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Draft Selections
Joe Alt Head Shot
PICK: 3 RND: 1 (NE)
Joe Alt
OT Notre Dame
Amarius Mims Head Shot
PICK: 34 RND: 2 (NE)
Amarius Mims
OT Georgia
Jonathon Brooks Head Shot
PICK: 68 RND: 3 (NE)
Jonathon Brooks
RB Texas
Tyrone Tracy Jr. Head Shot
PICK: 103 RND: 4 (NE)
Tyrone Tracy Jr.
WR Purdue
Luke McCaffrey Head Shot
PICK: 137 RND: 5 (NE)
Luke McCaffrey
WR Rice
Ryan Flournoy Head Shot
PICK: 180 RND: 6 (NE)
Ryan Flournoy
WR Southeast Missouri State
Kimani Vidal Head Shot
PICK: 193 RND: 6 (NE)
Kimani Vidal
RB Troy
Tyler Owens Head Shot
PICK: 231 RND: 7 (NE)
Tyler Owens
S Texas Tech
Draft Grade — Patriots
Overall B-
ValueB NeedB TradesB- FutureB-
Best value of the weekend goes to the Patriots for Brooks: B-.

Call it larceny. Jonathon Brooks sat on the board until Round 3, Pick 4, and the Patriots did not need to be asked twice. It does the job without flash, and the B- reflects it.

The edge rusher hole is the one line item this class does not answer. Every board in the league had Tracy Jr. lower, and that gap is the story. On the needs board they went 4 of 8, with wide receiver the one that mattered most.

Building through the lines is a philosophy, and they stuck to it.

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

Pick Analysis
Pick3 Rnd1 Joe Alt
In Round 1, Pick 3 they get protection for the quarterback. A real need, handled.
Pick34 Rnd2 Amarius Mims
Amarius Mims slipping to the 34th overall pick is the kind of luck good rooms make for themselves. Another box on the needs board, quietly ticked.
Pick68 Rnd3 Jonathon Brooks
Jonathon Brooks in slot 68 is a gift, value that borders on unfair. It plugs a real leak on the depth chart.
Pick103 Rnd4 Tyrone Tracy Jr.
Tyrone Tracy Jr. in No. 103 is a bet on their own eyes over everyone else's grade. That was the need underlined and circled, and now it is checked off.
Pick137 Rnd5 Luke McCaffrey
Luke McCaffrey in pick 137 is early enough to raise a brow, if not a full objection. A glaring weakness, addressed head on.
Pick180 Rnd6 Ryan Flournoy
A conviction pick on Ryan Flournoy at pick No. 180 that the board grades a round light. It answers the question that was keeping the coaches up at night.
Pick193 Rnd6 Kimani Vidal
The board had cheaper options than Kimani Vidal at the 193rd pick, and it noticed. The roster fit checks out.
Pick231 Rnd7 Tyler Owens
Tyler Owens at the Round 7 slot is a clear overpay, with better names still on the board. A must-fix position, and they treated it like one.