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Draft Selections
Jahdae Barron Head Shot
PICK: 14 RND: 1 (NE)
Jahdae Barron
CB Texas
Tre Harris Head Shot
PICK: 38 RND: 2 (NE)
Tre Harris
WR Ole Miss
Aireontae Ersery Head Shot
PICK: 45 RND: 2 (NE)
Aireontae Ersery
OT Minnesota
Bradyn Swinson Head Shot
PICK: 69 RND: 3 (NE)
Bradyn Swinson
DE-EDGE LSU
Alfred Collins Head Shot
PICK: 77 RND: 3 (NE)
Alfred Collins
DT Texas
Malachi Moore Head Shot
PICK: 105 RND: 4 (NE)
Malachi Moore
S Alabama
Cody Simon Head Shot
PICK: 145 RND: 5 (NE)
Cody Simon
LB Ohio State
Hollin Pierce Head Shot
PICK: 150 RND: 5 (NE)
Hollin Pierce
OT Rutgers
Jay Higgins Head Shot
PICK: 170 RND: 5 (NE)
Jay Higgins
LB Iowa
Oronde Gadsden II Head Shot
PICK: 219 RND: 7 (NE)
Oronde Gadsden II
TE Syracuse
CJ West Head Shot
PICK: 222 RND: 7 (NE)
CJ West
DT Indiana
Teddye Buchanan Head Shot
PICK: 234 RND: 7 (NE)
Teddye Buchanan
LB California
Donovan Smith Head Shot
PICK: 240 RND: 7 (NE)
Donovan Smith
QB Houston
Draft Picks Received
Jahdae Barron Head Shot
PICK: 14 RND: 1 (IND)
Jahdae Barron
CB Texas
Aireontae Ersery Head Shot
PICK: 45 RND: 2 (IND)
Aireontae Ersery
OT Minnesota
Hollin Pierce Head Shot
PICK: 150 RND: 5 (DAL)
Hollin Pierce
OT Rutgers
Jay Higgins Head Shot
PICK: 170 RND: 5 (DAL)
Jay Higgins
LB Iowa
Teddye Buchanan Head Shot
PICK: 234 RND: 7 (IND)
Teddye Buchanan
LB California
No Pick Head Shot
PICK: RND: 1 (IND)
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No Pick Head Shot
PICK: RND: 7 (IND)
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Draft Picks Traded
Will Johnson Head Shot
PICK: 4 RND: 1 (IND)
Will Johnson
CB Michigan
Players Gained
Head Shot
Josh Downs
WR
Players traded away
Head Shot
Davon Godchaux
DT
Draft Grade — Patriots
Overall B+
ValueB NeedB TradesA FutureA
The Patriots robbed the room for Gadsden II. Final grade: B+.

Somewhere a general manager is explaining how Oronde Gadsden II got past him. The Patriots do not have to explain a thing at Round 7, Pick 1. A sturdy weekend that grades out a B+.

They will regret leaving running back for another day if the season turns on it. Harris has a lot of ground to make up just to look fairly priced.

In sum, a sturdy weekend with one asterisk, the running back spot they never got to.

Pick Analysis
Pick14 Rnd1 Jahdae Barron
In pick 14 they get a sticky cover corner at fair value. More want than need.
Pick38 Rnd2 Tre Harris
The board had cheaper options than Tre Harris at Round 2, Pick 6, and it noticed. Top of the wish list, and they did not leave without it.
Pick45 Rnd2 Aireontae Ersery
They took Aireontae Ersery at par in pick No. 45, which is nothing to complain about. It shores up a spot that genuinely needed the help.
Pick69 Rnd3 Bradyn Swinson
A quiet steal in the 69th pick: Bradyn Swinson for less than the market said. The biggest hole on the depth chart just got a whole lot smaller.
Pick77 Rnd3 Alfred Collins
Somehow Alfred Collins was still sitting there in slot 77, and they pounced on premier interior defensive lineman value. This was priority one on the needs board, and now it is handled.
Pick105 Rnd4 Malachi Moore
Malachi Moore at the Round 4 slot is neither steal nor reach, just the going rate. The one spot they could not leave alone, and did not.
Pick145 Rnd5 Cody Simon
Cody Simon at No. 145 is the sort of value that quietly wins a weekend. Useful depth more than a marquee fix.
Pick150 Rnd5 Hollin Pierce
They robbed the room for Hollin Pierce here, a fall nobody at the table saw coming. The roster fit checks out.
Pick170 Rnd5 Jay Higgins
A premium they did not need to pay, Jay Higgins a notch or two before his time. It is more luxury than necessity; they were already set here.
Pick219 Rnd7 Oronde Gadsden II
Taking Oronde Gadsden II in the Round 7 slot is close to grand larceny; a tight end that good had no business lasting this long. Another box on the needs board, quietly ticked.
Pick222 Rnd7 CJ West
The board had CJ West higher than the 222nd overall pick, and the interior defensive lineman fell to them anyway. A must-fix position, and they treated it like one.
Pick234 Rnd7 Teddye Buchanan
Teddye Buchanan at slot 234 is right where the board had him, plain and simple. Pure best-available; the position was not exactly begging.
Pick240 Rnd7 Donovan Smith
No drama and no debate, Donovan Smith went about where he belonged in the 240th pick. It fills a real need, too.