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    Patriots
Draft Selections
Abdul Carter Head Shot
PICK: 6 RND: 1 (NE)
Abdul Carter
DE-EDGE Penn State
Tre Harris Head Shot
PICK: 37 RND: 2 (NE)
Tre Harris
WR Ole Miss
Omarion Hampton Head Shot
PICK: 38 RND: 2 (NE)
Omarion Hampton
RB North Carolina
Xavier Watts Head Shot
PICK: 69 RND: 3 (NE)
Xavier Watts
S Notre Dame
Charles Grant Head Shot
PICK: 81 RND: 3 (NE)
Charles Grant
OT William & Mary
Gunnar Helm Head Shot
PICK: 104 RND: 4 (NE)
Gunnar Helm
TE Texas
Demetrius Knight Jr. Head Shot
PICK: 117 RND: 4 (NE)
Demetrius Knight Jr.
LB South Carolina
Jaylin Noel Head Shot
PICK: 143 RND: 5 (NE)
Jaylin Noel
WR Iowa State
Devin Neal Head Shot
PICK: 178 RND: 6 (NE)
Devin Neal
RB Kansas
Clay Webb Head Shot
PICK: 216 RND: 6 (NE)
Clay Webb
OG Jacksonville State
Ryan Fitzgerald Head Shot
PICK: 217 RND: 7 (NE)
Ryan Fitzgerald
PK Florida State
Maxen Hook Head Shot
PICK: 220 RND: 7 (NE)
Maxen Hook
S Toledo
Joey Slackman Head Shot
PICK: 238 RND: 7 (NE)
Joey Slackman
DL Florida
Draft Picks Received
Abdul Carter Head Shot
PICK: 6 RND: 1 (LV)
Abdul Carter
DE-EDGE Penn State
Tre Harris Head Shot
PICK: 37 RND: 2 (LV)
Tre Harris
WR Ole Miss
Charles Grant Head Shot
PICK: 81 RND: 3 (CIN)
Charles Grant
OT William & Mary
Demetrius Knight Jr. Head Shot
PICK: 117 RND: 4 (CIN)
Demetrius Knight Jr.
LB South Carolina
Devin Neal Head Shot
PICK: 178 RND: 6 (LV)
Devin Neal
RB Kansas
Clay Webb Head Shot
PICK: 216 RND: 6 (LV)
Clay Webb
OG Jacksonville State
Draft Picks Traded
Shedeur Sanders Head Shot
PICK: 4 RND: 1 (LV)
Shedeur Sanders
QB Colorado
David Bailey Head Shot
PICK: 77 RND: 3 (CIN)
David Bailey
LB-EDGE Stanford
Players Gained
Head Shot
Jack Jones
CB
Draft Grade — Patriots
Overall B+
ValueB+ NeedB+ TradesA+ FutureB-
Larceny in the 217th overall pick lands the Patriots a B+, Fitzgerald and all.

Somebody in slot 217 was going to get robbed, and it turned out to be the rest of the league. The Patriots sat still while Ryan Fitzgerald, the No. 108 name on the board, slid all the way to them, then sprinted to the podium.

They are betting Slackman proves the room right and everyone else wrong. Every deal seemed to tilt their way, which is not luck.

They covered a lot of ground and still skipped quarterback, which is a strange place to end up. The Jack Jones deal gives the class an established piece to lean on.

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

Pick Analysis
Pick6 Rnd1 Abdul Carter
A straight-up fair deal on Abdul Carter at the Round 1 slot, value and slot in agreement. It also answers one of the loudest questions on the roster.
Pick37 Rnd2 Tre Harris
Nice patience on Tre Harris, who had no business lasting to No. 37. They walked in needing this and walked out with it.
Pick38 Rnd2 Omarion Hampton
Omarion Hampton in the 38th overall pick is the kind of fall that makes a whole class. A sensible fit for a spot that needed help.
Pick69 Rnd3 Xavier Watts
The board fumbled Xavier Watts all the way to Round 3, Pick 5, and they scooped it up. Better still, it is exactly the hole they had to fill.
Pick81 Rnd3 Charles Grant
Charles Grant in the 81st pick is fair value, right on his grade. It fills a real need, too.
Pick104 Rnd4 Gunnar Helm
They robbed the room for Gunnar Helm here, a fall nobody at the table saw coming. A real hole, addressed with a reasonable pick.
Pick117 Rnd4 Demetrius Knight Jr.
They barely believed it either: Demetrius Knight Jr. still on the board at pick No. 117. Useful depth more than a marquee fix.
Pick143 Rnd5 Jaylin Noel
Jaylin Noel at pick 143 is right where the board had him, plain and simple. That was the need underlined and circled, and now it is checked off.
Pick178 Rnd6 Devin Neal
Devin Neal at the 178th overall pick is daylight robbery; nobody expected him to last. The roster fit checks out.
Pick216 Rnd6 Clay Webb
By-the-book stuff, Clay Webb at the 216th pick squarely in line with his ranking. One more legitimate question on the roster, answered.
Pick217 Rnd7 Ryan Fitzgerald
Steal is underselling it; Ryan Fitzgerald at Round 7, Pick 1 is a heist with the alarm still ringing. Nice player, but the depth chart did not need him here.
Pick220 Rnd7 Maxen Hook
A premium they did not need to pay, Maxen Hook a notch or two before his time. This was priority one on the needs board, and now it is handled.
Pick238 Rnd7 Joey Slackman
This one needs a full-page explanation: Joey Slackman in slot 238, miles early. A must-fix position, and they treated it like one.