indiana
Shadre Hurst Head Shot
PICK: 187 RND: 6 (NE)
Shadre Hurst
OG Houston
Desmeal Leigh Head Shot
PICK: 199 RND: 6 (NE)
Desmeal Leigh
OT Youngstown State
Kemari Copeland Head Shot
PICK: 209 RND: 6 (NE)
Kemari Copeland
DL Virginia Tech
Myles Graham Head Shot
PICK: 226 RND: 7 (NE)
Myles Graham
LB Florida
Kam Franklin Head Shot
PICK: 257 RND: 7 (NE)
Kam Franklin
DE Ole Miss
Draft Grade — Patriots
Overall B
ValueB+ NeedB+ TradesB- FutureB-
The Patriots won the night they stopped Washington from sliding. Grade: B.

The board owed the Patriots one, and it paid up: A'Mauri Washington, the No. 24 name on the board, sitting there at the 85th overall pick like a gift left on the doorstep.

That quarterback hole did not close this weekend, and it was the biggest one on the wall. Job largely done: edge rusher settled and 6 of 8 of the wish list covered. Building through the lines is a philosophy, and they stuck to it.

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

Pick Analysis
Pick21 Rnd1 Yhonzae Pierre
In pick No. 21 they get a bendy edge with upside. It fills the loudest need on the roster.
Pick52 Rnd2 Ryan Coleman-Williams
Good price on Ryan Coleman-Williams in the 52nd pick, a hair ahead of his grade with no real quibbles. They walked in needing this and walked out with it.
Pick85 Rnd3 A'Mauri Washington
A'Mauri Washington in No. 85 is a gift, value that borders on unfair. A must-fix position, and they treated it like one.
Pick122 Rnd4 Koi Perich
The board fumbled Koi Perich all the way to Round 4, Pick 20, and they scooped it up. The biggest hole on the depth chart just got a whole lot smaller.
Pick167 Rnd5 Hollywood Smothers
By-the-book stuff, Hollywood Smothers at slot 167 squarely in line with his ranking. It shores up a spot that genuinely needed the help.
Pick186 Rnd6 Tyrique Tucker
A interior defensive lineman of that caliber at the Round 6 slot is the definition of value, full stop. Top of the wish list, and they did not leave without it.
Pick187 Rnd6 Shadre Hurst
Shadre Hurst at the 187th overall pick is the steal of the weekend, a first-round talent at a bargain-bin price. A sensible fit that makes the depth chart a little sturdier.
Pick199 Rnd6 Desmeal Leigh
They read the board right and Desmeal Leigh was the payoff at pick 199. It patches a soft spot without any drama.
Pick209 Rnd6 Kemari Copeland
Kemari Copeland at No. 209 is daylight robbery; nobody expected him to last. This was priority one on the needs board, and now it is handled.
Pick226 Rnd7 Myles Graham
A top-tier linebacker at a bargain, Myles Graham in pick 226, plain and simple. A quiet depth add at a thin-ish spot.
Pick257 Rnd7 Kam Franklin
Kam Franklin in the 257th overall pick is the kind of fall that makes a whole class. That was the need underlined and circled, and now it is checked off.