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Draft Selections
Abdul Carter Head Shot
PICK: 4 RND: 1 (NE)
Abdul Carter
DE-EDGE Penn State
Aireontae Ersery Head Shot
PICK: 38 RND: 2 (NE)
Aireontae Ersery
OT Minnesota
Jayden Higgins Head Shot
PICK: 69 RND: 3 (NE)
Jayden Higgins
WR Iowa State
Dylan Sampson Head Shot
PICK: 77 RND: 3 (NE)
Dylan Sampson
RB Tennessee
Xavier Watts Head Shot
PICK: 104 RND: 4 (NE)
Xavier Watts
S Notre Dame
Cobee Bryant Head Shot
PICK: 143 RND: 5 (NE)
Cobee Bryant
CB Kansas
Smael Mondon Jr. Head Shot
PICK: 217 RND: 7 (NE)
Smael Mondon Jr.
LB Georgia
Jimmy Horn Jr. Head Shot
PICK: 220 RND: 7 (NE)
Jimmy Horn Jr.
WR Colorado
Brant Kuithe Head Shot
PICK: 238 RND: 7 (NE)
Brant Kuithe
TE Utah
Draft Grade — Patriots
Overall B
ValueB NeedA- TradesB- FutureB-
The Patriots won the night they stopped Mondon Jr. from sliding. Grade: B.

You build a draft on nights like this. Smael Mondon Jr. had no business being available in the 217th overall pick, and the Patriots did the only sane thing and turned in the card. Nothing here to lose sleep over; call it a B.

They are betting Horn Jr. proves the room right and everyone else wrong. They punted on interior defensive lineman, and it is the miss that keeps the grade honest.

The roster is better shaped than it was, with edge rusher chief among the fixes. Building through the lines is a philosophy, and they stuck to it.

In short, they left a little better than they arrived, which is the whole idea.

Pick Analysis
Pick4 Rnd1 Abdul Carter
In the 4th overall pick they get a premier pass rusher. It fills the loudest need on the roster.
Pick38 Rnd2 Aireontae Ersery
They went early on Aireontae Ersery in Round 2, Pick 6, and the value did not follow. The roster fit checks out.
Pick69 Rnd3 Jayden Higgins
They took Jayden Higgins at par in No. 69, which is nothing to complain about. Top of the wish list, and they did not leave without it.
Pick77 Rnd3 Dylan Sampson
Dylan Sampson at the Round 3 slot is daylight robbery; nobody expected him to last. A need, and now a little less of one.
Pick104 Rnd4 Xavier Watts
Circle this one: Xavier Watts at pick No. 104 is a fall that decides a draft. Better still, it is exactly the hole they had to fill.
Pick143 Rnd5 Cobee Bryant
Cobee Bryant at slot 143 is the pick scouts circle, and not in a good way. A minor need, but a need all the same.
Pick217 Rnd7 Smael Mondon Jr.
A top-tier linebacker at a bargain, Smael Mondon Jr. in pick 217, plain and simple. Useful depth more than a marquee fix.
Pick220 Rnd7 Jimmy Horn Jr.
The board screamed and they did not listen, reaching into the next round for Jimmy Horn Jr.. It answers the question that was keeping the coaches up at night.
Pick238 Rnd7 Brant Kuithe
Brant Kuithe at the 238th pick is a first-round grade at a bargain-bin price, no notes. A sensible fit that makes the depth chart a little sturdier.