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Draft Selections
Olumuyiwa Fashanu Head Shot
PICK: 6 RND: 1 (NE)
Olumuyiwa Fashanu
OT Penn State
Xavier Legette Head Shot
PICK: 34 RND: 2 (NE)
Xavier Legette
WR South Carolina
Spencer Rattler Head Shot
PICK: 66 RND: 3 (NE)
Spencer Rattler
QB South Carolina
Patrick Paul Head Shot
PICK: 68 RND: 3 (NE)
Patrick Paul
OT Houston
Sedrick Van Pran Head Shot
PICK: 69 RND: 3 (NE)
Sedrick Van Pran
C Georgia
Khyree Jackson Head Shot
PICK: 104 RND: 4 (NE)
Khyree Jackson
CB Oregon
Isaac Guerendo Head Shot
PICK: 105 RND: 4 (NE)
Isaac Guerendo
RB Louisville
Theo Johnson Head Shot
PICK: 136 RND: 4 (NE)
Theo Johnson
TE Penn State
Brennan Jackson Head Shot
PICK: 137 RND: 5 (NE)
Brennan Jackson
DE-EDGE Washington State
Garret Greenfield Head Shot
PICK: 182 RND: 6 (NE)
Garret Greenfield
OT South Dakota State
Joshua Cephus Head Shot
PICK: 229 RND: 7 (NE)
Joshua Cephus
WR UTSA
Draft Picks Received
Olumuyiwa Fashanu Head Shot
PICK: 6 RND: 1 (NYG)
Olumuyiwa Fashanu
OT Penn State
Spencer Rattler Head Shot
PICK: 66 RND: 3 (ARI)
Spencer Rattler
QB South Carolina
Sedrick Van Pran Head Shot
PICK: 69 RND: 3 (LAC)
Sedrick Van Pran
C Georgia
Isaac Guerendo Head Shot
PICK: 105 RND: 4 (ARI)
Isaac Guerendo
RB Louisville
Brennan Jackson Head Shot
PICK: 137 RND: 5 (ARI)
Brennan Jackson
DE-EDGE Washington State
No Pick Head Shot
PICK: RND: 2 (NYG)
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No Pick Head Shot
PICK: RND: 3 (NYG)
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No Pick Head Shot
PICK: RND: 6 (NYG)
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Draft Picks Traded
Joe Alt Head Shot
PICK: 3 RND: 1 (ARI)
Joe Alt
OT Notre Dame
Players Gained
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Will Hernandez
OG
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Zion Johnson
OG
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Darius Slayton
WR
Draft Grade — Patriots
Overall B+
ValueC+ NeedB TradesA+ FutureB+
The Patriots fleeced the room on the phones and earned a B+.

The Patriots looked at the value chart, folded it up, and took Xavier Legette at slot 34 regardless, 40 picks early. It does the job without flash, and the B+ reflects it.

The dealing alone would carry a lesser class. Landing Jackson that late papers over a lot of smaller sins.

They punted on interior defensive lineman, and it is the miss that keeps the grade honest. The Patriots paired the rookies with proven help, Zion Johnson leading the way.

Good work on the whole, with interior defensive lineman the one box left unchecked.

Pick Analysis
Pick6 Rnd1 Olumuyiwa Fashanu
A market-rate offensive lineman, with the board and the slot shaking hands on Olumuyiwa Fashanu. A sensible fit for a spot that needed help.
Pick34 Rnd2 Xavier Legette
A wild overpay on Xavier Legette in the Round 2 slot, the sort that defines a class for the wrong reasons. They walked in needing this and walked out with it.
Pick66 Rnd3 Spencer Rattler
Spencer Rattler in pick 66 is fair value, right on his grade. One more legitimate question on the roster, answered.
Pick68 Rnd3 Patrick Paul
By-the-book stuff, Patrick Paul at the 68th overall pick squarely in line with his ranking. It plugs a real leak on the depth chart.
Pick69 Rnd3 Sedrick Van Pran
They went early on Sedrick Van Pran in the 69th pick, and the value did not follow. A need, and now a little less of one.
Pick104 Rnd4 Khyree Jackson
They barely believed it either: Khyree Jackson still on the board at slot 104. Useful depth more than a marquee fix.
Pick105 Rnd4 Isaac Guerendo
They took Isaac Guerendo at par in Round 4, Pick 5, which is nothing to complain about. A sensible fit that makes the depth chart a little sturdier.
Pick136 Rnd4 Theo Johnson
Theo Johnson at the 136th pick is right where the board had him, plain and simple. It patches a soft spot without any drama.
Pick137 Rnd5 Brennan Jackson
They liked Brennan Jackson enough to skip the value, taking him in the 137th overall pick. The biggest hole on the depth chart just got a whole lot smaller.
Pick182 Rnd6 Garret Greenfield
Garret Greenfield in No. 182 is a bet on their own eyes over everyone else's grade. The roster fit checks out.
Pick229 Rnd7 Joshua Cephus
Joshua Cephus at the Round 7 slot is a steep price for a hunch, hard to square with any board. It also answers one of the loudest questions on the roster.