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Arvell Reese Head Shot
PICK: 30 RND: 1 (NE)
Arvell Reese
LB Ohio State
Dillon Thieneman Head Shot
PICK: 66 RND: 3 (NE)
Dillon Thieneman
S Oregon
Cayden Green Head Shot
PICK: 94 RND: 3 (NE)
Cayden Green
OT Missouri
Tacario Davis Head Shot
PICK: 118 RND: 4 (NE)
Tacario Davis
CB Washington
Jadarian Price Head Shot
PICK: 130 RND: 4 (NE)
Jadarian Price
RB Notre Dame
Aaron Anderson Head Shot
PICK: 170 RND: 5 (NE)
Aaron Anderson
WR LSU
Patrick Payton Head Shot
PICK: 197 RND: 6 (NE)
Patrick Payton
DL-EDGE LSU
Lawson Luckie Head Shot
PICK: 216 RND: 7 (NE)
Lawson Luckie
TE Georgia
Fernando Carmona Head Shot
PICK: 245 RND: 7 (NE)
Fernando Carmona
OT Arkansas
Draft Picks Received
Dillon Thieneman Head Shot
PICK: 66 RND: 3 (TEN)
Dillon Thieneman
S Oregon
No Pick Head Shot
PICK: RND: 4 (TEN)
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Connor Lew Head Shot
PICK: 62 RND: 2 (TEN)
Connor Lew
C Auburn
Isaiah Nwokobia Head Shot
PICK: 211 RND: 6 (TEN)
Isaiah Nwokobia
S SMU
Draft Grade — Patriots
Overall B-
ValueB NeedB TradesC+ FutureB-
Nothing loud, just a tidy B- for the Patriots.

Nobody else had Lawson Luckie anywhere near pick 216. The Patriots did, by 36 spots, and that gap is the whole story.

A whole weekend of picks and interior defensive lineman is somehow still a want. Reese at that cost is the sort of edge that compounds over a roster. On the needs board they went 6 of 8, with edge rusher the one that mattered most.

The weekend tilted hard toward the defense.

In sum, a sturdy weekend with one asterisk, the interior defensive lineman spot they never got to.

Pick Analysis
Pick30 Rnd1 Arvell Reese
In Round 1, Pick 30 they get the heartbeat of the defense, outstanding value to boot. Need was not the driver here.
Pick66 Rnd3 Dillon Thieneman
A slide stopped in No. 66, with Dillon Thieneman worth more than the price. This was priority one on the needs board, and now it is handled.
Pick94 Rnd3 Cayden Green
Cayden Green in pick 94 lands just on the right side of the ledger. Another box on the needs board, quietly ticked.
Pick118 Rnd4 Tacario Davis
Tacario Davis in the 118th pick is fair value, right on his grade. Useful body for a position without much behind the starter.
Pick130 Rnd4 Jadarian Price
No drama and no debate, Jadarian Price went about where he belonged in the Round 4 slot. A sensible fit that makes the depth chart a little sturdier.
Pick170 Rnd5 Aaron Anderson
Good price on Aaron Anderson in pick No. 170, a hair ahead of his grade with no real quibbles. It also answers one of the loudest questions on the roster.
Pick197 Rnd6 Patrick Payton
A real head-scratcher, Patrick Payton in No. 197 is miles ahead of his ranking. A glaring weakness, addressed head on.
Pick216 Rnd7 Lawson Luckie
Lawson Luckie at the 216th overall pick is the pick scouts circle, and not in a good way. It shores up a spot that genuinely needed the help.
Pick245 Rnd7 Fernando Carmona
A swing that ignored the value entirely, Fernando Carmona well ahead of where he belonged. It fills a real need, too.