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Draft Selections
Chris Bell Head Shot
PICK: 31 RND: 1 (NE)
Chris Bell
WR Louisville
Max Iheanachor Head Shot
PICK: 63 RND: 2 (NE)
Max Iheanachor
OT Arizona State
Kamari Ramsey Head Shot
PICK: 95 RND: 3 (NE)
Kamari Ramsey
S USC
Jalon Kilgore Head Shot
PICK: 125 RND: 4 (NE)
Jalon Kilgore
CB South Carolina
Bryce Lance Head Shot
PICK: 131 RND: 4 (NE)
Bryce Lance
WR North Dakota State
Keagen Trost Head Shot
PICK: 169 RND: 5 (NE)
Keagen Trost
OT Missouri
Xavier Nwankpa Head Shot
PICK: 189 RND: 6 (NE)
Xavier Nwankpa
S Iowa
Lander Barton Head Shot
PICK: 200 RND: 6 (NE)
Lander Barton
LB Utah
Dallen Bentley Head Shot
PICK: 207 RND: 6 (NE)
Dallen Bentley
TE Utah
Zane Durant Head Shot
PICK: 210 RND: 6 (NE)
Zane Durant
DT Penn State
Seth McGowan Head Shot
PICK: 247 RND: 7 (NE)
Seth McGowan
RB Kentucky
Draft Grade — Patriots
Overall B
ValueB NeedB TradesB- FutureB-
Best value of the weekend goes to the Patriots for McGowan: B.

Somebody in slot 247 was going to get robbed, and it turned out to be the rest of the league. The Patriots sat still while Seth McGowan, the No. 175 name on the board, slid all the way to them, then sprinted to the podium.

They will regret leaving edge rusher for another day if the season turns on it. The Bell reach is the anchor dragging on the value grade.

Job largely done: wide receiver settled and 6 of 8 of the wish list covered.

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

Pick Analysis
Pick31 Rnd1 Chris Bell
In No. 31 they get a matchup problem out wide, reach and all. It fills the loudest need on the roster.
Pick63 Rnd2 Max Iheanachor
Max Iheanachor in pick No. 63 is exactly on the number, no argument either way. The roster fit checks out.
Pick95 Rnd3 Kamari Ramsey
Taking Kamari Ramsey in pick 95 is close to grand larceny; a safety that good had no business lasting this long. It answers the question that was keeping the coaches up at night.
Pick125 Rnd4 Jalon Kilgore
Jalon Kilgore slipping to the Round 4 slot is the kind of luck good rooms make for themselves. Useful body for a position without much behind the starter.
Pick131 Rnd4 Bryce Lance
Value with a capital V on Bryce Lance in slot 131, a genuine coup. They walked in needing this and walked out with it.
Pick169 Rnd5 Keagen Trost
Good things come to war rooms that wait, and Keagen Trost at Round 5, Pick 31 is the proof. It shores up a spot that genuinely needed the help.
Pick189 Rnd6 Xavier Nwankpa
Good price on Xavier Nwankpa in the 189th overall pick, a hair ahead of his grade with no real quibbles. A glaring weakness, addressed head on.
Pick200 Rnd6 Lander Barton
Lander Barton slid further than he should have, and the 200th pick is lovely value for the linebacker. A minor itch, scratched.
Pick207 Rnd6 Dallen Bentley
They stopped a slide they were happy to see, landing Dallen Bentley in No. 207. A need, and now a little less of one.
Pick210 Rnd6 Zane Durant
Somehow Zane Durant was still sitting there in the 210th pick, and they pounced on premier interior defensive lineman value. The one spot they could not leave alone, and did not.
Pick247 Rnd7 Seth McGowan
A running back of that caliber at the Round 7 slot is the definition of value, full stop. It plugs a real leak on the depth chart.