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Draft Selections
Carnell Tate Head Shot
PICK: 31 RND: 1 (NE)
Carnell Tate
WR Ohio State
David Bailey Head Shot
PICK: 63 RND: 2 (NE)
David Bailey
LB-EDGE Texas Tech
Markel Bell Head Shot
PICK: 95 RND: 3 (NE)
Markel Bell
OT Miami
Eli Raridon Head Shot
PICK: 125 RND: 4 (NE)
Eli Raridon
TE Notre Dame
Jacob Rodriguez Head Shot
PICK: 131 RND: 4 (NE)
Jacob Rodriguez
LB Texas Tech
Tyreak Sapp Head Shot
PICK: 169 RND: 5 (NE)
Tyreak Sapp
DE-EDGE Florida
Dametrious Crownover Head Shot
PICK: 189 RND: 6 (NE)
Dametrious Crownover
OT Texas A&M
Lee Hunter Head Shot
PICK: 200 RND: 6 (NE)
Lee Hunter
DT Texas Tech
Jalon Kilgore Head Shot
PICK: 207 RND: 6 (NE)
Jalon Kilgore
CB South Carolina
J.C. Davis Head Shot
PICK: 210 RND: 6 (NE)
J.C. Davis
OT Illinois
Jeff Caldwell Head Shot
PICK: 247 RND: 7 (NE)
Jeff Caldwell
WR Cincinnati
Draft Grade — Patriots
Overall B
ValueA NeedB+ TradesB- FutureB-
The steal of the weekend belongs to the Patriots and Hunter: B.

The value of the weekend has a name and a slot: Lee Hunter, the 200th overall pick, roughly 153 picks past where he belonged. It nets out to a B, which feels about right.

Leaving safety unaddressed is the roster risk they will have to answer for in the fall. Edge rusher is handled and the depth chart looks a good deal healthier for it.

The offense got the lion's share of the attention.

Add it up and it is a good, unfussy class.

Pick Analysis
Pick31 Rnd1 Carnell Tate
In pick 31 they get a No. 1 receiver, outstanding value to boot. Exactly the need they had to hit.
Pick63 Rnd2 David Bailey
They barely believed it either: David Bailey still on the board at the Round 2 slot. A glaring weakness, addressed head on.
Pick95 Rnd3 Markel Bell
They paid sticker price for Markel Bell in the 95th overall pick, and that is fine. A need, and now a little less of one.
Pick125 Rnd4 Eli Raridon
A straight-up fair deal on Eli Raridon at the 125th pick, value and slot in agreement. One more legitimate question on the roster, answered.
Pick131 Rnd4 Jacob Rodriguez
The board fumbled Jacob Rodriguez all the way to Round 4, Pick 31, and they scooped it up. It adds depth where they could use a little.
Pick169 Rnd5 Tyreak Sapp
Taking Tyreak Sapp in slot 169 is close to grand larceny; an edge rusher that good had no business lasting this long. It answers the question that was keeping the coaches up at night.
Pick189 Rnd6 Dametrious Crownover
Somehow Dametrious Crownover was still sitting there in No. 189, and they pounced on premier offensive lineman value. It plugs a real leak on the depth chart.
Pick200 Rnd6 Lee Hunter
You do not let an interior defensive lineman like Lee Hunter reach pick No. 200 and blink. They did not. It also answers one of the loudest questions on the roster.
Pick207 Rnd6 Jalon Kilgore
Jalon Kilgore in the 207th pick is the kind of fall that makes a whole class. It thickens a room that could stand to be thicker.
Pick210 Rnd6 J.C. Davis
A top-tier offensive lineman at a bargain, J.C. Davis in the Round 6 slot, plain and simple. It shores up a spot that genuinely needed the help.
Pick247 Rnd7 Jeff Caldwell
Jeff Caldwell in pick 247 is a gift, value that borders on unfair. A must-fix position, and they treated it like one.