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Draft Selections
Arvell Reese Head Shot
PICK: 28 RND: 1 (NE)
Arvell Reese
LB Ohio State
Elijah Sarratt Head Shot
PICK: 60 RND: 2 (NE)
Elijah Sarratt
WR Indiana
Whit Weeks Head Shot
PICK: 92 RND: 3 (NE)
Whit Weeks
LB LSU
Jude Bowry Head Shot
PICK: 123 RND: 4 (NE)
Jude Bowry
OT Boston College
Emmanuel McNeil-Warren Head Shot
PICK: 128 RND: 4 (NE)
Emmanuel McNeil-Warren
S Toledo
Gracen Halton Head Shot
PICK: 168 RND: 5 (NE)
Gracen Halton
DL Oklahoma
Jaydn Ott Head Shot
PICK: 195 RND: 6 (NE)
Jaydn Ott
RB Oklahoma
Drayk Bowen Head Shot
PICK: 206 RND: 6 (NE)
Drayk Bowen
LB Notre Dame
Jackson Arnold Head Shot
PICK: 216 RND: 7 (NE)
Jackson Arnold
QB Auburn
Brett Norfleet Head Shot
PICK: 242 RND: 7 (NE)
Brett Norfleet
TE Missouri
Draft Grade — Patriots
Overall B-
ValueB NeedB TradesB- FutureB-
The Patriots let McNeil-Warren fall and pounced. Final grade: B-.

The rest of the league will want that one back. Emmanuel McNeil-Warren tumbling to the Patriots in Round 4, Pick 28 is a gift they did not have to think twice about. Call it a sensible B-, earned the boring way.

They will answer for taking linebacker early while edge rusher went begging. The cost of the Halton reach is exactly the players who went right after him. They covered a lot of ground and still skipped edge rusher, which is a strange place to end up.

Good work on the whole, with edge rusher the one box left unchecked.

Pick Analysis
Pick28 Rnd1 Arvell Reese
In pick 28 they get a three-down second-level presence, and a steal at that. More want than need.
Pick60 Rnd2 Elijah Sarratt
Nothing to complain about; Elijah Sarratt went a shade earlier than his grade, which is fine. It answers the question that was keeping the coaches up at night.
Pick92 Rnd3 Whit Weeks
The needs board was loud and they turned it down, spending the Round 3 slot on Whit Weeks with edge rusher unsolved.
Pick123 Rnd4 Jude Bowry
Jude Bowry at No. 123 is neither steal nor reach, just the going rate. A need, and now a little less of one.
Pick128 Rnd4 Emmanuel McNeil-Warren
Circle this one: Emmanuel McNeil-Warren at slot 128 is a fall that decides a draft. A must-fix position, and they treated it like one.
Pick168 Rnd5 Gracen Halton
They reached a country mile for Gracen Halton at Round 5, Pick 28, and the board is aghast. A glaring weakness, addressed head on.
Pick195 Rnd6 Jaydn Ott
A quiet steal in the 195th overall pick: Jaydn Ott for less than the market said. It shores up a spot that genuinely needed the help.
Pick206 Rnd6 Drayk Bowen
They took Drayk Bowen at par in pick No. 206, which is nothing to complain about. They added to a strength when a need was still open elsewhere.
Pick216 Rnd7 Jackson Arnold
Jackson Arnold at No. 216 is the steal of the weekend, a first-round talent at a bargain-bin price. It fills a real need, too.
Pick242 Rnd7 Brett Norfleet
Brett Norfleet at the 242nd overall pick jumps the queue by a touch more than is comfortable. One more legitimate question on the roster, answered.