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Draft Selections
Taliese Fuaga Head Shot
PICK: 22 RND: 1 (NE)
Taliese Fuaga
OT Oregon State
Cooper DeJean Head Shot
PICK: 34 RND: 2 (NE)
Cooper DeJean
CB Iowa
Adonai Mitchell Head Shot
PICK: 53 RND: 2 (NE)
Adonai Mitchell
WR Texas
Keon Coleman Head Shot
PICK: 68 RND: 3 (NE)
Keon Coleman
WR Florida State
Mike Sainristil Head Shot
PICK: 103 RND: 4 (NE)
Mike Sainristil
CB Michigan
Will Shipley Head Shot
PICK: 137 RND: 5 (NE)
Will Shipley
RB Clemson
Ty'Ron Hopper Head Shot
PICK: 180 RND: 6 (NE)
Ty'Ron Hopper
LB Missouri
Kalen King Head Shot
PICK: 193 RND: 6 (NE)
Kalen King
CB Penn State
Cornelius Johnson Head Shot
PICK: 231 RND: 7 (NE)
Cornelius Johnson
WR Michigan
Draft Picks Received
Taliese Fuaga Head Shot
PICK: 22 RND: 1 (PHI)
Taliese Fuaga
OT Oregon State
Adonai Mitchell Head Shot
PICK: 53 RND: 2 (PHI)
Adonai Mitchell
WR Texas
No Pick Head Shot
PICK: RND: 1 (PHI)
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No Pick Head Shot
PICK: RND: 2 (PHI)
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Draft Picks Traded
Marvin Harrison Jr. Head Shot
PICK: 3 RND: 1 (PHI)
Marvin Harrison Jr.
WR Ohio State
Players Gained
Head Shot
Haason Reddick
EDGE
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Ronnie Stanley
OT
Draft Grade — Patriots
Overall A
ValueA- NeedB- TradesA+ FutureA+
Grand theft in the 193rd pick: the Patriots steal King and grade out a A.

Somebody in Round 6, Pick 18 was going to get robbed, and it turned out to be the rest of the league. The Patriots sat still while Kalen King, the No. 139 name on the board, slid all the way to them, then sprinted to the podium. It holds up to a second look, which is why it earns the A.

The trade ledger is the best part of the whole weekend. The edge rusher hole is the one line item this class does not answer.

Spending an early pick on cornerback with edge rusher, interior defensive lineman and other spots open is the decision the grade keeps circling back to.

In the end it comes back to Taliese Fuaga, and a haul good enough to build on right away.

Pick Analysis
Pick22 Rnd1 Taliese Fuaga
In No. 22 they get a long-term starter on the line at fair value. A real need, handled.
Pick34 Rnd2 Cooper DeJean
Nice patience on Cooper DeJean, who had no business lasting to the Round 2 slot. It thickens a room that could stand to be thicker.
Pick53 Rnd2 Adonai Mitchell
Taking Adonai Mitchell in the 53rd pick is close to grand larceny; a wide receiver that good had no business lasting this long. It answers the question that was keeping the coaches up at night.
Pick68 Rnd3 Keon Coleman
Keon Coleman at Round 3, Pick 4 is daylight robbery; nobody expected him to last. Top of the wish list, and they did not leave without it.
Pick103 Rnd4 Mike Sainristil
Hard to square with the roster. With positions of obvious need still on the board, Mike Sainristil adds a cornerback and leaves edge rusher, interior defensive lineman and other spots untouched.
Pick137 Rnd5 Will Shipley
The board fumbled Will Shipley all the way to pick 137, and they scooped it up. The roster fit checks out.
Pick180 Rnd6 Ty'Ron Hopper
Ty'Ron Hopper at pick No. 180 is right where the board had him, plain and simple. Useful body for a position without much behind the starter.
Pick193 Rnd6 Kalen King
A top-tier cornerback at a bargain, Kalen King in slot 193, plain and simple. A want dressed up as a pick, at a spot they had covered.
Pick231 Rnd7 Cornelius Johnson
They robbed the room for Cornelius Johnson here, a fall nobody at the table saw coming. That was the need underlined and circled, and now it is checked off.