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Draft Selections
Abdul Carter Head Shot
PICK: 4 RND: 1 (NE)
Abdul Carter
DE-EDGE Penn State
Nick Emmanwori Head Shot
PICK: 38 RND: 2 (NE)
Nick Emmanwori
S South Carolina
Quinshon Judkins Head Shot
PICK: 69 RND: 3 (NE)
Quinshon Judkins
RB Ohio State
Jayden Higgins Head Shot
PICK: 77 RND: 3 (NE)
Jayden Higgins
WR Iowa State
Ozzy Trapilo Head Shot
PICK: 105 RND: 4 (NE)
Ozzy Trapilo
OT Boston College
Jared Wilson Head Shot
PICK: 145 RND: 5 (NE)
Jared Wilson
C Georgia
Donovan Edwards Head Shot
PICK: 219 RND: 7 (NE)
Donovan Edwards
RB Michigan
Jahvaree Ritzie Head Shot
PICK: 222 RND: 7 (NE)
Jahvaree Ritzie
DL North Carolina
Shilo Sanders Head Shot
PICK: 240 RND: 7 (NE)
Shilo Sanders
S Colorado
Draft Grade — Patriots
Overall B
ValueB NeedA- TradesB- FutureB-
The Patriots robbed the room for Wilson. Final grade: B.

Somewhere a general manager is explaining how Jared Wilson got past him. The Patriots do not have to explain a thing at No. 145. They moved the roster forward and banked a B for it.

They will need Ritzie to outplay his draft slot in a hurry to justify it. For all the activity, quarterback went untouched, which is hard to explain. They left with edge rusher solved and the rest of the wish list mostly ticked off.

Building through the lines is a philosophy, and they stuck to it.

Good work on the whole, with quarterback the one box left unchecked.

Pick Analysis
Pick4 Rnd1 Abdul Carter
In the 4th overall pick they get a bendy edge with upside. It fills the loudest need on the roster.
Pick38 Rnd2 Nick Emmanwori
Nick Emmanwori in the 38th pick is the kind of fall that makes a whole class. That was the need underlined and circled, and now it is checked off.
Pick69 Rnd3 Quinshon Judkins
They paid sticker price for Quinshon Judkins in No. 69, and that is fine. A real hole, addressed with a reasonable pick.
Pick77 Rnd3 Jayden Higgins
A tidy little value on Jayden Higgins in pick No. 77, a step better than break-even. It also answers one of the loudest questions on the roster.
Pick105 Rnd4 Ozzy Trapilo
Ozzy Trapilo slid further than he should have, and slot 105 is lovely value for the offensive lineman. It shores up a spot that genuinely needed the help.
Pick145 Rnd5 Jared Wilson
The board fumbled Jared Wilson all the way to Round 5, Pick 6, and they scooped it up. A sensible fit that makes the depth chart a little sturdier.
Pick219 Rnd7 Donovan Edwards
They barely believed it either: Donovan Edwards still on the board at the Round 7 slot. The roster fit checks out.
Pick222 Rnd7 Jahvaree Ritzie
A wild overpay on Jahvaree Ritzie in pick 222, the sort that defines a class for the wrong reasons. Better still, it is exactly the hole they had to fill.
Pick240 Rnd7 Shilo Sanders
Value said wait; Shilo Sanders in pick No. 240 says they were not listening. It answers the question that was keeping the coaches up at night.