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Draft Selections
Abdul Carter Head Shot
PICK: 4 RND: 1 (NE)
Abdul Carter
DE-EDGE Penn State
Luther Burden III Head Shot
PICK: 38 RND: 2 (NE)
Luther Burden III
WR Missouri
Alfred Collins Head Shot
PICK: 69 RND: 3 (NE)
Alfred Collins
DT Texas
Emery Jones Jr. Head Shot
PICK: 81 RND: 3 (NE)
Emery Jones Jr.
OT LSU
Azareye'h Thomas Head Shot
PICK: 104 RND: 4 (NE)
Azareye'h Thomas
CB Florida State
Quinshon Judkins Head Shot
PICK: 117 RND: 4 (NE)
Quinshon Judkins
RB Ohio State
Barrett Carter Head Shot
PICK: 143 RND: 5 (NE)
Barrett Carter
LB Clemson
Draft Picks Received
Emery Jones Jr. Head Shot
PICK: 81 RND: 3 (CIN)
Emery Jones Jr.
OT LSU
Quinshon Judkins Head Shot
PICK: 117 RND: 4 (CIN)
Quinshon Judkins
RB Ohio State
Draft Picks Traded
Antwaun Powell-Ryland Head Shot
PICK: 77 RND: 3 (CIN)
Antwaun Powell-Ryland
DL-EDGE Virginia Tech
Draft Grade — Patriots
Overall B
ValueB NeedA- TradesB- FutureB-
A respectable, level-headed haul for the Patriots: B.

You can hear the double-takes from here. The Patriots took Emery Jones Jr. at No. 81, roughly 96 spots before his name belonged.

If one pick saves this weekend, it is Carter. That safety hole did not close this weekend, and it was the biggest one on the wall. Edge rusher is handled and the depth chart looks a good deal healthier for it.

Building through the lines is a philosophy, and they stuck to it.

Solid rather than spectacular, and there is nothing wrong with that.

Pick Analysis
Pick4 Rnd1 Abdul Carter
In pick No. 4 they get a double-digit-sack hope. It fills the loudest need on the roster.
Pick38 Rnd2 Luther Burden III
A wide receiver of that caliber at the 38th pick is the definition of value, full stop. Better still, it is exactly the hole they had to fill.
Pick69 Rnd3 Alfred Collins
Alfred Collins at the 69th overall pick is the sort of value that quietly wins a weekend. Top of the wish list, and they did not leave without it.
Pick81 Rnd3 Emery Jones Jr.
A big swing on Emery Jones Jr. at Round 3, Pick 17, well ahead of any board in the building. It plugs a real leak on the depth chart.
Pick104 Rnd4 Azareye'h Thomas
Nothing to complain about; Azareye'h Thomas went a shade earlier than his grade, which is fine. It thickens a room that could stand to be thicker.
Pick117 Rnd4 Quinshon Judkins
Quinshon Judkins at the Round 4 slot is the steal of the weekend, a first-round talent at a bargain-bin price. It shores up a spot that genuinely needed the help.
Pick143 Rnd5 Barrett Carter
Steal is underselling it; Barrett Carter at the 143rd pick is a heist with the alarm still ringing. Not urgent, but hardly pointless.