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Draft Selections
Carnell Tate Head Shot
PICK: 30 RND: 1 (NE)
Carnell Tate
WR Ohio State
Nyck Harbor Head Shot
PICK: 62 RND: 2 (NE)
Nyck Harbor
WR South Carolina
Mikail Kamara Head Shot
PICK: 94 RND: 3 (NE)
Mikail Kamara
DE-EDGE Indiana
Chris Johnson Head Shot
PICK: 118 RND: 4 (NE)
Chris Johnson
CB San Diego State
Bray Hubbard Head Shot
PICK: 130 RND: 4 (NE)
Bray Hubbard
S Alabama
Rayshaun Benny Head Shot
PICK: 170 RND: 5 (NE)
Rayshaun Benny
DL Michigan
Mark Fletcher Jr. Head Shot
PICK: 194 RND: 6 (NE)
Mark Fletcher Jr.
RB Miami
Jaren Kanak Head Shot
PICK: 195 RND: 6 (NE)
Jaren Kanak
TE Oklahoma
Trey Zuhn III Head Shot
PICK: 200 RND: 6 (NE)
Trey Zuhn III
OT Texas A&M
Bryce Foster Head Shot
PICK: 209 RND: 6 (NE)
Bryce Foster
C Kansas
Draft Picks Received
Mark Fletcher Jr. Head Shot
PICK: 194 RND: 6 (SF)
Mark Fletcher Jr.
RB Miami
Trey Zuhn III Head Shot
PICK: 200 RND: 6 (PIT)
Trey Zuhn III
OT Texas A&M
Draft Picks Traded
Roderick Kearney Head Shot
PICK: 215 RND: 7 (PIT)
Roderick Kearney
OG Florida
Miller Moss Head Shot
PICK: 244 RND: 7 (SF)
Miller Moss
QB Louisville
Players traded away
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Keion White
DE
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Kyle Dugger
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Draft Grade — Patriots
Overall D+
ValueB- NeedB+ TradesF FutureB-
The Patriots got the worse of every deal, and it shows in the D+.

You can lose a draft before you make a pick. The Patriots did it at the trade table, overpaying to chase players the board did not price nearly as high. Too much went sideways, and the D+ is the honest tally.

The Zuhn III pick is the one the value grade keeps tripping over. If this class has a fault line, it runs straight through quarterback. Tate falling to them is the kind of break a good board is built to catch.

Bottom line, they will need several of these picks to beat their grades just to break even, and quarterback is still a hole.

Pick Analysis
Pick30 Rnd1 Carnell Tate
In the 30th pick they get a No. 1 receiver, outstanding value to boot. It fills the loudest need on the roster.
Pick62 Rnd2 Nyck Harbor
They did well to land Nyck Harbor in the 62nd overall pick, just ahead of his grade. A glaring weakness, addressed head on.
Pick94 Rnd3 Mikail Kamara
They liked Mikail Kamara enough to skip the value, taking him in Round 3, Pick 30. The biggest hole on the depth chart just got a whole lot smaller.
Pick118 Rnd4 Chris Johnson
A tidy little value on Chris Johnson in pick 118, a step better than break-even. It adds depth where they could use a little.
Pick130 Rnd4 Bray Hubbard
A market-rate safety, with the board and the slot shaking hands on Bray Hubbard. The one spot they could not leave alone, and did not.
Pick170 Rnd5 Rayshaun Benny
They left a pile of value on the table to take Rayshaun Benny this early at slot 170. It answers the question that was keeping the coaches up at night.
Pick194 Rnd6 Mark Fletcher Jr.
By-the-book stuff, Mark Fletcher Jr. at the Round 6 slot squarely in line with his ranking. It patches a soft spot without any drama.
Pick195 Rnd6 Jaren Kanak
They went early on Jaren Kanak in No. 195, and the value did not follow. A real hole, addressed with a reasonable pick.
Pick200 Rnd6 Trey Zuhn III
Trey Zuhn III at the 200th overall pick is an overdraft of the loud, memorable kind. A need, and now a little less of one.
Pick209 Rnd6 Bryce Foster
Bryce Foster at slot 209 is the pick scouts circle, and not in a good way. One more legitimate question on the roster, answered.