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Draft Selections
Travis Hunter Head Shot
PICK: 1 RND: 1 (NE)
Travis Hunter
CB Colorado
Tyler Booker Head Shot
PICK: 36 RND: 2 (NE)
Tyler Booker
OG Alabama
Dylan Fairchild Head Shot
PICK: 67 RND: 3 (NE)
Dylan Fairchild
OG Georgia
Deone Walker Head Shot
PICK: 79 RND: 3 (NE)
Deone Walker
DT Kentucky
Maxwell Hairston Head Shot
PICK: 103 RND: 4 (NE)
Maxwell Hairston
CB Kentucky
Smael Mondon Jr. Head Shot
PICK: 138 RND: 4 (NE)
Smael Mondon Jr.
LB Georgia
Woody Marks Head Shot
PICK: 219 RND: 7 (NE)
Woody Marks
RB USC
Bryson Nesbit Head Shot
PICK: 220 RND: 7 (NE)
Bryson Nesbit
TE North Carolina
Jonah Monheim Head Shot
PICK: 238 RND: 7 (NE)
Jonah Monheim
C USC
Draft Grade — Patriots
Overall B-
ValueB NeedC+ TradesB- FutureB-
Grand theft in slot 219: the Patriots steal Marks and grade out a B-.

When a board-topper like Woody Marks slides to the 219th pick, you do not overthink it, and the Patriots did not.

With edge rusher, wide receiver and other spots unsolved, spending premium capital on cornerback is the choice that costs them. That edge rusher hole did not close this weekend, and it was the biggest one on the wall. They are betting Nesbit proves the room right and everyone else wrong.

Job largely done: interior defensive lineman settled and 4 of 8 of the wish list covered.

Not a headline-grabber, but a perfectly good weekend's work.

Pick Analysis
Pick1 Rnd1 Travis Hunter
In pick No. 1 they get a potential shutdown corner. More want than need.
Pick36 Rnd2 Tyler Booker
A market-rate offensive lineman, with the board and the slot shaking hands on Tyler Booker. A real hole, addressed with a reasonable pick.
Pick67 Rnd3 Dylan Fairchild
A quiet steal in pick 67: Dylan Fairchild for less than the market said. It fills a real need, too.
Pick79 Rnd3 Deone Walker
They read the board right and Deone Walker was the payoff at slot 79. The one spot they could not leave alone, and did not.
Pick103 Rnd4 Maxwell Hairston
The eyebrow-raiser of the weekend. They went cornerback with Maxwell Hairston while clear needs at edge rusher, wide receiver and other spots sat open.
Pick138 Rnd4 Smael Mondon Jr.
The board fumbled Smael Mondon Jr. all the way to the Round 4 slot, and they scooped it up. It thickens a room that could stand to be thicker.
Pick219 Rnd7 Woody Marks
Circle this one: Woody Marks at No. 219 is a fall that decides a draft. The roster fit checks out.
Pick220 Rnd7 Bryson Nesbit
A conviction pick on Bryson Nesbit at the 220th pick that the board grades a round light. It patches a soft spot without any drama.
Pick238 Rnd7 Jonah Monheim
Jonah Monheim at the Round 7 slot is the steal of the weekend, a first-round talent at a bargain-bin price. A need, and now a little less of one.