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  • jgeorge21 DRAFTING FOR THE
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Draft Selections
Marvin Harrison Jr. Head Shot
PICK: 3 RND: 1 (NE)
Marvin Harrison Jr.
WR Ohio State
Jordan Morgan Head Shot
PICK: 34 RND: 2 (NE)
Jordan Morgan
OT Arizona
Kamren Kinchens Head Shot
PICK: 68 RND: 3 (NE)
Kamren Kinchens
S Miami (FL)
Maason Smith Head Shot
PICK: 103 RND: 4 (NE)
Maason Smith
DT LSU
Brenden Rice Head Shot
PICK: 137 RND: 5 (NE)
Brenden Rice
WR USC
Dwight McGlothern Head Shot
PICK: 180 RND: 6 (NE)
Dwight McGlothern
CB Arkansas
Tanner McLachlan Head Shot
PICK: 193 RND: 6 (NE)
Tanner McLachlan
TE Arizona
JD Bertrand Head Shot
PICK: 231 RND: 7 (NE)
JD Bertrand
LB Notre Dame
Draft Grade — Patriots
Overall B
ValueB NeedB+ TradesB- FutureB-
The steal of the weekend belongs to the Patriots and Rice: B.

Every so often the board makes a mistake, and the Patriots were there to profit. Brenden Rice, the No. 96 name on the board, should have been long gone before the 137th pick. It does the job without flash, and the B reflects it.

Leaving edge rusher unaddressed is the roster risk they will have to answer for in the fall. The McLachlan pick is the one the value grade keeps tripping over.

In short, they left a little better than they arrived, which is the whole idea.

Pick Analysis
Pick3 Rnd1 Marvin Harrison Jr.
In Round 1, Pick 3 they get a difference-maker at receiver. The biggest hole, addressed.
Pick34 Rnd2 Jordan Morgan
Jordan Morgan in the 34th pick is fair value, right on his grade. A sensible fit that makes the depth chart a little sturdier.
Pick68 Rnd3 Kamren Kinchens
Fair-plus on Kamren Kinchens, a quiet win that adds up over a draft. The biggest hole on the depth chart just got a whole lot smaller.
Pick103 Rnd4 Maason Smith
A market-rate interior defensive lineman, with the board and the slot shaking hands on Maason Smith. A must-fix position, and they treated it like one.
Pick137 Rnd5 Brenden Rice
The board fumbled Brenden Rice all the way to No. 137, and they scooped it up. That was the need underlined and circled, and now it is checked off.
Pick180 Rnd6 Dwight McGlothern
You do not let a cornerback like Dwight McGlothern reach the Round 6 slot and blink. They did not. Not urgent, but hardly pointless.
Pick193 Rnd6 Tanner McLachlan
They paid up for Tanner McLachlan at pick 193 when waiting would have done the job. One more legitimate question on the roster, answered.
Pick231 Rnd7 JD Bertrand
JD Bertrand at slot 231 is the sort of value that quietly wins a weekend. A quiet depth add at a thin-ish spot.