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Draft Selections
Abdul Carter Head Shot
PICK: 4 RND: 1 (NE)
Abdul Carter
DE-EDGE Penn State
Grey Zabel Head Shot
PICK: 38 RND: 2 (NE)
Grey Zabel
OT North Dakota State
Darien Porter Head Shot
PICK: 69 RND: 3 (NE)
Darien Porter
CB Iowa State
Quinshon Judkins Head Shot
PICK: 77 RND: 3 (NE)
Quinshon Judkins
RB Ohio State
Hollin Pierce Head Shot
PICK: 106 RND: 4 (NE)
Hollin Pierce
OT Rutgers
Tez Johnson Head Shot
PICK: 144 RND: 5 (NE)
Tez Johnson
WR Oregon
JJ Pegues Head Shot
PICK: 217 RND: 7 (NE)
JJ Pegues
DT Ole Miss
Andrew Armstrong Head Shot
PICK: 220 RND: 7 (NE)
Andrew Armstrong
WR Arkansas
Oronde Gadsden II Head Shot
PICK: 238 RND: 7 (NE)
Oronde Gadsden II
TE Syracuse
Draft Grade — Patriots
Overall B
ValueB NeedA- TradesB- FutureB-
The Patriots did the meat-and-potatoes work well: B.

The Patriots torched the value chart for Andrew Armstrong, taking him 69 spots sooner than anyone had him slotted. A dependable weekend that grades out a B.

Whatever else happened, they won the night they took Gadsden II. Leaving safety unaddressed is the roster risk they will have to answer for in the fall. The roster is better shaped than it was, with edge rusher chief among the fixes.

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

Pick Analysis
Pick4 Rnd1 Abdul Carter
In the 4th pick they get juice off the edge. It fills the loudest need on the roster.
Pick38 Rnd2 Grey Zabel
A clean, defensible pick in the Round 2 slot with a little surplus value in Grey Zabel. A need, and now a little less of one.
Pick69 Rnd3 Darien Porter
By-the-book stuff, Darien Porter at pick No. 69 squarely in line with his ranking. Not urgent, but hardly pointless.
Pick77 Rnd3 Quinshon Judkins
Quinshon Judkins is a better player than the 77th overall pick suggests; smart patience, rewarded. The roster fit checks out.
Pick106 Rnd4 Hollin Pierce
Hollin Pierce at pick 106 is the kind of overdraft that needs everything to break right. A real hole, addressed with a reasonable pick.
Pick144 Rnd5 Tez Johnson
Tez Johnson in slot 144 should not have been possible, and that is the whole point. Top of the wish list, and they did not leave without it.
Pick217 Rnd7 JJ Pegues
JJ Pegues at Round 7, Pick 1 is a first-round grade at a bargain-bin price, no notes. It also answers one of the loudest questions on the roster.
Pick220 Rnd7 Andrew Armstrong
They reached a country mile for Andrew Armstrong at pick No. 220, and the board is aghast. This was priority one on the needs board, and now it is handled.
Pick238 Rnd7 Oronde Gadsden II
A tight end of that caliber at No. 238 is the definition of value, full stop. It patches a soft spot without any drama.