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Draft Selections
Abdul Carter Head Shot
PICK: 6 RND: 1 (NE)
Abdul Carter
DE-EDGE Penn State
Jalon Walker Head Shot
PICK: 37 RND: 2 (NE)
Jalon Walker
LB Georgia
Tyler Booker Head Shot
PICK: 38 RND: 2 (NE)
Tyler Booker
OG Alabama
Charles Grant Head Shot
PICK: 69 RND: 3 (NE)
Charles Grant
OT William & Mary
TreVeyon Henderson Head Shot
PICK: 77 RND: 3 (NE)
TreVeyon Henderson
RB Ohio State
Deontae Lawson Head Shot
PICK: 105 RND: 4 (NE)
Deontae Lawson
LB Alabama
Jake Majors Head Shot
PICK: 143 RND: 5 (NE)
Jake Majors
C Texas
Oronde Gadsden II Head Shot
PICK: 179 RND: 6 (NE)
Oronde Gadsden II
TE Syracuse
Jordan Hancock Head Shot
PICK: 216 RND: 6 (NE)
Jordan Hancock
S Ohio State
Nick Nash Head Shot
PICK: 217 RND: 7 (NE)
Nick Nash
WR San Jose State
Justin Walley Head Shot
PICK: 220 RND: 7 (NE)
Justin Walley
CB Minnesota
Jamon Dumas-Johnson Head Shot
PICK: 241 RND: 7 (NE)
Jamon Dumas-Johnson
LB Kentucky
Draft Picks Received
Abdul Carter Head Shot
PICK: 6 RND: 1 (LV)
Abdul Carter
DE-EDGE Penn State
Jalon Walker Head Shot
PICK: 37 RND: 2 (LV)
Jalon Walker
LB Georgia
Oronde Gadsden II Head Shot
PICK: 179 RND: 6 (LV)
Oronde Gadsden II
TE Syracuse
Jordan Hancock Head Shot
PICK: 216 RND: 6 (LV)
Jordan Hancock
S Ohio State
Draft Picks Traded
Travis Hunter Head Shot
PICK: 4 RND: 1 (LV)
Travis Hunter
CB Colorado
Players Gained
Head Shot
Jack Jones
CB
Draft Grade — Patriots
Overall B+
ValueB NeedB TradesA+ FutureB-
The Patriots won the weekend at the trade table. Grade: B+.

The Patriots did not so much draft Justin Walley as overpay for him, 57 picks clear of his grade. It sets an uneasy tone for the weekend. More right than wrong, and a B+ to match.

Majors falling to them is the kind of break a good board is built to catch. They robbed the room blind at the table, and it lifts the grade on its own.

It is not that Lawson is a bad player; it is that the Patriots had louder needs to answer first. If this class has a fault line, it runs straight through interior defensive lineman.

All told, a draft that does its job without fuss, and there is real value in that.

Pick Analysis
Pick6 Rnd1 Abdul Carter
In the Round 1 slot they get a quarterback's worst nightmare. It fills the loudest need on the roster.
Pick37 Rnd2 Jalon Walker
Nice patience on Jalon Walker, who had no business lasting to slot 37. It thickens a room that could stand to be thicker.
Pick38 Rnd2 Tyler Booker
Tyler Booker in the 38th pick is exactly on the number, no argument either way. Another box on the needs board, quietly ticked.
Pick69 Rnd3 Charles Grant
They reached into another round for Charles Grant, and the board is nowhere close to agreeing. It plugs a real leak on the depth chart.
Pick77 Rnd3 TreVeyon Henderson
A tidy bit of business in pick 77, where TreVeyon Henderson graded well above the range. It shores up a spot that genuinely needed the help.
Pick105 Rnd4 Deontae Lawson
The eyebrow-raiser of the weekend. They went linebacker with Deontae Lawson while clear needs at interior defensive lineman and quarterback sat open.
Pick143 Rnd5 Jake Majors
They will replay Jake Majors at the 143rd overall pick for years; that is how good the value is. It patches a soft spot without any drama.
Pick179 Rnd6 Oronde Gadsden II
Oronde Gadsden II in pick No. 179 is a gift, value that borders on unfair. A real hole, addressed with a reasonable pick.
Pick216 Rnd6 Jordan Hancock
Jordan Hancock at No. 216 is daylight robbery; nobody expected him to last. This was priority one on the needs board, and now it is handled.
Pick217 Rnd7 Nick Nash
Nick Nash at the 217th pick is the pick scouts circle, and not in a good way. The biggest hole on the depth chart just got a whole lot smaller.
Pick220 Rnd7 Justin Walley
They talked themselves into Justin Walley at pick 220, and the board did not agree. Depth more than a fix, but depth they can use.
Pick241 Rnd7 Jamon Dumas-Johnson
Steal is underselling it; Jamon Dumas-Johnson at slot 241 is a heist with the alarm still ringing. They added to a strength when a need was still open elsewhere.