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    Patriots
Draft Selections
Tyler Warren Head Shot
PICK: 4 RND: 1 (NE)
Tyler Warren
TE Penn State
Jack Bech Head Shot
PICK: 38 RND: 2 (NE)
Jack Bech
WR TCU
Ozzy Trapilo Head Shot
PICK: 69 RND: 3 (NE)
Ozzy Trapilo
OT Boston College
Cam Skattebo Head Shot
PICK: 77 RND: 3 (NE)
Cam Skattebo
RB Arizona State
Jackson Slater Head Shot
PICK: 105 RND: 4 (NE)
Jackson Slater
OG Sacramento State
Jack Nelson Head Shot
PICK: 145 RND: 5 (NE)
Jack Nelson
OT Wisconsin
Isaac TeSlaa Head Shot
PICK: 219 RND: 7 (NE)
Isaac TeSlaa
WR Arkansas
Cody Lindenberg Head Shot
PICK: 222 RND: 7 (NE)
Cody Lindenberg
LB Minnesota
Hunter Wohler Head Shot
PICK: 240 RND: 7 (NE)
Hunter Wohler
S Wisconsin
Draft Grade — Patriots
Overall C+
ValueC- NeedB TradesB- FutureB-
The Patriots did enough to get by: C+.

Call it a hunch or call it a gamble, but the Patriots spent pick No. 105 on Jackson Slater, a name most had 38 spots down the list. The good and the questionable cancel out to a C+.

They covered a lot of ground and still skipped edge rusher, which is a strange place to end up. The roster is better shaped than it was, with wide receiver chief among the fixes.

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

Not a disaster, not a triumph, just a middling class.

Pick Analysis
Pick4 Rnd1 Tyler Warren
In the 4th pick they get a moveable chess piece at tight end, reach and all. A clean fit for the roster.
Pick38 Rnd2 Jack Bech
They talked themselves into Jack Bech at the Round 2 slot, and the board did not agree. A must-fix position, and they treated it like one.
Pick69 Rnd3 Ozzy Trapilo
They paid up for Ozzy Trapilo at pick No. 69 when waiting would have done the job. A need, and now a little less of one.
Pick77 Rnd3 Cam Skattebo
A swing that ignored the value entirely, Cam Skattebo well ahead of where he belonged. One more legitimate question on the roster, answered.
Pick105 Rnd4 Jackson Slater
Value said wait; Jackson Slater in pick 105 says they were not listening. A real hole, addressed with a reasonable pick.
Pick145 Rnd5 Jack Nelson
The board screamed and they did not listen, reaching into the next round for Jack Nelson. It patches a soft spot without any drama.
Pick219 Rnd7 Isaac TeSlaa
They jumped the gun on Isaac TeSlaa, taking him earlier than his grade liked. This was priority one on the needs board, and now it is handled.
Pick222 Rnd7 Cody Lindenberg
A wild overpay on Cody Lindenberg in pick No. 222, the sort that defines a class for the wrong reasons. Not urgent, but hardly pointless.
Pick240 Rnd7 Hunter Wohler
No edge and no loss on Hunter Wohler in Round 7, Pick 22; it is a wash and a sensible one. Top of the wish list, and they did not leave without it.