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Draft Selections
Abdul Carter Head Shot
PICK: 4 RND: 1 (NE)
Abdul Carter
DE-EDGE Penn State
Armand Membou Head Shot
PICK: 38 RND: 2 (NE)
Armand Membou
OT Missouri
Jalen Royals Head Shot
PICK: 69 RND: 3 (NE)
Jalen Royals
WR Utah State
Alfred Collins Head Shot
PICK: 81 RND: 3 (NE)
Alfred Collins
DT Texas
Demetrius Knight Jr. Head Shot
PICK: 104 RND: 4 (NE)
Demetrius Knight Jr.
LB South Carolina
Cam Skattebo Head Shot
PICK: 117 RND: 4 (NE)
Cam Skattebo
RB Arizona State
Jabbar Muhammad Head Shot
PICK: 143 RND: 5 (NE)
Jabbar Muhammad
CB Oregon
Cody Simon Head Shot
PICK: 217 RND: 7 (NE)
Cody Simon
LB Ohio State
Clay Webb Head Shot
PICK: 220 RND: 7 (NE)
Clay Webb
OG Jacksonville State
Jonas Sanker Head Shot
PICK: 238 RND: 7 (NE)
Jonas Sanker
S Virginia
Draft Picks Received
Alfred Collins Head Shot
PICK: 81 RND: 3 (CIN)
Alfred Collins
DT Texas
Cam Skattebo Head Shot
PICK: 117 RND: 4 (CIN)
Cam Skattebo
RB Arizona State
Draft Picks Traded
Ahmed Hassanein Head Shot
PICK: 77 RND: 3 (CIN)
Ahmed Hassanein
DL-EDGE Boise State
Draft Grade — Patriots
Overall B
ValueB- NeedB+ TradesB- FutureB-
Larceny in pick 217 lands the Patriots a B, Simon and all.

The value of the weekend has a name and a slot: Cody Simon, the 217th overall pick, roughly 95 picks past where he belonged. They moved the roster forward and banked a B for it.

Reaching for Membou left real value on the table behind him. The quarterback spot stays a question, and it was the one they most needed an answer at. 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.

Add it up and it is a good, unfussy class.

Pick Analysis
Pick4 Rnd1 Abdul Carter
In pick 4 they get a double-digit-sack hope at fair value. Exactly the need they had to hit.
Pick38 Rnd2 Armand Membou
This one needs a full-page explanation: Armand Membou in Round 2, Pick 6, miles early. A real hole, addressed with a reasonable pick.
Pick69 Rnd3 Jalen Royals
Jalen Royals at No. 69 is neither steal nor reach, just the going rate. Better still, it is exactly the hole they had to fill.
Pick81 Rnd3 Alfred Collins
Alfred Collins at the 81st pick is daylight robbery; nobody expected him to last. The biggest hole on the depth chart just got a whole lot smaller.
Pick104 Rnd4 Demetrius Knight Jr.
A linebacker of that caliber at the Round 4 slot is the definition of value, full stop. A quiet depth add at a thin-ish spot.
Pick117 Rnd4 Cam Skattebo
A reasonable price with a little left over, Cam Skattebo in the 117th overall pick. It fills a real need, too.
Pick143 Rnd5 Jabbar Muhammad
Jabbar Muhammad at slot 143 is a sound buy, the sort that quietly helps a class. Useful depth more than a marquee fix.
Pick217 Rnd7 Cody Simon
Cody Simon in pick No. 217 should not have been possible, and that is the whole point. Pure best-available; the position was not exactly begging.
Pick220 Rnd7 Clay Webb
No drama and no debate, Clay Webb went about where he belonged in the 220th pick. The roster fit checks out.
Pick238 Rnd7 Jonas Sanker
They will replay Jonas Sanker at Round 7, Pick 22 for years; that is how good the value is. It answers the question that was keeping the coaches up at night.