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Draft Selections
Jeremiah Smith Head Shot
PICK: 13 RND: 1 (NE)
Jeremiah Smith
WR Ohio State
Matayo Uiagalelei Head Shot
PICK: 44 RND: 2 (NE)
Matayo Uiagalelei
DE-EDGE Oregon
Will Echoles Head Shot
PICK: 75 RND: 3 (NE)
Will Echoles
DT Ole Miss
Terry Moore Head Shot
PICK: 112 RND: 4 (NE)
Terry Moore
S Ohio State
Jordan Marshall Head Shot
PICK: 154 RND: 5 (NE)
Jordan Marshall
RB Michigan
Coen Echols Head Shot
PICK: 183 RND: 6 (NE)
Coen Echols
OG Texas A&M
C.J. Fite Head Shot
PICK: 195 RND: 6 (NE)
C.J. Fite
DT Arizona State
LJ McCray Head Shot
PICK: 212 RND: 6 (NE)
LJ McCray
DE-EDGE Florida
Braylan Shelby Head Shot
PICK: 251 RND: 7 (NE)
Braylan Shelby
DE-EDGE USC
Draft Grade — Patriots
Overall B
ValueA- NeedA- TradesB- FutureB-
The steal of the weekend belongs to the Patriots and Echoles: B.

The board owed the Patriots one, and it paid up: Will Echoles, the No. 14 name on the board, sitting there at pick 75 like a gift left on the doorstep. Good, not great, and the B says as much.

They will need McCray to outplay his draft slot in a hurry to justify it. They will regret leaving quarterback for another day if the season turns on it. They left with edge rusher solved and the rest of the wish list mostly ticked off.

Value over need was the throughline, for better and worse.

In sum, a sturdy weekend with one asterisk, the quarterback spot they never got to.

Pick Analysis
Pick13 Rnd1 Jeremiah Smith
In pick 13 they get a No. 1 receiver, outstanding value to boot. The biggest hole, addressed.
Pick44 Rnd2 Matayo Uiagalelei
They robbed the room for Matayo Uiagalelei here, a fall nobody at the table saw coming. They walked in needing this and walked out with it.
Pick75 Rnd3 Will Echoles
Will Echoles in the 75th overall pick is a gift, value that borders on unfair. That was the need underlined and circled, and now it is checked off.
Pick112 Rnd4 Terry Moore
You do not let a safety like Terry Moore reach the 112th pick and blink. They did not. The one spot they could not leave alone, and did not.
Pick154 Rnd5 Jordan Marshall
A market-rate running back, with the board and the slot shaking hands on Jordan Marshall. It fills a real need, too.
Pick183 Rnd6 Coen Echols
Coen Echols at slot 183 is right where the board had him, plain and simple. A real hole, addressed with a reasonable pick.
Pick195 Rnd6 C.J. Fite
C.J. Fite in the Round 6 slot is the kind of reach that only looks good if he outplays it. It also answers one of the loudest questions on the roster.
Pick212 Rnd6 LJ McCray
LJ McCray at No. 212 is the kind of overdraft that needs everything to break right. This was priority one on the needs board, and now it is handled.
Pick251 Rnd7 Braylan Shelby
Braylan Shelby at No. 251 is a clear overpay, with better names still on the board. Better still, it is exactly the hole they had to fill.