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Draft Selections
Mason Graham Head Shot
PICK: 4 RND: 1 (NE)
Mason Graham
DT Michigan
Tyler Warren Head Shot
PICK: 38 RND: 2 (NE)
Tyler Warren
TE Penn State
Hollin Pierce Head Shot
PICK: 69 RND: 3 (NE)
Hollin Pierce
OT Rutgers
Omarion Hampton Head Shot
PICK: 81 RND: 3 (NE)
Omarion Hampton
RB North Carolina
Andrew Mukuba Head Shot
PICK: 104 RND: 4 (NE)
Andrew Mukuba
S Texas
Demetrius Knight Jr. Head Shot
PICK: 117 RND: 4 (NE)
Demetrius Knight Jr.
LB South Carolina
Cobee Bryant Head Shot
PICK: 143 RND: 5 (NE)
Cobee Bryant
CB Kansas
Draft Picks Received
Omarion Hampton Head Shot
PICK: 81 RND: 3 (CIN)
Omarion Hampton
RB North Carolina
Demetrius Knight Jr. Head Shot
PICK: 117 RND: 4 (CIN)
Demetrius Knight Jr.
LB South Carolina
Draft Picks Traded
David Bailey Head Shot
PICK: 77 RND: 3 (CIN)
David Bailey
LB-EDGE Stanford
Draft Grade — Patriots
Overall B
ValueB NeedB+ TradesB- FutureB-
Larceny in slot 117 lands the Patriots a B, Knight Jr. and all.

The Patriots spent the weekend waiting on one name, and it fell: Demetrius Knight Jr., the No. 61 name on the board, in No. 117. Good, not great, and the B says as much.

The cost of the Pierce reach is exactly the players who went right after him. The edge rusher hole is the one line item this class does not answer.

All told, a solid class that does its job everywhere but edge rusher.

Pick Analysis
Pick4 Rnd1 Mason Graham
In the Round 1 slot they get a load in the middle. The biggest hole, addressed.
Pick38 Rnd2 Tyler Warren
Tyler Warren in slot 38 should not have been possible, and that is the whole point. The roster fit checks out.
Pick69 Rnd3 Hollin Pierce
A wild overpay on Hollin Pierce in the 69th overall pick, the sort that defines a class for the wrong reasons. A sensible fit for a spot that needed help.
Pick81 Rnd3 Omarion Hampton
Omarion Hampton in Round 3, Pick 17 is a gift, value that borders on unfair. A need, and now a little less of one.
Pick104 Rnd4 Andrew Mukuba
Andrew Mukuba in pick No. 104 is the kind of fall that makes a whole class. That was the need underlined and circled, and now it is checked off.
Pick117 Rnd4 Demetrius Knight Jr.
You do not let a linebacker like Demetrius Knight Jr. reach No. 117 and blink. They did not. Not urgent, but hardly pointless.
Pick143 Rnd5 Cobee Bryant
A swing that ignored the value entirely, Cobee Bryant well ahead of where he belonged. A quiet depth add at a thin-ish spot.