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Draft Selections
Luther Burden III Head Shot
PICK: 3 RND: 1 (NE)
Luther Burden III
WR Missouri
Jabbar Muhammad Head Shot
PICK: 35 RND: 2 (NE)
Jabbar Muhammad
CB Washington
Tate Ratledge Head Shot
PICK: 67 RND: 3 (NE)
Tate Ratledge
OG Georgia
Clay Webb Head Shot
PICK: 68 RND: 3 (NE)
Clay Webb
OG Georgia
Sebastian Castro Head Shot
PICK: 99 RND: 4 (NE)
Sebastian Castro
S Iowa
Will Sheppard Head Shot
PICK: 131 RND: 5 (NE)
Will Sheppard
WR Colorado
Jamaree Caldwell Head Shot
PICK: 132 RND: 5 (NE)
Jamaree Caldwell
DL Oregon
David Bailey Head Shot
PICK: 169 RND: 6 (NE)
David Bailey
DE-EDGE Stanford
Jaishawn Barham Head Shot
PICK: 195 RND: 7 (NE)
Jaishawn Barham
LB Maryland
Draft Picks Received
Clay Webb Head Shot
PICK: 68 RND: 3 (ARI)
Clay Webb
OG Georgia
Jamaree Caldwell Head Shot
PICK: 132 RND: 5 (ARI)
Jamaree Caldwell
DL Oregon
David Bailey Head Shot
PICK: 169 RND: 6 (CHI)
David Bailey
DE-EDGE Stanford
Players traded away
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Cole Strange
OG
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K.J. Osborn
WR
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Sidy Sow
OG
Draft Grade — Patriots
Overall D-
ValueB- NeedB+ TradesF FutureB-
The Patriots let Castro fall and pounced. Final grade: 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.

If this class has a fault line, it runs straight through quarterback. However the rest shakes out, Castro at that price is a win they earned.

The verdict is not kind, and fairly so; this class has a hill to climb.

Pick Analysis
Pick3 Rnd1 Luther Burden III
In pick No. 3 they get a difference-maker at receiver at fair value. The biggest hole, addressed.
Pick35 Rnd2 Jabbar Muhammad
They did well to land Jabbar Muhammad in pick 35, just ahead of his grade. A minor need, but a need all the same.
Pick67 Rnd3 Tate Ratledge
Good price on Tate Ratledge in slot 67, a hair ahead of his grade with no real quibbles. It patches a soft spot without any drama.
Pick68 Rnd3 Clay Webb
A market-rate offensive lineman, with the board and the slot shaking hands on Clay Webb. A need, and now a little less of one.
Pick99 Rnd4 Sebastian Castro
Sebastian Castro at the 99th overall pick is the steal of the weekend, a first-round talent at a bargain-bin price. That was the need underlined and circled, and now it is checked off.
Pick131 Rnd5 Will Sheppard
Circle this one: Will Sheppard at the Round 5 slot is a fall that decides a draft. Top of the wish list, and they did not leave without it.
Pick132 Rnd5 Jamaree Caldwell
A slide stopped in pick 132, with Jamaree Caldwell worth more than the price. A must-fix position, and they treated it like one.
Pick169 Rnd6 David Bailey
No edge and no loss on David Bailey in the Round 6 slot; it is a wash and a sensible one. It answers the question that was keeping the coaches up at night.
Pick195 Rnd7 Jaishawn Barham
Jaishawn Barham in slot 195 is fine work, a shade of surplus and no downside. It thickens a room that could stand to be thicker.