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Draft Selections
Abdul Carter Head Shot
PICK: 6 RND: 1 (NE)
Abdul Carter
DE-EDGE Penn State
Matthew Golden Head Shot
PICK: 37 RND: 2 (NE)
Matthew Golden
WR Texas
Donovan Jackson Head Shot
PICK: 38 RND: 2 (NE)
Donovan Jackson
OT Ohio State
Jermari Harris Head Shot
PICK: 69 RND: 3 (NE)
Jermari Harris
CB Iowa
Dylan Fairchild Head Shot
PICK: 77 RND: 3 (NE)
Dylan Fairchild
OG Georgia
Malachi Moore Head Shot
PICK: 104 RND: 4 (NE)
Malachi Moore
S Alabama
Danny Stutsman Head Shot
PICK: 143 RND: 5 (NE)
Danny Stutsman
LB Oklahoma
Xzavier Henderson Head Shot
PICK: 217 RND: 7 (NE)
Xzavier Henderson
WR Cincinnati
Cam Skattebo Head Shot
PICK: 220 RND: 7 (NE)
Cam Skattebo
RB Arizona State
Ryan Fitzgerald Head Shot
PICK: 238 RND: 7 (NE)
Ryan Fitzgerald
PK Florida State
Draft Picks Received
Abdul Carter Head Shot
PICK: 6 RND: 1 (LV)
Abdul Carter
DE-EDGE Penn State
Matthew Golden Head Shot
PICK: 37 RND: 2 (LV)
Matthew Golden
WR Texas
Draft Picks Traded
Travis Hunter Head Shot
PICK: 4 RND: 1 (LV)
Travis Hunter
CB Colorado
Players Gained
Head Shot
Jack Jones
CB
Draft Grade — Patriots
Overall B+
ValueB- NeedB+ TradesA+ FutureB-
The Patriots won the night they stopped Fitzgerald from sliding. Grade: B+.

Somebody in No. 238 was going to get robbed, and it turned out to be the rest of the league. The Patriots sat still while Ryan Fitzgerald, the No. 108 name on the board, slid all the way to them, then sprinted to the podium. A sturdy weekend that grades out a B+.

The Jackson pick is the one the value grade keeps tripping over. Every deal seemed to tilt their way, which is not luck. Leaving interior defensive lineman unaddressed is the roster risk they will have to answer for in the fall.

All told, a solid class that does its job everywhere but interior defensive lineman.

Pick Analysis
Pick6 Rnd1 Abdul Carter
In the Round 1 slot they get a quarterback's worst nightmare. It fills the loudest need on the roster.
Pick37 Rnd2 Matthew Golden
By-the-book stuff, Matthew Golden at pick No. 37 squarely in line with his ranking. It answers the question that was keeping the coaches up at night.
Pick38 Rnd2 Donovan Jackson
Value said wait; Donovan Jackson in the 38th pick says they were not listening. A need, and now a little less of one.
Pick69 Rnd3 Jermari Harris
A wild overpay on Jermari Harris in No. 69, the sort that defines a class for the wrong reasons. A quiet depth add at a thin-ish spot.
Pick77 Rnd3 Dylan Fairchild
Dylan Fairchild in slot 77 is early enough to raise a brow, if not a full objection. The roster fit checks out.
Pick104 Rnd4 Malachi Moore
Malachi Moore at pick 104 is daylight robbery; nobody expected him to last. A glaring weakness, addressed head on.
Pick143 Rnd5 Danny Stutsman
They will replay Danny Stutsman at the 143rd overall pick for years; that is how good the value is. A minor need, but a need all the same.
Pick217 Rnd7 Xzavier Henderson
They reached into another round for Xzavier Henderson, and the board is nowhere close to agreeing. The one spot they could not leave alone, and did not.
Pick220 Rnd7 Cam Skattebo
Circle this one: Cam Skattebo at pick 220 is a fall that decides a draft. Another box on the needs board, quietly ticked.
Pick238 Rnd7 Ryan Fitzgerald
They robbed the room for Ryan Fitzgerald here, a fall nobody at the table saw coming. Nice player, but the depth chart did not need him here.