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Luther Burden III Head Shot
PICK: 3 RND: 1 (NE)
Luther Burden III
WR Missouri
Tacario Davis Head Shot
PICK: 35 RND: 2 (NE)
Tacario Davis
CB Arizona
Donovan Jackson Head Shot
PICK: 67 RND: 3 (NE)
Donovan Jackson
OG Ohio State
Jack Sawyer Head Shot
PICK: 68 RND: 3 (NE)
Jack Sawyer
DE-EDGE Ohio State
Jason Henderson Head Shot
PICK: 99 RND: 4 (NE)
Jason Henderson
LB Old Dominion
Malachi Moore Head Shot
PICK: 100 RND: 4 (NE)
Malachi Moore
S Alabama
Donovan Edwards Head Shot
PICK: 108 RND: 4 (NE)
Donovan Edwards
RB Michigan
Aireontae Ersery Head Shot
PICK: 131 RND: 5 (NE)
Aireontae Ersery
OT Minnesota
Noah Daniels Head Shot
PICK: 195 RND: 7 (NE)
Noah Daniels
CB TCU
Draft Picks Received
Jack Sawyer Head Shot
PICK: 68 RND: 3 (ARI)
Jack Sawyer
DE-EDGE Ohio State
Malachi Moore Head Shot
PICK: 100 RND: 4 (ARI)
Malachi Moore
S Alabama
Donovan Edwards Head Shot
PICK: 108 RND: 4 (DEN)
Donovan Edwards
RB Michigan
Players traded away
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Bailey Zappe
QB
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Cole Strange
OG
Draft Grade — Patriots
Overall D
ValueB NeedB+ TradesF FutureB-
The Patriots let Sawyer fall into their laps, and walked away with a D.

The Patriots lost the trade war and it was not close, handing partners the better end again and again.

The Sawyer steal is the beam this whole class leans on. A whole weekend of picks and interior defensive lineman is somehow still a want. The roster is better shaped than it was, with edge rusher chief among the fixes.

They chose more darts over a bigger single swing.

Bottom line, they will need several of these picks to beat their grades just to break even, and interior defensive lineman is still a hole.

Pick Analysis
Pick3 Rnd1 Luther Burden III
In pick 3 they get a difference-maker at receiver. It fills the loudest need on the roster.
Pick35 Rnd2 Tacario Davis
Tacario Davis in slot 35 is a bargain the rest of the room will envy. Not urgent, but hardly pointless.
Pick67 Rnd3 Donovan Jackson
Donovan Jackson at No. 67 is neither steal nor reach, just the going rate. One more legitimate question on the roster, answered.
Pick68 Rnd3 Jack Sawyer
They barely believed it either: Jack Sawyer still on the board at pick No. 68. It also answers one of the loudest questions on the roster.
Pick99 Rnd4 Jason Henderson
They stopped a slide they were happy to see, landing Jason Henderson in the Round 4 slot. Useful body for a position without much behind the starter.
Pick100 Rnd4 Malachi Moore
No edge and no loss on Malachi Moore in the 100th overall pick; it is a wash and a sensible one. The one spot they could not leave alone, and did not.
Pick108 Rnd4 Donovan Edwards
Donovan Edwards in No. 108 is fair value, right on his grade. The roster fit checks out.
Pick131 Rnd5 Aireontae Ersery
They did well to land Aireontae Ersery in the 131st overall pick, just ahead of his grade. A sensible fit that makes the depth chart a little sturdier.
Pick195 Rnd7 Noah Daniels
They paid sticker price for Noah Daniels in slot 195, and that is fine. It is more luxury than necessity; they were already set here.