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Draft Selections
Olumuyiwa Fashanu Head Shot
PICK: 5 RND: 1 (NE)
Olumuyiwa Fashanu
OT Penn State
Bo Nix Head Shot
PICK: 34 RND: 2 (NE)
Bo Nix
QB Oregon
Brenden Rice Head Shot
PICK: 68 RND: 3 (NE)
Brenden Rice
WR USC
Jeremiah Trotter Jr. Head Shot
PICK: 69 RND: 3 (NE)
Jeremiah Trotter Jr.
LB Clemson
Josh Newton Head Shot
PICK: 104 RND: 4 (NE)
Josh Newton
CB TCU
Marshawn Kneeland Head Shot
PICK: 106 RND: 4 (NE)
Marshawn Kneeland
DE-EDGE Western Michigan
Malik Washington Head Shot
PICK: 136 RND: 4 (NE)
Malik Washington
WR Virginia
LaDarius Henderson Head Shot
PICK: 182 RND: 6 (NE)
LaDarius Henderson
OT Michigan
Jalen Berger Head Shot
PICK: 229 RND: 7 (NE)
Jalen Berger
RB Michigan State
Draft Picks Received
Olumuyiwa Fashanu Head Shot
PICK: 5 RND: 1 (LAC)
Olumuyiwa Fashanu
OT Penn State
Jeremiah Trotter Jr. Head Shot
PICK: 69 RND: 3 (LAC)
Jeremiah Trotter Jr.
LB Clemson
Marshawn Kneeland Head Shot
PICK: 106 RND: 4 (LAC)
Marshawn Kneeland
DE-EDGE Western Michigan
No Pick Head Shot
PICK: RND: 1 (LAC)
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No Pick Head Shot
PICK: RND: 6 (LAC)
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Draft Picks Traded
Joe Alt Head Shot
PICK: 3 RND: 1 (LAC)
Joe Alt
OT Notre Dame
Draft Grade — Patriots
Overall B
ValueB NeedB TradesC FutureA
The Patriots let Berger fall into their laps, and walked away with a B.

Thirty-one other rooms let Jalen Berger slide, and the Patriots were the ones holding the card at slot 229. Highway robbery. Good, not great, and the B says as much.

They covered a lot of ground and still skipped interior defensive lineman, which is a strange place to end up. The trades cost them a sliver of value they did not need to spend. On the needs board they went 5 of 8, with edge rusher the one that mattered most.

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

Pick Analysis
Pick5 Rnd1 Olumuyiwa Fashanu
In the 5th pick they get a blindside protector. A real need, handled.
Pick34 Rnd2 Bo Nix
Bo Nix at pick 34 is the sort of value that quietly wins a weekend. It fills a real need, too.
Pick68 Rnd3 Brenden Rice
Brenden Rice at the Round 3 slot is right where the board had him, plain and simple. It answers the question that was keeping the coaches up at night.
Pick69 Rnd3 Jeremiah Trotter Jr.
They read the board right and Jeremiah Trotter Jr. was the payoff at No. 69. Not urgent, but hardly pointless.
Pick104 Rnd4 Josh Newton
Somehow Josh Newton was still sitting there in Round 4, Pick 4, and they pounced on premier cornerback value. A minor need, but a need all the same.
Pick106 Rnd4 Marshawn Kneeland
Marshawn Kneeland in pick No. 106 is fair value, right on his grade. The one spot they could not leave alone, and did not.
Pick136 Rnd4 Malik Washington
A quiet steal in the 136th overall pick: Malik Washington for less than the market said. Top of the wish list, and they did not leave without it.
Pick182 Rnd6 LaDarius Henderson
A offensive lineman of that caliber at slot 182 is the definition of value, full stop. A real hole, addressed with a reasonable pick.
Pick229 Rnd7 Jalen Berger
Jalen Berger in slot 229 is the kind of fall that makes a whole class. One more legitimate question on the roster, answered.