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Draft Selections
Abdul Carter Head Shot
PICK: 4 RND: 1 (NE)
Abdul Carter
DE-EDGE Penn State
Matthew Golden Head Shot
PICK: 38 RND: 2 (NE)
Matthew Golden
WR Texas
Donovan Jackson Head Shot
PICK: 69 RND: 3 (NE)
Donovan Jackson
OT Ohio State
Jermari Harris Head Shot
PICK: 77 RND: 3 (NE)
Jermari Harris
CB Iowa
TreVeyon Henderson Head Shot
PICK: 104 RND: 4 (NE)
TreVeyon Henderson
RB Ohio State
Danny Stutsman Head Shot
PICK: 143 RND: 5 (NE)
Danny Stutsman
LB Oklahoma
Lander Barton Head Shot
PICK: 217 RND: 7 (NE)
Lander Barton
LB Utah
Kalel Mullings Head Shot
PICK: 220 RND: 7 (NE)
Kalel Mullings
RB Michigan
Ryan Fitzgerald Head Shot
PICK: 238 RND: 7 (NE)
Ryan Fitzgerald
PK Florida State
Draft Grade — Patriots
Overall B
ValueB NeedB+ TradesB- FutureB-
Fitzgerald should have been long gone. The Patriots pounced, and earned a B.

The Patriots spent the weekend waiting on one name, and it fell: Ryan Fitzgerald, the No. 107 name on the board, in slot 238.

The interior defensive lineman spot stays a question, and it was the one they most needed an answer at. The Jackson reach is the anchor dragging on the value grade.

Job largely done: edge rusher settled and 4 of 8 of the wish list covered. Building through the lines is a philosophy, and they stuck to it.

Good work on the whole, with interior defensive lineman the one box left unchecked.

Pick Analysis
Pick4 Rnd1 Abdul Carter
In No. 4 they get juice off the edge at fair value. Exactly the need they had to hit.
Pick38 Rnd2 Matthew Golden
A market-rate wide receiver, with the board and the slot shaking hands on Matthew Golden. A glaring weakness, addressed head on.
Pick69 Rnd3 Donovan Jackson
A reach on Donovan Jackson in pick 69; the board had better options right there. One more legitimate question on the roster, answered.
Pick77 Rnd3 Jermari Harris
Jermari Harris at the 77th overall pick is a clear overpay, with better names still on the board. Useful depth more than a marquee fix.
Pick104 Rnd4 TreVeyon Henderson
The board fumbled TreVeyon Henderson all the way to the 104th pick, and they scooped it up. A sensible fit that makes the depth chart a little sturdier.
Pick143 Rnd5 Danny Stutsman
Danny Stutsman at pick No. 143 is a first-round grade at a bargain-bin price, no notes. A minor itch, scratched.
Pick217 Rnd7 Lander Barton
They will replay Lander Barton at slot 217 for years; that is how good the value is. Pure best-available; the position was not exactly begging.
Pick220 Rnd7 Kalel Mullings
A top-tier running back at a bargain, Kalel Mullings in the Round 7 slot, plain and simple. A need, and now a little less of one.
Pick238 Rnd7 Ryan Fitzgerald
Somehow Ryan Fitzgerald was still sitting there in the 238th overall pick, and they pounced on premier specialist value. Stacking talent where they were already deep.