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Draft Selections
Abdul Carter Head Shot
PICK: 4 RND: 1 (NE)
Abdul Carter
DE-EDGE Penn State
Aireontae Ersery Head Shot
PICK: 38 RND: 2 (NE)
Aireontae Ersery
OT Minnesota
Tre Harris Head Shot
PICK: 69 RND: 3 (NE)
Tre Harris
WR Ole Miss
Ozzy Trapilo Head Shot
PICK: 77 RND: 3 (NE)
Ozzy Trapilo
OT Boston College
Cam Skattebo Head Shot
PICK: 106 RND: 4 (NE)
Cam Skattebo
RB Arizona State
Seth McLaughlin Head Shot
PICK: 144 RND: 5 (NE)
Seth McLaughlin
C Ohio State
Brant Kuithe Head Shot
PICK: 217 RND: 7 (NE)
Brant Kuithe
TE Utah
Jamon Dumas-Johnson Head Shot
PICK: 220 RND: 7 (NE)
Jamon Dumas-Johnson
LB Kentucky
Gino Garcia Head Shot
PICK: 238 RND: 7 (NE)
Gino Garcia
PK Texas Tech
Draft Grade — Patriots
Overall B-
ValueB- NeedB+ TradesB- FutureB-
No fireworks, just a tidy B- for the Patriots.

Call it a hunch or call it a gamble, but the Patriots spent pick 238 on Gino Garcia, a name most had 67 spots down the list.

Leaving interior defensive lineman unaddressed is the roster risk they will have to answer for in the fall. However the rest shakes out, Harris at that price is a win they earned.

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

Pick Analysis
Pick4 Rnd1 Abdul Carter
In No. 4 they get a quarterback's worst nightmare at fair value. It fills the loudest need on the roster.
Pick38 Rnd2 Aireontae Ersery
The board had cheaper options than Aireontae Ersery at Round 2, Pick 6, and it noticed. Another box on the needs board, quietly ticked.
Pick69 Rnd3 Tre Harris
A slide stopped in slot 69, with Tre Harris worth more than the price. This was priority one on the needs board, and now it is handled.
Pick77 Rnd3 Ozzy Trapilo
They paid sticker price for Ozzy Trapilo in the 77th pick, and that is fine. A sensible fit for a spot that needed help.
Pick106 Rnd4 Cam Skattebo
Cam Skattebo at the 106th overall pick is right where the board had him, plain and simple. It fills a real need, too.
Pick144 Rnd5 Seth McLaughlin
A swing that ignored the value entirely, Seth McLaughlin well ahead of where he belonged. It shores up a spot that genuinely needed the help.
Pick217 Rnd7 Brant Kuithe
Brant Kuithe at the Round 7 slot is the pick scouts circle, and not in a good way. The roster fit checks out.
Pick220 Rnd7 Jamon Dumas-Johnson
A wild overpay on Jamon Dumas-Johnson in pick No. 220, the sort that defines a class for the wrong reasons. A minor itch, scratched.
Pick238 Rnd7 Gino Garcia
The board screamed and they did not listen, reaching into the next round for Gino Garcia. A want more than a need, though you can never have too many.