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March 29.1

  • bjewel DRAFTING FOR THE
    Patriots
Draft Selections
Abdul Carter Head Shot
PICK: 4 RND: 1 (NE)
Abdul Carter
DE-EDGE Penn State
Emeka Egbuka Head Shot
PICK: 38 RND: 2 (NE)
Emeka Egbuka
WR Ohio State
Ozzy Trapilo Head Shot
PICK: 69 RND: 3 (NE)
Ozzy Trapilo
OT Boston College
Cameron Williams Head Shot
PICK: 77 RND: 3 (NE)
Cameron Williams
OT Texas
Anthony Belton Head Shot
PICK: 106 RND: 4 (NE)
Anthony Belton
OT NC State
O'Donnell Fortune Head Shot
PICK: 144 RND: 5 (NE)
O'Donnell Fortune
CB South Carolina
Kyle Monangai Head Shot
PICK: 217 RND: 7 (NE)
Kyle Monangai
RB Rutgers
Teddye Buchanan Head Shot
PICK: 220 RND: 7 (NE)
Teddye Buchanan
LB California
Andrew Armstrong Head Shot
PICK: 238 RND: 7 (NE)
Andrew Armstrong
WR Arkansas
Draft Grade — Patriots
Overall B
ValueB- NeedA- TradesB- FutureB-
Nothing loud, just a tidy B for the Patriots.

The Patriots spent real capital to be 62 picks early on Andrew Armstrong, and the board is going to hold them to it.

For all the activity, interior defensive lineman went untouched, which is hard to explain. Whatever else happened, they won the night they took Egbuka. Edge rusher is handled and the depth chart looks a good deal healthier for it.

Good work on the whole, with interior defensive lineman the one box left unchecked.

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 Emeka Egbuka
The board had Emeka Egbuka higher than Round 2, Pick 6, and the wide receiver fell to them anyway. A must-fix position, and they treated it like one.
Pick69 Rnd3 Ozzy Trapilo
They paid up for Ozzy Trapilo at No. 69 when waiting would have done the job. A sensible fit that makes the depth chart a little sturdier.
Pick77 Rnd3 Cameron Williams
They let Cameron Williams come to them and pounced at the Round 3 slot. The roster fit checks out.
Pick106 Rnd4 Anthony Belton
Anthony Belton in the 106th pick is fair value, right on his grade. One more legitimate question on the roster, answered.
Pick144 Rnd5 O'Donnell Fortune
They paid sticker price for O'Donnell Fortune in the 144th overall pick, and that is fine. A minor itch, scratched.
Pick217 Rnd7 Kyle Monangai
Fair-plus on Kyle Monangai, a quiet win that adds up over a draft. It shores up a spot that genuinely needed the help.
Pick220 Rnd7 Teddye Buchanan
Teddye Buchanan at Round 7, Pick 4 is the kind of overdraft that needs everything to break right. A quiet depth add at a thin-ish spot.
Pick238 Rnd7 Andrew Armstrong
Andrew Armstrong at pick 238 is the pick scouts circle, and not in a good way. Top of the wish list, and they did not leave without it.