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Draft Selections
Josh Conerly Jr. Head Shot
PICK: 20 RND: 1 (NE)
Josh Conerly Jr.
OT Oregon
Derrick Harmon Head Shot
PICK: 38 RND: 2 (NE)
Derrick Harmon
DT Oregon
Donovan Jackson Head Shot
PICK: 69 RND: 3 (NE)
Donovan Jackson
OT Ohio State
Quinshon Judkins Head Shot
PICK: 81 RND: 3 (NE)
Quinshon Judkins
RB Ohio State
Oluwafemi Oladejo Head Shot
PICK: 106 RND: 4 (NE)
Oluwafemi Oladejo
LB-EDGE UCLA
Hollin Pierce Head Shot
PICK: 119 RND: 4 (NE)
Hollin Pierce
OT Rutgers
Vernon Broughton Head Shot
PICK: 144 RND: 5 (NE)
Vernon Broughton
DL Texas
Dont'e Thornton Jr. Head Shot
PICK: 191 RND: 6 (NE)
Dont'e Thornton Jr.
WR Tennessee
Draft Picks Received
Josh Conerly Jr. Head Shot
PICK: 20 RND: 1 (DEN)
Josh Conerly Jr.
OT Oregon
Quinshon Judkins Head Shot
PICK: 81 RND: 3 (CIN)
Quinshon Judkins
RB Ohio State
Hollin Pierce Head Shot
PICK: 119 RND: 4 (CIN)
Hollin Pierce
OT Rutgers
Dont'e Thornton Jr. Head Shot
PICK: 191 RND: 6 (DEN)
Dont'e Thornton Jr.
WR Tennessee
No Pick Head Shot
PICK: RND: 1 (CIN)
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No Pick Head Shot
PICK: RND: 2 (DEN)
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No Pick Head Shot
PICK: RND: 5 (DEN)
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No Pick Head Shot
PICK: RND: 7 (CIN)
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Draft Picks Traded
Shemar Stewart Head Shot
PICK: 4 RND: 1 (CIN)
Shemar Stewart
DE-EDGE Texas A&M
Elic Ayomanor Head Shot
PICK: 77 RND: 3 (CIN)
Elic Ayomanor
WR Stanford
Players Gained
Head Shot
Troy Franklin
WR
Head Shot
Tee Higgins
WR
Draft Grade — Patriots
Overall A-
ValueC+ NeedB TradesA+ FutureA+
The Patriots worked the phones like thieves and earned a A-.

Nobody had Vernon Broughton this high, and it is not close. The Patriots reached 42 spots to get him at the 144th overall pick. Add it all up and it grades out a clean A-.

The trade ledger is the best part of the whole weekend. They covered a lot of ground and still skipped safety, which is a strange place to end up. Judkins at that cost is the sort of edge that compounds over a roster.

The Patriots paired the rookies with proven help, Tee Higgins leading the way.

Bottom line, they did the job about as well as it can be done.

Pick Analysis
Pick20 Rnd1 Josh Conerly Jr.
A conviction pick on Josh Conerly Jr. at pick 20 that the board grades a round light. It fills a real need, too.
Pick38 Rnd2 Derrick Harmon
A slide stopped in the 38th overall pick, with Derrick Harmon worth more than the price. It also answers one of the loudest questions on the roster.
Pick69 Rnd3 Donovan Jackson
Donovan Jackson at the Round 3 slot is a sound buy, the sort that quietly helps a class. It shores up a spot that genuinely needed the help.
Pick81 Rnd3 Quinshon Judkins
Quinshon Judkins at the 81st pick is the sort of value that quietly wins a weekend. It patches a soft spot without any drama.
Pick106 Rnd4 Oluwafemi Oladejo
They reached a country mile for Oluwafemi Oladejo at pick No. 106, and the board is aghast. The biggest hole on the depth chart just got a whole lot smaller.
Pick119 Rnd4 Hollin Pierce
This one needs a full-page explanation: Hollin Pierce in slot 119, miles early. It plugs a real leak on the depth chart.
Pick144 Rnd5 Vernon Broughton
A big swing on Vernon Broughton at pick 144, well ahead of any board in the building. A must-fix position, and they treated it like one.
Pick191 Rnd6 Dont'e Thornton Jr.
A tidy bit of business in the Round 6 slot, where Dont'e Thornton Jr. graded well above the range. Better still, it is exactly the hole they had to fill.