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Caleb Downs Head Shot
PICK: 31 RND: 1 (NE)
Caleb Downs
S Ohio State
Max Iheanachor Head Shot
PICK: 63 RND: 2 (NE)
Max Iheanachor
OT Arizona State
Malachi Lawrence Head Shot
PICK: 95 RND: 3 (NE)
Malachi Lawrence
DE-EDGE UCF
Bryce Lance Head Shot
PICK: 125 RND: 4 (NE)
Bryce Lance
WR North Dakota State
Parker Brailsford Head Shot
PICK: 131 RND: 4 (NE)
Parker Brailsford
C Alabama
Tim Keenan III Head Shot
PICK: 169 RND: 5 (NE)
Tim Keenan III
DL Alabama
Jeff Caldwell Head Shot
PICK: 189 RND: 6 (NE)
Jeff Caldwell
WR Cincinnati
Red Murdock Head Shot
PICK: 200 RND: 6 (NE)
Red Murdock
LB Buffalo
Thaddeus Dixon Head Shot
PICK: 207 RND: 6 (NE)
Thaddeus Dixon
CB North Carolina
Tanner Koziol Head Shot
PICK: 210 RND: 6 (NE)
Tanner Koziol
TE Houston
Cole Payton Head Shot
PICK: 247 RND: 7 (NE)
Cole Payton
QB North Dakota State
Draft Grade — Patriots
Overall B
ValueB NeedB TradesB- FutureB-
The steal of the weekend belongs to the Patriots and Koziol: B.

Thirty-one other rooms let Tanner Koziol slide, and the Patriots were the ones holding the card at pick No. 210. Highway robbery. Good, not great, and the B says as much.

They will need Lawrence to outplay his draft slot in a hurry to justify it. They punted on running back, and it is the miss that keeps the grade honest.

Good work on the whole, with running back the one box left unchecked.

Pick Analysis
Pick31 Rnd1 Caleb Downs
In slot 31 they get a rangy last line of defense, outstanding value to boot. The biggest hole, addressed.
Pick63 Rnd2 Max Iheanachor
A straight-up fair deal on Max Iheanachor at No. 63, value and slot in agreement. One more legitimate question on the roster, answered.
Pick95 Rnd3 Malachi Lawrence
Malachi Lawrence in pick No. 95 is a bet on their own eyes over everyone else's grade. They walked in needing this and walked out with it.
Pick125 Rnd4 Bryce Lance
Bryce Lance at the Round 4 slot is a sound buy, the sort that quietly helps a class. A must-fix position, and they treated it like one.
Pick131 Rnd4 Parker Brailsford
They let Parker Brailsford come to them and pounced at the 131st pick. A need, and now a little less of one.
Pick169 Rnd5 Tim Keenan III
Steal is underselling it; Tim Keenan III at the 169th overall pick is a heist with the alarm still ringing. It answers the question that was keeping the coaches up at night.
Pick189 Rnd6 Jeff Caldwell
This one needs a full-page explanation: Jeff Caldwell in pick 189, miles early. Better still, it is exactly the hole they had to fill.
Pick200 Rnd6 Red Murdock
Red Murdock is a better player than Round 6, Pick 21 suggests; smart patience, rewarded. Depth more than a fix, but depth they can use.
Pick207 Rnd6 Thaddeus Dixon
Thaddeus Dixon at the 207th overall pick is a clear overpay, with better names still on the board. A minor itch, scratched.
Pick210 Rnd6 Tanner Koziol
You do not let a tight end like Tanner Koziol reach pick No. 210 and blink. They did not. It plugs a real leak on the depth chart.
Pick247 Rnd7 Cole Payton
Quietly one of the better values of the day, Cole Payton at No. 247. It fills a real need, too.