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Draft Selections
Abdul Carter Head Shot
PICK: 4 RND: 1 (NE)
Abdul Carter
DE-EDGE Penn State
Emeka Egbuka Head Shot
PICK: 38 RND: 2 (NE)
Emeka Egbuka
WR Ohio State
Tre Harris Head Shot
PICK: 69 RND: 3 (NE)
Tre Harris
WR Ole Miss
Omarr Norman-Lott Head Shot
PICK: 77 RND: 3 (NE)
Omarr Norman-Lott
DT Tennessee
Hollin Pierce Head Shot
PICK: 106 RND: 4 (NE)
Hollin Pierce
OT Rutgers
Luke Kandra Head Shot
PICK: 144 RND: 5 (NE)
Luke Kandra
OG Cincinnati
Damien Martinez Head Shot
PICK: 171 RND: 5 (NE)
Damien Martinez
RB Miami
Draft Grade — Patriots
Overall B
ValueB NeedA- TradesB- FutureB-
The Patriots kept it disciplined and banked a B.

They will call it conviction in the building and a reach everywhere else: Hollin Pierce, 34 picks early at Round 4, Pick 4. Solid and sensible more than spectacular: a B.

They covered a lot of ground and still skipped safety, which is a strange place to end up. Getting Martinez where they did is the sort of value that quietly makes a class.

In short, they left a little better than they arrived, which is the whole idea.

Pick Analysis
Pick4 Rnd1 Abdul Carter
In pick No. 4 they get a problem off the edge at fair value. It fills the loudest need on the roster.
Pick38 Rnd2 Emeka Egbuka
They stopped a slide they were happy to see, landing Emeka Egbuka in the 38th overall pick. The biggest hole on the depth chart just got a whole lot smaller.
Pick69 Rnd3 Tre Harris
Tre Harris is a better player than Round 3, Pick 5 suggests; smart patience, rewarded. It answers the question that was keeping the coaches up at night.
Pick77 Rnd3 Omarr Norman-Lott
Omarr Norman-Lott in pick 77 lands just on the right side of the ledger. Top of the wish list, and they did not leave without it.
Pick106 Rnd4 Hollin Pierce
Hollin Pierce at No. 106 is the pick scouts circle, and not in a good way. It shores up a spot that genuinely needed the help.
Pick144 Rnd5 Luke Kandra
Luke Kandra at the Round 5 slot jumps the queue by a touch more than is comfortable. It plugs a real leak on the depth chart.
Pick171 Rnd5 Damien Martinez
The board had Damien Martinez higher than pick 171, and the running back fell to them anyway. A sensible fit for a spot that needed help.