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Draft Selections
Abdul Carter Head Shot
PICK: 4 RND: 1 (NE)
Abdul Carter
DE-EDGE Penn State
Matthew Golden Head Shot
PICK: 17 RND: 1 (NE)
Matthew Golden
WR Texas
Jalon Walker Head Shot
PICK: 26 RND: 1 (NE)
Jalon Walker
LB Georgia
Walter Nolen Head Shot
PICK: 38 RND: 2 (NE)
Walter Nolen
DT Ole Miss
Nick Emmanwori Head Shot
PICK: 75 RND: 3 (NE)
Nick Emmanwori
S South Carolina
Charles Grant Head Shot
PICK: 102 RND: 3 (NE)
Charles Grant
OT William & Mary
Emery Jones Jr. Head Shot
PICK: 127 RND: 4 (NE)
Emery Jones Jr.
OT LSU
Cody Simon Head Shot
PICK: 144 RND: 5 (NE)
Cody Simon
LB Ohio State
Ollie Gordon II Head Shot
PICK: 180 RND: 6 (NE)
Ollie Gordon II
RB Oklahoma State
Jake Briningstool Head Shot
PICK: 196 RND: 6 (NE)
Jake Briningstool
TE Clemson
Carson Vinson Head Shot
PICK: 220 RND: 7 (NE)
Carson Vinson
OT Alabama A&M
Phil Mafah Head Shot
PICK: 238 RND: 7 (NE)
Phil Mafah
RB Clemson
Draft Picks Received
Matthew Golden Head Shot
PICK: 17 RND: 1 (CIN)
Matthew Golden
WR Texas
Jalon Walker Head Shot
PICK: 26 RND: 1 (LAR)
Jalon Walker
LB Georgia
Nick Emmanwori Head Shot
PICK: 75 RND: 3 (SF)
Nick Emmanwori
S South Carolina
Charles Grant Head Shot
PICK: 102 RND: 3 (DET)
Charles Grant
OT William & Mary
Emery Jones Jr. Head Shot
PICK: 127 RND: 4 (LAR)
Emery Jones Jr.
OT LSU
Ollie Gordon II Head Shot
PICK: 180 RND: 6 (LV)
Ollie Gordon II
RB Oklahoma State
Jake Briningstool Head Shot
PICK: 196 RND: 6 (DET)
Jake Briningstool
TE Clemson
No Pick Head Shot
PICK: RND: 6 (CIN)
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No Pick Head Shot
PICK: RND: 6 (DET)
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Draft Picks Traded
Wyatt Milum Head Shot
PICK: 69 RND: 3 (LAR)
Wyatt Milum
OT West Virginia
Elijah Arroyo Head Shot
PICK: 77 RND: 3 (LV)
Elijah Arroyo
TE Miami
Gunnar Helm Head Shot
PICK: 106 RND: 4 (LAR)
Gunnar Helm
TE Texas
Clay Webb Head Shot
PICK: 171 RND: 5 (SF)
Clay Webb
OG Jacksonville State
No Pick Head Shot
PICK: RND: 1 (ARI)
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No Pick Head Shot
PICK: RND: 2 (ARI)
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No Pick Head Shot
PICK: RND: 3 (ARI)
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No Pick Head Shot
PICK: RND: 4 (ARI)
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No Pick Head Shot
PICK: RND: 5 (ARI)
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Players Gained
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Michael Mayer
TE
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Kolton Miller
OT
Players traded away
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Cole Strange
OG
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Daniel Ekuale
DT
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Ja'Lynn Polk
WR
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JaMycal Hasty
RB
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Javon Baker
WR
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Ja'Whaun Bentley
LB
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Kayshon Boutte
WR
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Vederian Lowe
OT
Draft Grade — Patriots
Overall C
ValueB NeedB+ TradesD FutureF
The Patriots let Emmanwori fall into their laps, and walked away with a C.

You build a draft on nights like this. Nick Emmanwori had no business being available in No. 75, and the Patriots did the only sane thing and turned in the card. Fine in stretches, shaky in others: a C.

They will regret leaving quarterback for another day if the season turns on it. The Jones Jr. pick is the one the value grade keeps tripping over. A small leak at the table, if not a fatal one.

Hit on Abdul Carter and the swing picks, and this ages a lot better than it grades today.

Pick Analysis
Pick4 Rnd1 Abdul Carter
In the Round 1 slot they get a disruptor off the edge. The biggest hole, addressed.
Pick17 Rnd1 Matthew Golden
They did well to land Matthew Golden in pick 17, just ahead of his grade. It also answers one of the loudest questions on the roster.
Pick26 Rnd1 Jalon Walker
In slot 26 they get a three-down second-level presence at fair value. Need was not the driver here.
Pick38 Rnd2 Walter Nolen
The board fumbled Walter Nolen all the way to No. 38, and they scooped it up. The biggest hole on the depth chart just got a whole lot smaller.
Pick75 Rnd3 Nick Emmanwori
A top-tier safety at a bargain, Nick Emmanwori in the 75th pick, plain and simple. This was priority one on the needs board, and now it is handled.
Pick102 Rnd3 Charles Grant
Value with a capital V on Charles Grant in Round 3, Pick 38, a genuine coup. It shores up a spot that genuinely needed the help.
Pick127 Rnd4 Emery Jones Jr.
They paid a round early for Emery Jones Jr. in the 127th overall pick, more than the board wanted. Another box on the needs board, quietly ticked.
Pick144 Rnd5 Cody Simon
Cody Simon in pick No. 144 is a bargain the rest of the room will envy. Depth on depth, at a spot that was hardly crying out.
Pick180 Rnd6 Ollie Gordon II
A clean, defensible pick in pick 180 with a little surplus value in Ollie Gordon II. It plugs a real leak on the depth chart.
Pick196 Rnd6 Jake Briningstool
Taking Jake Briningstool in slot 196 is close to grand larceny; a tight end that good had no business lasting this long. One more legitimate question on the roster, answered.
Pick220 Rnd7 Carson Vinson
A conviction pick on Carson Vinson at the 220th pick that the board grades a round light. A need, and now a little less of one.
Pick238 Rnd7 Phil Mafah
The board had Phil Mafah higher than pick No. 238, and the running back fell to them anyway. The roster fit checks out.