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Draft Selections
Abdul Carter Head Shot
PICK: 4 RND: 1 (NE)
Abdul Carter
DE-EDGE Penn State
Nick Emmanwori Head Shot
PICK: 38 RND: 2 (NE)
Nick Emmanwori
S South Carolina
Elic Ayomanor Head Shot
PICK: 69 RND: 3 (NE)
Elic Ayomanor
WR Stanford
Cam Skattebo Head Shot
PICK: 79 RND: 3 (NE)
Cam Skattebo
RB Arizona State
Elijah Arroyo Head Shot
PICK: 106 RND: 4 (NE)
Elijah Arroyo
TE Miami
Anthony Belton Head Shot
PICK: 144 RND: 5 (NE)
Anthony Belton
OT NC State
Woody Marks Head Shot
PICK: 217 RND: 7 (NE)
Woody Marks
RB USC
Jaylen Reed Head Shot
PICK: 220 RND: 7 (NE)
Jaylen Reed
S Penn State
Luke Lachey Head Shot
PICK: 238 RND: 7 (NE)
Luke Lachey
TE Iowa
Draft Picks Received
Cam Skattebo Head Shot
PICK: 79 RND: 3 (HOU)
Cam Skattebo
RB Arizona State
No Pick Head Shot
PICK: RND: 3 (HOU)
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No Pick Head Shot
PICK: RND: 4 (HOU)
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No Pick Head Shot
PICK: RND: 7 (HOU)
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Draft Picks Traded
TreVeyon Henderson Head Shot
PICK: 77 RND: 3 (HOU)
TreVeyon Henderson
RB Ohio State
Players traded away
Head Shot
Rhamondre Stevenson
RB
Draft Grade — Patriots
Overall C+
ValueB+ NeedA- TradesF FutureB
Lachey should have been long gone. The Patriots pounced, and earned a C+.

Every so often the board makes a mistake, and the Patriots were there to profit. Luke Lachey, the No. 191 name on the board, should have been long gone before pick No. 238. For now it grades a C+, with the swing picks left to settle the rest.

Overpaying at the table undid a lot of the good work elsewhere. The Skattebo pick is the one the value grade keeps tripping over. That interior defensive lineman hole did not close this weekend, and it was the biggest one on the wall.

Hit on Abdul Carter and the swing picks, and this ages a lot better than it grades today.

Pick Analysis
Pick4 Rnd1 Abdul Carter
In slot 4 they get a bendy edge with upside. Exactly the need they had to hit.
Pick38 Rnd2 Nick Emmanwori
Nick Emmanwori at pick No. 38 is a first-round grade at a bargain-bin price, no notes. It also answers one of the loudest questions on the roster.
Pick69 Rnd3 Elic Ayomanor
Nice patience on Elic Ayomanor, who had no business lasting to pick 69. Top of the wish list, and they did not leave without it.
Pick79 Rnd3 Cam Skattebo
This one needs a full-page explanation: Cam Skattebo in Round 3, Pick 15, miles early. It plugs a real leak on the depth chart.
Pick106 Rnd4 Elijah Arroyo
Elijah Arroyo at No. 106 is the steal of the weekend, a first-round talent at a bargain-bin price. A real hole, addressed with a reasonable pick.
Pick144 Rnd5 Anthony Belton
They barely believed it either: Anthony Belton still on the board at the Round 5 slot. A sensible fit for a spot that needed help.
Pick217 Rnd7 Woody Marks
Circle this one: Woody Marks at the 217th pick is a fall that decides a draft. It shores up a spot that genuinely needed the help.
Pick220 Rnd7 Jaylen Reed
Jaylen Reed in the 220th overall pick is the kind of fall that makes a whole class. The one spot they could not leave alone, and did not.
Pick238 Rnd7 Luke Lachey
You do not let a tight end like Luke Lachey reach the 238th overall pick and blink. They did not. It fills a real need, too.