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Draft Selections
Zion Young Head Shot
PICK: 31 RND: 1 (NE)
Zion Young
DE-EDGE Missouri
CJ Allen Head Shot
PICK: 40 RND: 2 (NE)
CJ Allen
LB Georgia
Ja'Kobi Lane Head Shot
PICK: 95 RND: 3 (NE)
Ja'Kobi Lane
WR USC
Malik Muhammad Head Shot
PICK: 125 RND: 4 (NE)
Malik Muhammad
CB Texas
Jack Endries Head Shot
PICK: 131 RND: 4 (NE)
Jack Endries
TE Texas
Kaleb Elarms-Orr Head Shot
PICK: 171 RND: 5 (NE)
Kaleb Elarms-Orr
LB TCU
Ephesians Prysock Head Shot
PICK: 191 RND: 6 (NE)
Ephesians Prysock
CB Washington
Aaron Graves Head Shot
PICK: 198 RND: 6 (NE)
Aaron Graves
DT Iowa
Cole Payton Head Shot
PICK: 202 RND: 6 (NE)
Cole Payton
QB North Dakota State
Jeremiah Wright Head Shot
PICK: 212 RND: 6 (NE)
Jeremiah Wright
OG Auburn
Adam Randall Head Shot
PICK: 247 RND: 7 (NE)
Adam Randall
RB Clemson
Draft Picks Received
CJ Allen Head Shot
PICK: 40 RND: 2 (KC)
CJ Allen
LB Georgia
Draft Picks Traded
Jonah Coleman Head Shot
PICK: 63 RND: 2 (KC)
Jonah Coleman
RB Washington
Players traded away
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Hunter Henry
TE
Draft Grade — Patriots
Overall C
ValueB- NeedB TradesF FutureB-
The phones sank the Patriots this weekend: C.

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

They will need Randall to outplay his draft slot in a hurry to justify it. The Muhammad pick alone nudges the whole weekend up a notch. If this class has a fault line, it runs straight through safety.

On the needs board they went 7 of 8, with edge rusher the one that mattered most.

If Zion Young and a couple of the gambles land, hindsight will be kinder than this grade.

Pick Analysis
Pick31 Rnd1 Zion Young
In the Round 1 slot they get a problem off the edge, though they paid up to get him. It fills the loudest need on the roster.
Pick40 Rnd2 CJ Allen
They let CJ Allen come to them and pounced at slot 40. Depth more than a fix, but depth they can use.
Pick95 Rnd3 Ja'Kobi Lane
They took Ja'Kobi Lane at par in the 95th overall pick, which is nothing to complain about. This was priority one on the needs board, and now it is handled.
Pick125 Rnd4 Malik Muhammad
A cornerback of that caliber at the 125th pick is the definition of value, full stop. Useful depth more than a marquee fix.
Pick131 Rnd4 Jack Endries
Nice patience on Jack Endries, who had no business lasting to Round 4, Pick 31. It shores up a spot that genuinely needed the help.
Pick171 Rnd5 Kaleb Elarms-Orr
They paid sticker price for Kaleb Elarms-Orr in pick No. 171, and that is fine. Nice player, but the depth chart did not need him here.
Pick191 Rnd6 Ephesians Prysock
A tidy little value on Ephesians Prysock in pick 191, a step better than break-even. Depth on depth, at a spot that was hardly crying out.
Pick198 Rnd6 Aaron Graves
A market-rate interior defensive lineman, with the board and the slot shaking hands on Aaron Graves. A glaring weakness, addressed head on.
Pick202 Rnd6 Cole Payton
Nothing to complain about; Cole Payton went a shade earlier than his grade, which is fine. It plugs a real leak on the depth chart.
Pick212 Rnd6 Jeremiah Wright
No edge and no loss on Jeremiah Wright in Round 6, Pick 31; it is a wash and a sensible one. A need, and now a little less of one.
Pick247 Rnd7 Adam Randall
Adam Randall in pick No. 247 is a bet on their own eyes over everyone else's grade. The roster fit checks out.