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Draft Selections
James Pearce Jr. Head Shot
PICK: 4 RND: 1 (NE)
James Pearce Jr.
DE-EDGE Tennessee
Omarion Hampton Head Shot
PICK: 38 RND: 2 (NE)
Omarion Hampton
RB North Carolina
Jayden Higgins Head Shot
PICK: 69 RND: 3 (NE)
Jayden Higgins
WR Iowa State
Isaiah Bond Head Shot
PICK: 90 RND: 3 (NE)
Isaiah Bond
WR Texas
Ozzy Trapilo Head Shot
PICK: 101 RND: 3 (NE)
Ozzy Trapilo
OT Boston College
Mason Taylor Head Shot
PICK: 106 RND: 4 (NE)
Mason Taylor
TE LSU
Cam Skattebo Head Shot
PICK: 144 RND: 5 (NE)
Cam Skattebo
RB Arizona State
Jake Briningstool Head Shot
PICK: 217 RND: 7 (NE)
Jake Briningstool
TE Clemson
Jaylen Reed Head Shot
PICK: 220 RND: 7 (NE)
Jaylen Reed
S Penn State
Karene Reid Head Shot
PICK: 238 RND: 7 (NE)
Karene Reid
LB Utah
Draft Picks Received
Isaiah Bond Head Shot
PICK: 90 RND: 3 (LAR)
Isaiah Bond
WR Texas
Ozzy Trapilo Head Shot
PICK: 101 RND: 3 (LAR)
Ozzy Trapilo
OT Boston College
Draft Picks Traded
Barrett Carter Head Shot
PICK: 77 RND: 3 (LAR)
Barrett Carter
LB Clemson
Draft Grade — Patriots
Overall B
ValueB NeedA- TradesB- FutureB-
Briningstool should have been long gone. The Patriots pounced, and earned a B.

The board owed the Patriots one, and it paid up: Jake Briningstool, the No. 163 name on the board, sitting there at the 217th pick like a gift left on the doorstep.

That interior defensive lineman hole did not close this weekend, and it was the biggest one on the wall. Value over need was the throughline, for better and worse.

All told, a solid class that does its job everywhere but interior defensive lineman.

Pick Analysis
Pick4 Rnd1 James Pearce Jr.
In pick No. 4 they get a double-digit-sack hope. The biggest hole, addressed.
Pick38 Rnd2 Omarion Hampton
Omarion Hampton in Round 2, Pick 6 lands just on the right side of the ledger. A sensible fit that makes the depth chart a little sturdier.
Pick69 Rnd3 Jayden Higgins
A straight-up fair deal on Jayden Higgins at slot 69, value and slot in agreement. They walked in needing this and walked out with it.
Pick90 Rnd3 Isaiah Bond
They let Isaiah Bond come to them and pounced at No. 90. This was priority one on the needs board, and now it is handled.
Pick101 Rnd3 Ozzy Trapilo
They read the board right and Ozzy Trapilo was the payoff at pick 101. It shores up a spot that genuinely needed the help.
Pick106 Rnd4 Mason Taylor
A top-tier tight end at a bargain, Mason Taylor in the 106th pick, plain and simple. A sensible fit for a spot that needed help.
Pick144 Rnd5 Cam Skattebo
Taking Cam Skattebo in the Round 5 slot is close to grand larceny; a running back that good had no business lasting this long. It fills a real need, too.
Pick217 Rnd7 Jake Briningstool
Circle this one: Jake Briningstool at the 217th overall pick is a fall that decides a draft. Another box on the needs board, quietly ticked.
Pick220 Rnd7 Jaylen Reed
Jaylen Reed in No. 220 should not have been possible, and that is the whole point. A glaring weakness, addressed head on.
Pick238 Rnd7 Karene Reid
They barely believed it either: Karene Reid still on the board at slot 238. A minor need, but a need all the same.