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Draft Selections
Matthew Golden Head Shot
PICK: 4 RND: 1 (NE)
Matthew Golden
WR Texas
Jonah Savaiinaea Head Shot
PICK: 38 RND: 2 (NE)
Jonah Savaiinaea
OT Arizona
Kyle Kennard Head Shot
PICK: 69 RND: 3 (NE)
Kyle Kennard
DE-EDGE South Carolina
Zy Alexander Head Shot
PICK: 77 RND: 3 (NE)
Zy Alexander
CB LSU
Charles Grant Head Shot
PICK: 106 RND: 4 (NE)
Charles Grant
OT William & Mary
Tez Johnson Head Shot
PICK: 144 RND: 5 (NE)
Tez Johnson
WR Oregon
Raheim Sanders Head Shot
PICK: 217 RND: 7 (NE)
Raheim Sanders
RB South Carolina
CJ West Head Shot
PICK: 220 RND: 7 (NE)
CJ West
DT Indiana
Xzavier Henderson Head Shot
PICK: 238 RND: 7 (NE)
Xzavier Henderson
WR Cincinnati
Draft Grade — Patriots
Overall B-
ValueB- NeedB+ TradesB- FutureB-
The Patriots won the night they stopped Johnson from sliding. Grade: B-.

Somewhere a general manager is explaining how Tez Johnson got past him. The Patriots do not have to explain a thing at Round 5, Pick 6. A sturdy weekend that grades out a B-.

They will need Henderson to outplay his draft slot in a hurry to justify it. The safety hole is the one line item this class does not answer. They went 5 of 8 on their needs, which is most of what a draft is for.

All told, a solid class that does its job everywhere but safety.

Pick Analysis
Pick4 Rnd1 Matthew Golden
No edge and no loss on Matthew Golden in No. 4; it is a wash and a sensible one. A must-fix position, and they treated it like one.
Pick38 Rnd2 Jonah Savaiinaea
They took Jonah Savaiinaea at par in pick No. 38, which is nothing to complain about. A sensible fit that makes the depth chart a little sturdier.
Pick69 Rnd3 Kyle Kennard
They paid sticker price for Kyle Kennard in slot 69, and that is fine. This was priority one on the needs board, and now it is handled.
Pick77 Rnd3 Zy Alexander
A real head-scratcher, Zy Alexander in Round 3, Pick 13 is miles ahead of his ranking. Not urgent, but hardly pointless.
Pick106 Rnd4 Charles Grant
A quiet steal in the Round 4 slot: Charles Grant for less than the market said. One more legitimate question on the roster, answered.
Pick144 Rnd5 Tez Johnson
They barely believed it either: Tez Johnson still on the board at pick 144. That was the need underlined and circled, and now it is checked off.
Pick217 Rnd7 Raheim Sanders
Steal is underselling it; Raheim Sanders at the 217th pick is a heist with the alarm still ringing. Another box on the needs board, quietly ticked.
Pick220 Rnd7 CJ West
Somehow CJ West was still sitting there in the 220th overall pick, and they pounced on premier interior defensive lineman value. Better still, it is exactly the hole they had to fill.
Pick238 Rnd7 Xzavier Henderson
This one needs a full-page explanation: Xzavier Henderson in the Round 7 slot, miles early. Top of the wish list, and they did not leave without it.