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Draft Selections
Ashton Jeanty Head Shot
PICK: 4 RND: 1 (NE)
Ashton Jeanty
RB Boise State
Jayden Higgins Head Shot
PICK: 38 RND: 2 (NE)
Jayden Higgins
WR Iowa State
Jordan Burch Head Shot
PICK: 69 RND: 3 (NE)
Jordan Burch
DE-EDGE Oregon
Charles Grant Head Shot
PICK: 77 RND: 3 (NE)
Charles Grant
OT William & Mary
Kobe King Head Shot
PICK: 106 RND: 4 (NE)
Kobe King
LB Penn State
LeQuint Allen Head Shot
PICK: 144 RND: 5 (NE)
LeQuint Allen
RB Syracuse
Antwane Wells Jr. Head Shot
PICK: 171 RND: 5 (NE)
Antwane Wells Jr.
WR Ole Miss
Xavier Truss Head Shot
PICK: 220 RND: 7 (NE)
Xavier Truss
OT Georgia
Desmond Watson Head Shot
PICK: 238 RND: 7 (NE)
Desmond Watson
DT Florida
Draft Grade — Patriots
Overall B-
ValueC+ NeedB+ TradesB- FutureB-
No fireworks, just a tidy B- for the Patriots.

There is conviction, and then there is this. The Patriots took Xavier Truss a full 79 picks ahead of where the board had him, an overdraft steep enough that it colors the whole weekend. Good, not great, and the B- says as much.

A whole weekend of picks and safety is somehow still a want. Job largely done: edge rusher settled and 5 of 8 of the wish list covered.

They came away with juice, if not much beef up front.

All told, a solid class that does its job everywhere but safety.

Pick Analysis
Pick4 Rnd1 Ashton Jeanty
In Round 1, Pick 4 they get a featured back at fair value. A clean fit for the roster.
Pick38 Rnd2 Jayden Higgins
Jayden Higgins in pick 38 is a reach so steep the board needed a second look to believe it. That was the need underlined and circled, and now it is checked off.
Pick69 Rnd3 Jordan Burch
A real head-scratcher, Jordan Burch in the 69th pick is miles ahead of his ranking. It answers the question that was keeping the coaches up at night.
Pick77 Rnd3 Charles Grant
A premium they did not need to pay, Charles Grant a notch or two before his time. A sensible fit that makes the depth chart a little sturdier.
Pick106 Rnd4 Kobe King
They reached a country mile for Kobe King at No. 106, and the board is aghast. Not urgent, but hardly pointless.
Pick144 Rnd5 LeQuint Allen
Good price on LeQuint Allen in slot 144, a hair ahead of his grade with no real quibbles. Another box on the needs board, quietly ticked.
Pick171 Rnd5 Antwane Wells Jr.
A big swing on Antwane Wells Jr. at slot 171, well ahead of any board in the building. A must-fix position, and they treated it like one.
Pick220 Rnd7 Xavier Truss
Xavier Truss at the 220th pick is an overdraft of the loud, memorable kind. It shores up a spot that genuinely needed the help.
Pick238 Rnd7 Desmond Watson
They paid sticker price for Desmond Watson in the 238th overall pick, and that is fine. The biggest hole on the depth chart just got a whole lot smaller.