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Kayden McDonald Head Shot
PICK: 32 RND: 1 (NE)
Kayden McDonald
DL Ohio State
Jake Slaughter Head Shot
PICK: 64 RND: 2 (NE)
Jake Slaughter
C Florida
Omar Cooper Jr. Head Shot
PICK: 96 RND: 3 (NE)
Omar Cooper Jr.
WR Indiana
Chris Johnson Head Shot
PICK: 126 RND: 4 (NE)
Chris Johnson
CB San Diego State
Bray Hubbard Head Shot
PICK: 132 RND: 4 (NE)
Bray Hubbard
S Alabama
Duce Robinson Head Shot
PICK: 172 RND: 5 (NE)
Duce Robinson
WR Florida State
Lander Barton Head Shot
PICK: 194 RND: 6 (NE)
Lander Barton
LB Utah
Lee Hunter Head Shot
PICK: 195 RND: 6 (NE)
Lee Hunter
DT Texas Tech
Trey Zuhn III Head Shot
PICK: 201 RND: 6 (NE)
Trey Zuhn III
OT Texas A&M
DeAndre Moore Jr. Head Shot
PICK: 212 RND: 6 (NE)
DeAndre Moore Jr.
WR Texas
Elliot Washington II Head Shot
PICK: 247 RND: 7 (NE)
Elliot Washington II
CB Penn State
Draft Grade — Patriots
Overall B-
ValueB- NeedB TradesB- FutureB-
A sensible, unshowy class lands the Patriots a B-.

Thirty-one other rooms let Jake Slaughter slide, and the Patriots were the ones holding the card at Round 2, Pick 32. Highway robbery.

The Zuhn III reach is the anchor dragging on the value grade. The edge rusher spot stays a question, and it was the one they most needed an answer at.

In sum, a sensible class that nudges the roster the right way.

Pick Analysis
Pick32 Rnd1 Kayden McDonald
In No. 32 they get a wrecking ball inside. Exactly the need they had to hit.
Pick64 Rnd2 Jake Slaughter
You do not let an offensive lineman like Jake Slaughter reach the 64th pick and blink. They did not. It patches a soft spot without any drama.
Pick96 Rnd3 Omar Cooper Jr.
A market-rate wide receiver, with the board and the slot shaking hands on Omar Cooper Jr.. This was priority one on the needs board, and now it is handled.
Pick126 Rnd4 Chris Johnson
Chris Johnson is a better player than the Round 4 slot suggests; smart patience, rewarded. A quiet depth add at a thin-ish spot.
Pick132 Rnd4 Bray Hubbard
Bray Hubbard at Round 4, Pick 32 is a conviction pick that outran the value. The biggest hole on the depth chart just got a whole lot smaller.
Pick172 Rnd5 Duce Robinson
Duce Robinson at the 172nd overall pick is right where the board had him, plain and simple. It also answers one of the loudest questions on the roster.
Pick194 Rnd6 Lander Barton
Lander Barton in pick No. 194 lands just on the right side of the ledger. A minor itch, scratched.
Pick195 Rnd6 Lee Hunter
They jumped the gun on Lee Hunter, taking him earlier than his grade liked. That was the need underlined and circled, and now it is checked off.
Pick201 Rnd6 Trey Zuhn III
A wild overpay on Trey Zuhn III in No. 201, the sort that defines a class for the wrong reasons. It plugs a real leak on the depth chart.
Pick212 Rnd6 DeAndre Moore Jr.
A reach for DeAndre Moore Jr. in the 212th pick; a little patience would have been rewarded. They walked in needing this and walked out with it.
Pick247 Rnd7 Elliot Washington II
Elliot Washington II at slot 247 is the pick scouts circle, and not in a good way. Nice player, but the depth chart did not need him here.