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Draft Selections
Dallas Turner Head Shot
PICK: 19 RND: 1 (NE)
Dallas Turner
LB-EDGE Alabama
Emeka Egbuka Head Shot
PICK: 34 RND: 2 (NE)
Emeka Egbuka
WR Ohio State
Chris Braswell Head Shot
PICK: 43 RND: 2 (NE)
Chris Braswell
LB-EDGE Alabama
Sedrick Van Pran Head Shot
PICK: 79 RND: 3 (NE)
Sedrick Van Pran
C Georgia
Zak Zinter Head Shot
PICK: 83 RND: 3 (NE)
Zak Zinter
OG Michigan
Audric Estime Head Shot
PICK: 103 RND: 4 (NE)
Audric Estime
RB Notre Dame
Cade Stover Head Shot
PICK: 116 RND: 4 (NE)
Cade Stover
TE-EDGE Ohio State
Darius Robinson Head Shot
PICK: 139 RND: 5 (NE)
Darius Robinson
DL-EDGE Missouri
Malik Washington Head Shot
PICK: 162 RND: 5 (NE)
Malik Washington
WR Virginia
AJ Barner Head Shot
PICK: 182 RND: 6 (NE)
AJ Barner
TE Michigan
Draft Picks Received
Dallas Turner Head Shot
PICK: 19 RND: 1 (TB)
Dallas Turner
LB-EDGE Alabama
Chris Braswell Head Shot
PICK: 43 RND: 2 (ATL)
Chris Braswell
LB-EDGE Alabama
Sedrick Van Pran Head Shot
PICK: 79 RND: 3 (JAX)
Sedrick Van Pran
C Georgia
Zak Zinter Head Shot
PICK: 83 RND: 3 (TB)
Zak Zinter
OG Michigan
Cade Stover Head Shot
PICK: 116 RND: 4 (JAX)
Cade Stover
TE-EDGE Ohio State
Malik Washington Head Shot
PICK: 162 RND: 5 (BUF)
Malik Washington
WR Virginia
No Pick Head Shot
PICK: RND: 1 (ATL)
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No Pick Head Shot
PICK: RND: 1 (TB)
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No Pick Head Shot
PICK: RND: 3 (ATL)
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No Pick Head Shot
PICK: RND: 4 (ATL)
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No Pick Head Shot
PICK: RND: 4 (JAX)
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Draft Picks Traded
Jayden Daniels Head Shot
PICK: 3 RND: 1 (ATL)
Jayden Daniels
QB LSU
Adisa Isaac Head Shot
PICK: 68 RND: 3 (JAX)
Adisa Isaac
DE-EDGE Penn State
Omar Speights Head Shot
PICK: 224 RND: 7 (BUF)
Omar Speights
LB LSU
Players Gained
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D'Ernest Johnson
RB
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Devin White
LB
Draft Grade — Patriots
Overall A-
ValueB NeedB+ TradesB+ FutureA+
About as clean as a draft gets for the Patriots: A-.

It is a puzzling start. The Patriots had interior defensive lineman, safety and other spots to solve and reached instead for Cade Stover, a TE-EDGE, at the 116th overall pick. The board rewarded a patient, disciplined weekend with a A-.

They covered a lot of ground and still skipped interior defensive lineman, which is a strange place to end up. The Robinson reach is the anchor dragging on the value grade. The veteran additions, Devin White chief among them, give the class a floor the rookies alone would not.

Bottom line, with Dallas Turner leading the way, this is a class that should pay off fast and rarely be regretted.

Pick Analysis
Pick19 Rnd1 Dallas Turner
In Round 1, Pick 19 they get a premier pass rusher. Exactly the need they had to hit.
Pick34 Rnd2 Emeka Egbuka
No edge and no loss on Emeka Egbuka in pick 34; it is a wash and a sensible one. It answers the question that was keeping the coaches up at night.
Pick43 Rnd2 Chris Braswell
Chris Braswell at No. 43 is a sensible buy, a touch better than market for the edge rusher. Top of the wish list, and they did not leave without it.
Pick79 Rnd3 Sedrick Van Pran
They jumped the gun on Sedrick Van Pran, taking him earlier than his grade liked. A sensible fit that makes the depth chart a little sturdier.
Pick83 Rnd3 Zak Zinter
A premium they did not need to pay, Zak Zinter a notch or two before his time. A sensible fit for a spot that needed help.
Pick103 Rnd4 Audric Estime
A market-rate running back, with the board and the slot shaking hands on Audric Estime. A real hole, addressed with a reasonable pick.
Pick116 Rnd4 Cade Stover
A surprising call. With interior defensive lineman, safety and other spots still to address, they spent the 116th overall pick on Cade Stover, a TE-EDGE they were not short of.
Pick139 Rnd5 Darius Robinson
Darius Robinson at the 139th pick is a conviction pick that outran the value. Better still, it is exactly the hole they had to fill.
Pick162 Rnd5 Malik Washington
Malik Washington in Round 5, Pick 26 lands just on the right side of the ledger. This was priority one on the needs board, and now it is handled.
Pick182 Rnd6 AJ Barner
By-the-book stuff, AJ Barner at the 182nd pick squarely in line with his ranking. Another box on the needs board, quietly ticked.