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Abdul Carter Head Shot
PICK: 11 RND: 1 (NE)
Abdul Carter
DE-EDGE Penn State
Omarion Hampton Head Shot
PICK: 51 RND: 2 (NE)
Omarion Hampton
RB North Carolina
Darien Porter Head Shot
PICK: 69 RND: 3 (NE)
Darien Porter
CB Iowa State
Alfred Collins Head Shot
PICK: 77 RND: 3 (NE)
Alfred Collins
DT Texas
Deone Walker Head Shot
PICK: 85 RND: 3 (NE)
Deone Walker
DT Kentucky
Malachi Moore Head Shot
PICK: 107 RND: 4 (NE)
Malachi Moore
S Alabama
Cody Simon Head Shot
PICK: 131 RND: 4 (NE)
Cody Simon
LB Ohio State
Jaylin Noel Head Shot
PICK: 143 RND: 5 (NE)
Jaylin Noel
WR Iowa State
Dont'e Thornton Jr. Head Shot
PICK: 186 RND: 6 (NE)
Dont'e Thornton Jr.
WR Tennessee
Jay Higgins Head Shot
PICK: 194 RND: 6 (NE)
Jay Higgins
LB Iowa
Clay Webb Head Shot
PICK: 205 RND: 6 (NE)
Clay Webb
OG Jacksonville State
Xavier Truss Head Shot
PICK: 217 RND: 7 (NE)
Xavier Truss
OT Georgia
O'Donnell Fortune Head Shot
PICK: 220 RND: 7 (NE)
O'Donnell Fortune
CB South Carolina
Terrance Ferguson Head Shot
PICK: 238 RND: 7 (NE)
Terrance Ferguson
TE Oregon
Jack Kiser Head Shot
PICK: 248 RND: 7 (NE)
Jack Kiser
LB Notre Dame
Draft Picks Received
Abdul Carter Head Shot
PICK: 11 RND: 1 (SF)
Abdul Carter
DE-EDGE Penn State
Omarion Hampton Head Shot
PICK: 51 RND: 2 (DEN)
Omarion Hampton
RB North Carolina
Deone Walker Head Shot
PICK: 85 RND: 3 (DEN)
Deone Walker
DT Kentucky
Malachi Moore Head Shot
PICK: 107 RND: 4 (BUF)
Malachi Moore
S Alabama
Cody Simon Head Shot
PICK: 131 RND: 4 (DET)
Cody Simon
LB Ohio State
Dont'e Thornton Jr. Head Shot
PICK: 186 RND: 6 (DAL)
Dont'e Thornton Jr.
WR Tennessee
Jay Higgins Head Shot
PICK: 194 RND: 6 (DET)
Jay Higgins
LB Iowa
Clay Webb Head Shot
PICK: 205 RND: 6 (DEN)
Clay Webb
OG Jacksonville State
Jack Kiser Head Shot
PICK: 248 RND: 7 (DAL)
Jack Kiser
LB Notre Dame
No Pick Head Shot
PICK: RND: 7 (DET)
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Draft Picks Traded
Kelvin Banks Jr. Head Shot
PICK: 4 RND: 1 (SF)
Kelvin Banks Jr.
OT Texas
Emeka Egbuka Head Shot
PICK: 38 RND: 2 (DEN)
Emeka Egbuka
WR Ohio State
Aeneas Peebles Head Shot
PICK: 104 RND: 4 (DAL)
Aeneas Peebles
DL Virginia Tech
Players Gained
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Alex Palczewski
OT
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Dominick Puni
OT
Draft Grade — Patriots
Overall B+
ValueB+ NeedB+ TradesA+ FutureB-
Grand theft in slot 194: the Patriots steal Higgins and grade out a B+.

Thirty-one other rooms let Jay Higgins slide, and the Patriots were the ones holding the card at the 194th pick. Highway robbery.

If Truss pans out, nobody remembers the price. If not, this is the pick they hear about. Every deal seemed to tilt their way, which is not luck. The quarterback spot stays a question, and it was the one they most needed an answer at.

Bottom line, more hits than misses and a roster nudged the right way.

Pick Analysis
Pick11 Rnd1 Abdul Carter
In Round 1, Pick 11 they get a bendy edge with upside. It fills the loudest need on the roster.
Pick51 Rnd2 Omarion Hampton
Steal is underselling it; Omarion Hampton at pick No. 51 is a heist with the alarm still ringing. It plugs a real leak on the depth chart.
Pick69 Rnd3 Darien Porter
A reach for Darien Porter in the 69th overall pick; a little patience would have been rewarded. A quiet depth add at a thin-ish spot.
Pick77 Rnd3 Alfred Collins
A slide stopped in No. 77, with Alfred Collins worth more than the price. The one spot they could not leave alone, and did not.
Pick85 Rnd3 Deone Walker
The board had Deone Walker higher than the Round 3 slot, and the interior defensive lineman fell to them anyway. They walked in needing this and walked out with it.
Pick107 Rnd4 Malachi Moore
Circle this one: Malachi Moore at slot 107 is a fall that decides a draft. That was the need underlined and circled, and now it is checked off.
Pick131 Rnd4 Cody Simon
A tidy bit of business in pick 131, where Cody Simon graded well above the range. It adds depth where they could use a little.
Pick143 Rnd5 Jaylin Noel
A reasonable price with a little left over, Jaylin Noel in the 143rd pick. It also answers one of the loudest questions on the roster.
Pick186 Rnd6 Dont'e Thornton Jr.
They let Dont'e Thornton Jr. come to them and pounced at Round 6, Pick 11. A glaring weakness, addressed head on.
Pick194 Rnd6 Jay Higgins
Jay Higgins at pick 194 is daylight robbery; nobody expected him to last. It is more luxury than necessity; they were already set here.
Pick205 Rnd6 Clay Webb
Clay Webb in slot 205 is the kind of reach that only looks good if he outplays it. Another box on the needs board, quietly ticked.
Pick217 Rnd7 Xavier Truss
A big swing on Xavier Truss at the 217th overall pick, well ahead of any board in the building. A sensible fit for a spot that needed help.
Pick220 Rnd7 O'Donnell Fortune
O'Donnell Fortune in the Round 7 slot is a bargain the rest of the room will envy. Pure best-available; the position was not exactly begging.
Pick238 Rnd7 Terrance Ferguson
A tight end of that caliber at pick No. 238 is the definition of value, full stop. One more legitimate question on the roster, answered.
Pick248 Rnd7 Jack Kiser
Jack Kiser in No. 248 is the kind of fall that makes a whole class. Insurance at a position that did not really ask for it.