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Cam Coleman Head Shot
PICK: 18 RND: 1 (NE)
Cam Coleman
WR Texas
Yhonzae Pierre Head Shot
PICK: 49 RND: 2 (NE)
Yhonzae Pierre
LB-EDGE Alabama
KJ Bolden Head Shot
PICK: 80 RND: 3 (NE)
KJ Bolden
S Georgia
Brandon Baker Head Shot
PICK: 120 RND: 4 (NE)
Brandon Baker
OT Texas
Jayden Jackson Head Shot
PICK: 166 RND: 5 (NE)
Jayden Jackson
DT Oklahoma
Mike Matthews Head Shot
PICK: 184 RND: 6 (NE)
Mike Matthews
WR Tennessee
Jayden Virgin-Morgan Head Shot
PICK: 186 RND: 6 (NE)
Jayden Virgin-Morgan
LB Boise State
Joseph Borjon Head Shot
PICK: 195 RND: 6 (NE)
Joseph Borjon
OT San Diego State
Horace Lockett Head Shot
PICK: 211 RND: 6 (NE)
Horace Lockett
DL UCF
James Smith Head Shot
PICK: 228 RND: 7 (NE)
James Smith
DL Ohio State
Desmond Umeozulu Head Shot
PICK: 257 RND: 7 (NE)
Desmond Umeozulu
LB-EDGE Alabama
Draft Grade — Patriots
Overall B
ValueA- NeedB+ TradesB- FutureB-
The Patriots let Bolden fall into their laps, and walked away with a B.

You build a draft on nights like this. KJ Bolden had no business being available in No. 80, and the Patriots did the only sane thing and turned in the card.

The Umeozulu reach is the anchor dragging on the value grade. A whole weekend of picks and quarterback is somehow still a want.

Job largely done: edge rusher settled and 5 of 8 of the wish list covered.

Not a headline-grabber, but a perfectly good weekend's work.

Pick Analysis
Pick18 Rnd1 Cam Coleman
In Round 1, Pick 18 they get a difference-maker at receiver, and a steal at that. Exactly the need they had to hit.
Pick49 Rnd2 Yhonzae Pierre
They barely believed it either: Yhonzae Pierre still on the board at No. 49. Better still, it is exactly the hole they had to fill.
Pick80 Rnd3 KJ Bolden
KJ Bolden at pick No. 80 is a first-round grade at a bargain-bin price, no notes. The one spot they could not leave alone, and did not.
Pick120 Rnd4 Brandon Baker
Good things come to war rooms that wait, and Brandon Baker at pick 120 is the proof. It shores up a spot that genuinely needed the help.
Pick166 Rnd5 Jayden Jackson
They will replay Jayden Jackson at slot 166 for years; that is how good the value is. The biggest hole on the depth chart just got a whole lot smaller.
Pick184 Rnd6 Mike Matthews
A top-tier wide receiver at a bargain, Mike Matthews in the 184th pick, plain and simple. A must-fix position, and they treated it like one.
Pick186 Rnd6 Jayden Virgin-Morgan
Jayden Virgin-Morgan in the 186th overall pick is fair value, right on his grade. Not urgent, but hardly pointless.
Pick195 Rnd6 Joseph Borjon
Joseph Borjon at the Round 6 slot is a sound buy, the sort that quietly helps a class. It patches a soft spot without any drama.
Pick211 Rnd6 Horace Lockett
Horace Lockett in Round 6, Pick 32 is a bargain the rest of the room will envy. This was priority one on the needs board, and now it is handled.
Pick228 Rnd7 James Smith
Nice patience on James Smith, who had no business lasting to pick No. 228. Top of the wish list, and they did not leave without it.
Pick257 Rnd7 Desmond Umeozulu
A real head-scratcher, Desmond Umeozulu in the 257th overall pick is miles ahead of his ranking. A glaring weakness, addressed head on.