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  • NE4EVER DRAFTING FOR THE
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Draft Selections
Marvin Harrison Jr. Head Shot
PICK: 3 RND: 1 (NE)
Marvin Harrison Jr.
WR Ohio State
Ja'Tavion Sanders Head Shot
PICK: 34 RND: 2 (NE)
Ja'Tavion Sanders
TE Texas
Kiran Amegadjie Head Shot
PICK: 68 RND: 3 (NE)
Kiran Amegadjie
OT Yale
Kamren Kinchens Head Shot
PICK: 104 RND: 4 (NE)
Kamren Kinchens
S Miami (FL)
Nehemiah Pritchett Head Shot
PICK: 136 RND: 4 (NE)
Nehemiah Pritchett
CB Auburn
Zion Tupuola-Fetui Head Shot
PICK: 182 RND: 6 (NE)
Zion Tupuola-Fetui
DE-EDGE Washington
Daequan Hardy Head Shot
PICK: 229 RND: 7 (NE)
Daequan Hardy
CB Penn State
Draft Grade — Patriots
Overall B
ValueB NeedB+ TradesB- FutureB-
The Patriots cashed the board's mistake on Hardy: B.

You build a draft on nights like this. Daequan Hardy had no business being available in the Round 7 slot, and the Patriots did the only sane thing and turned in the card. It does the job without flash, and the B reflects it.

Leaving interior defensive lineman unaddressed is the roster risk they will have to answer for in the fall. The Tupuola-Fetui pick is the one the value grade keeps tripping over.

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

Pick Analysis
Pick3 Rnd1 Marvin Harrison Jr.
In slot 3 they get a No. 1 receiver. Exactly the need they had to hit.
Pick34 Rnd2 Ja'Tavion Sanders
Ja'Tavion Sanders in Round 2, Pick 2 is fair value, right on his grade. A need, and now a little less of one.
Pick68 Rnd3 Kiran Amegadjie
Kiran Amegadjie at the Round 3 slot nudges the ledger their way without any fuss. A sensible fit for a spot that needed help.
Pick104 Rnd4 Kamren Kinchens
Kamren Kinchens at pick 104 is daylight robbery; nobody expected him to last. This was priority one on the needs board, and now it is handled.
Pick136 Rnd4 Nehemiah Pritchett
Nehemiah Pritchett at the 136th pick is right where the board had him, plain and simple. A quiet depth add at a thin-ish spot.
Pick182 Rnd6 Zion Tupuola-Fetui
Zion Tupuola-Fetui at No. 182 is a clear overpay, with better names still on the board. They walked in needing this and walked out with it.
Pick229 Rnd7 Daequan Hardy
Daequan Hardy in the 229th overall pick should not have been possible, and that is the whole point. It is more luxury than necessity; they were already set here.