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Draft Selections
Marvin Harrison Jr. Head Shot
PICK: 3 RND: 1 (NE)
Marvin Harrison Jr.
WR Ohio State
Olumuyiwa Fashanu Head Shot
PICK: 34 RND: 2 (NE)
Olumuyiwa Fashanu
OT Penn State
Ennis Rakestraw Jr. Head Shot
PICK: 68 RND: 3 (NE)
Ennis Rakestraw Jr.
CB Missouri
Xavier Legette Head Shot
PICK: 102 RND: 4 (NE)
Xavier Legette
WR South Carolina
Kris Abrams-Draine Head Shot
PICK: 136 RND: 4 (NE)
Kris Abrams-Draine
CB Missouri
Isaiah Adams Head Shot
PICK: 179 RND: 6 (NE)
Isaiah Adams
OT Illinois
Frank Gore Jr. Head Shot
PICK: 231 RND: 7 (NE)
Frank Gore Jr.
RB Southern Miss
Draft Grade — Patriots
Overall B
ValueA- NeedB+ TradesB- FutureB-
Best value of the weekend goes to the Patriots for Abrams-Draine: B.

Call it larceny. Kris Abrams-Draine sat on the board until the Round 4 slot, and the Patriots did not need to be asked twice. A sturdy weekend that grades out a B.

It is not that Abrams-Draine is a bad player; it is that the Patriots had louder needs to answer first. If this class has a fault line, it runs straight through edge rusher.

Wide receiver was the priority and it is no longer a question, which is most of the job.

In sum, a sturdy weekend with one asterisk, the edge rusher spot they never got to.

Pick Analysis
Pick3 Rnd1 Marvin Harrison Jr.
They paid sticker price for Marvin Harrison Jr. in Round 1, Pick 3, and that is fine. The one spot they could not leave alone, and did not.
Pick34 Rnd2 Olumuyiwa Fashanu
They robbed the room for Olumuyiwa Fashanu here, a fall nobody at the table saw coming. A sensible fit that makes the depth chart a little sturdier.
Pick68 Rnd3 Ennis Rakestraw Jr.
Steal is underselling it; Ennis Rakestraw Jr. at the Round 3 slot is a heist with the alarm still ringing. Not urgent, but hardly pointless.
Pick102 Rnd4 Xavier Legette
Circle this one: Xavier Legette at pick No. 102 is a fall that decides a draft. It answers the question that was keeping the coaches up at night.
Pick136 Rnd4 Kris Abrams-Draine
Of all the spots to shop, they chose cornerback. Kris Abrams-Draine in the 136th pick leaves edge rusher, interior defensive lineman and other spots for later.
Pick179 Rnd6 Isaiah Adams
The board fumbled Isaiah Adams all the way to No. 179, and they scooped it up. A need, and now a little less of one.
Pick231 Rnd7 Frank Gore Jr.
They did well to land Frank Gore Jr. in the 231st overall pick, just ahead of his grade. A sensible fit for a spot that needed help.