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Draft Selections
Olumuyiwa Fashanu Head Shot
PICK: 7 RND: 1 (NE)
Olumuyiwa Fashanu
OT Penn State
Chop Robinson Head Shot
PICK: 34 RND: 2 (NE)
Chop Robinson
DE-EDGE Penn State
Spencer Rattler Head Shot
PICK: 45 RND: 2 (NE)
Spencer Rattler
QB South Carolina
Xavier Legette Head Shot
PICK: 68 RND: 3 (NE)
Xavier Legette
WR South Carolina
Isaac Guerendo Head Shot
PICK: 104 RND: 4 (NE)
Isaac Guerendo
RB Louisville
Renardo Green Head Shot
PICK: 107 RND: 4 (NE)
Renardo Green
S Florida State
Theo Johnson Head Shot
PICK: 136 RND: 4 (NE)
Theo Johnson
TE Penn State
Jordan Jefferson Head Shot
PICK: 169 RND: 5 (NE)
Jordan Jefferson
DT LSU
Garret Greenfield Head Shot
PICK: 182 RND: 6 (NE)
Garret Greenfield
OT South Dakota State
Jalen Coker Head Shot
PICK: 229 RND: 7 (NE)
Jalen Coker
WR Holy Cross
Anim Dankwah Head Shot
PICK: 230 RND: 7 (NE)
Anim Dankwah
OT Howard
Draft Picks Received
Olumuyiwa Fashanu Head Shot
PICK: 7 RND: 1 (TEN)
Olumuyiwa Fashanu
OT Penn State
Spencer Rattler Head Shot
PICK: 45 RND: 2 (NO)
Spencer Rattler
QB South Carolina
Renardo Green Head Shot
PICK: 107 RND: 4 (TEN)
Renardo Green
S Florida State
Jordan Jefferson Head Shot
PICK: 169 RND: 5 (NO)
Jordan Jefferson
DT LSU
Anim Dankwah Head Shot
PICK: 230 RND: 7 (NO)
Anim Dankwah
OT Howard
No Pick Head Shot
PICK: RND: 3 (NO)
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No Pick Head Shot
PICK: RND: 4 (NO)
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No Pick Head Shot
PICK: RND: 7 (TEN)
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Draft Picks Traded
Joe Alt Head Shot
PICK: 3 RND: 1 (TEN)
Joe Alt
OT Notre Dame
Players Gained
Head Shot
Kendre Miller
RB
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Tyjae Spears
RB
Draft Grade — Patriots
Overall B+
ValueC+ NeedB TradesA+ FutureB
The Patriots won the weekend at the trade table. Grade: B+.

There is conviction, and then there is this. The Patriots took Anim Dankwah a full 47 picks ahead of where the board had him, an overdraft steep enough that it colors the whole weekend. Good, not great, and the B+ says as much.

Every deal seemed to tilt their way, which is not luck. That is an edge rusher worth more than the slot they spent on him, plainly.

The Patriots clearly valued win-now help, adding bodies who have done it before. Job largely done: edge rusher settled and 8 of 8 of the wish list covered.

Bottom line, more hits than misses and a roster nudged the right way.

Pick Analysis
Pick7 Rnd1 Olumuyiwa Fashanu
In the 7th pick they get a long-term starter on the line. A real need, handled.
Pick34 Rnd2 Chop Robinson
Chop Robinson at the 34th overall pick is money in the bank, a edge rusher taken below his worth. The biggest hole on the depth chart just got a whole lot smaller.
Pick45 Rnd2 Spencer Rattler
Value said wait; Spencer Rattler in No. 45 says they were not listening. A sensible fit that makes the depth chart a little sturdier.
Pick68 Rnd3 Xavier Legette
Xavier Legette in slot 68 is fair value, right on his grade. A glaring weakness, addressed head on.
Pick104 Rnd4 Isaac Guerendo
No edge and no loss on Isaac Guerendo in the Round 4 slot; it is a wash and a sensible one. One more legitimate question on the roster, answered.
Pick107 Rnd4 Renardo Green
A market-rate safety, with the board and the slot shaking hands on Renardo Green. Better still, it is exactly the hole they had to fill.
Pick136 Rnd4 Theo Johnson
Theo Johnson in the Round 4 slot is exactly on the number, no argument either way. It shores up a spot that genuinely needed the help.
Pick169 Rnd5 Jordan Jefferson
They paid up for Jordan Jefferson at the 169th overall pick when waiting would have done the job. It also answers one of the loudest questions on the roster.
Pick182 Rnd6 Garret Greenfield
They reached a country mile for Garret Greenfield at pick 182, and the board is aghast. A sensible fit for a spot that needed help.
Pick229 Rnd7 Jalen Coker
Jalen Coker in Round 7, Pick 9 is a bet on their own eyes over everyone else's grade. They walked in needing this and walked out with it.
Pick230 Rnd7 Anim Dankwah
Anim Dankwah in the 230th pick is a reach so steep the board needed a second look to believe it. Another box on the needs board, quietly ticked.