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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
Ajani Cornelius Head Shot
PICK: 69 RND: 3 (NE)
Ajani Cornelius
OT Oregon
Maxwell Hairston Head Shot
PICK: 77 RND: 3 (NE)
Maxwell Hairston
CB Kentucky
Dylan Fairchild Head Shot
PICK: 104 RND: 4 (NE)
Dylan Fairchild
OG Georgia
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
Jay Higgins Head Shot
PICK: 220 RND: 7 (NE)
Jay Higgins
LB Iowa
Ryan Fitzgerald Head Shot
PICK: 238 RND: 7 (NE)
Ryan Fitzgerald
PK Florida State
Draft Grade — Patriots
Overall B
ValueB NeedB+ TradesB- FutureB-
Larceny in slot 238 lands the Patriots a B, Fitzgerald and all.

The value of the weekend has a name and a slot: Ryan Fitzgerald, Round 7, Pick 22, roughly 121 picks past where he belonged. Solid and sensible more than spectacular: a B.

They will need Cornelius to outplay his draft slot in a hurry to justify it. If this class has a fault line, it runs straight through interior defensive lineman.

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

Pick Analysis
Pick4 Rnd1 Abdul Carter
In No. 4 they get a quarterback's worst nightmare at fair value. It fills the loudest need on the roster.
Pick38 Rnd2 Matthew Golden
No edge and no loss on Matthew Golden in the 38th pick; it is a wash and a sensible one. A must-fix position, and they treated it like one.
Pick69 Rnd3 Ajani Cornelius
Ajani Cornelius at Round 3, Pick 5 is the pick scouts circle, and not in a good way. A sensible fit that makes the depth chart a little sturdier.
Pick77 Rnd3 Maxwell Hairston
Maxwell Hairston in the 77th overall pick is exactly on the number, no argument either way. A minor need, but a need all the same.
Pick104 Rnd4 Dylan Fairchild
A slide stopped in pick No. 104, with Dylan Fairchild worth more than the price. A need, and now a little less of one.
Pick143 Rnd5 Danny Stutsman
Danny Stutsman in slot 143 is the kind of fall that makes a whole class. Depth more than a fix, but depth they can use.
Pick217 Rnd7 Xzavier Henderson
They reached a country mile for Xzavier Henderson at pick 217, and the board is aghast. Better still, it is exactly the hole they had to fill.
Pick220 Rnd7 Jay Higgins
You do not let a linebacker like Jay Higgins reach the Round 7 slot and blink. They did not. Nice player, but the depth chart did not need him here.
Pick238 Rnd7 Ryan Fitzgerald
Ryan Fitzgerald at No. 238 is a first-round grade at a bargain-bin price, no notes. Insurance at a position that did not really ask for it.