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Draft Selections
Emmanuel Pregnon Head Shot
PICK: 31 RND: 1 (NE)
Emmanuel Pregnon
OG Oregon
Anthony Hill Jr. Head Shot
PICK: 63 RND: 2 (NE)
Anthony Hill Jr.
LB Texas
Keyron Crawford Head Shot
PICK: 95 RND: 3 (NE)
Keyron Crawford
DE-EDGE Auburn
Davison Igbinosun Head Shot
PICK: 125 RND: 4 (NE)
Davison Igbinosun
CB Ohio State
DeMonte Capehart Head Shot
PICK: 131 RND: 4 (NE)
DeMonte Capehart
DT Clemson
Nate Boerkircher Head Shot
PICK: 171 RND: 5 (NE)
Nate Boerkircher
TE Texas A&M
Harrison Wallace III Head Shot
PICK: 191 RND: 6 (NE)
Harrison Wallace III
WR Ole Miss
Bobby Jamison-Travis Head Shot
PICK: 202 RND: 6 (NE)
Bobby Jamison-Travis
DT Auburn
Dallen Bentley Head Shot
PICK: 209 RND: 6 (NE)
Dallen Bentley
TE Utah
Cole Payton Head Shot
PICK: 212 RND: 6 (NE)
Cole Payton
QB North Dakota State
CJ Donaldson Head Shot
PICK: 247 RND: 7 (NE)
CJ Donaldson
RB Ohio State
Draft Grade — Patriots
Overall B-
ValueB- NeedB TradesB- FutureB-
Nothing loud, just a tidy B- for the Patriots.

There was a run on nobody at that position, and the Patriots started one anyway for CJ Donaldson, 54 picks ahead of schedule.

That is a linebacker worth more than the slot they spent on him, plainly. That safety hole did not close this weekend, and it was the biggest one on the wall.

All told, a solid class that does its job everywhere but safety.

Pick Analysis
Pick31 Rnd1 Emmanuel Pregnon
In the Round 1 slot they get a cornerstone up front, even if it was a touch early. A real need, handled.
Pick63 Rnd2 Anthony Hill Jr.
They barely believed it either: Anthony Hill Jr. still on the board at pick 63. A minor itch, scratched.
Pick95 Rnd3 Keyron Crawford
The board screamed and they did not listen, reaching into the next round for Keyron Crawford. The one spot they could not leave alone, and did not.
Pick125 Rnd4 Davison Igbinosun
Davison Igbinosun in the 125th pick is fair value, right on his grade. Useful depth more than a marquee fix.
Pick131 Rnd4 DeMonte Capehart
They paid sticker price for DeMonte Capehart in slot 131, and that is fine. It answers the question that was keeping the coaches up at night.
Pick171 Rnd5 Nate Boerkircher
A top-tier tight end at a bargain, Nate Boerkircher in Round 5, Pick 31, plain and simple. It plugs a real leak on the depth chart.
Pick191 Rnd6 Harrison Wallace III
They took Harrison Wallace III at par in the 191st pick, which is nothing to complain about. This was priority one on the needs board, and now it is handled.
Pick202 Rnd6 Bobby Jamison-Travis
No edge and no loss on Bobby Jamison-Travis in the 202nd overall pick; it is a wash and a sensible one. Better still, it is exactly the hole they had to fill.
Pick209 Rnd6 Dallen Bentley
Dallen Bentley in pick 209 is a bargain the rest of the room will envy. One more legitimate question on the roster, answered.
Pick212 Rnd6 Cole Payton
Cole Payton at slot 212 is a steep price for a hunch, hard to square with any board. It fills a real need, too.
Pick247 Rnd7 CJ Donaldson
A swing that ignored the value entirely, CJ Donaldson well ahead of where he belonged. A need, and now a little less of one.