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Dylan Stewart Head Shot
PICK: 30 RND: 1 (NE)
Dylan Stewart
LB-EDGE South Carolina
Nyck Harbor Head Shot
PICK: 62 RND: 2 (NE)
Nyck Harbor
WR South Carolina
Xavier Scott Head Shot
PICK: 125 RND: 4 (NE)
Xavier Scott
CB Illinois
Eugene Brooks Head Shot
PICK: 130 RND: 4 (NE)
Eugene Brooks
OG UCLA
Jermaine Mathews Jr. Head Shot
PICK: 168 RND: 5 (NE)
Jermaine Mathews Jr.
CB Ohio State
Jaden Platt Head Shot
PICK: 189 RND: 6 (NE)
Jaden Platt
TE Arkansas
Princewill Umanmielen Head Shot
PICK: 200 RND: 6 (NE)
Princewill Umanmielen
LB-EDGE Ole Miss
Joenel Aguero Head Shot
PICK: 207 RND: 6 (NE)
Joenel Aguero
S Georgia
TJ Metcalf Head Shot
PICK: 209 RND: 6 (NE)
TJ Metcalf
S Tennessee
Christian Gray Head Shot
PICK: 246 RND: 7 (NE)
Christian Gray
CB Notre Dame
Draft Grade — Patriots
Overall B-
ValueC- NeedB+ TradesB- FutureB-
A respectable, level-headed haul for the Patriots: B-.

The war room fell hard for Nyck Harbor, and it showed at pick 62: 46 picks ahead of a board that had other ideas. Call it a sensible B-, earned the boring way.

They will regret leaving interior defensive lineman for another day if the season turns on it. Nearly every premium pick went to that side of the ball.

Nothing here to lose sleep over, and plenty to feel decent about.

Pick Analysis
Pick30 Rnd1 Dylan Stewart
In pick 30 they get a double-digit-sack hope, a steep price for the projection. The biggest hole, addressed.
Pick62 Rnd2 Nyck Harbor
Nyck Harbor in the Round 2 slot is a bet on their own eyes over everyone else's grade. That was the need underlined and circled, and now it is checked off.
Pick125 Rnd4 Xavier Scott
No drama and no debate, Xavier Scott went about where he belonged in No. 125. Useful depth more than a marquee fix.
Pick130 Rnd4 Eugene Brooks
Eugene Brooks in the 130th overall pick is exactly on the number, no argument either way. The roster fit checks out.
Pick168 Rnd5 Jermaine Mathews Jr.
They took Jermaine Mathews Jr. at par in the 168th pick, which is nothing to complain about. They added to a strength when a need was still open elsewhere.
Pick189 Rnd6 Jaden Platt
A big swing on Jaden Platt at pick No. 189, well ahead of any board in the building. A real hole, addressed with a reasonable pick.
Pick200 Rnd6 Princewill Umanmielen
Princewill Umanmielen in Round 6, Pick 21 is fair value, right on his grade. Better still, it is exactly the hole they had to fill.
Pick207 Rnd6 Joenel Aguero
A market-rate safety, with the board and the slot shaking hands on Joenel Aguero. It answers the question that was keeping the coaches up at night.
Pick209 Rnd6 TJ Metcalf
A conviction pick on TJ Metcalf at slot 209 that the board grades a round light. They walked in needing this and walked out with it.
Pick246 Rnd7 Christian Gray
A straight-up fair deal on Christian Gray at the 246th pick, value and slot in agreement. Nice player, but the depth chart did not need him here.