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Draft Selections
Emmanuel Pregnon Head Shot
PICK: 31 RND: 1 (NE)
Emmanuel Pregnon
OG Oregon
Anthony Hill Jr. Head Shot
PICK: 63 RND: 2 (NE)
Anthony Hill Jr.
LB Texas
Ja'Kobi Lane Head Shot
PICK: 95 RND: 3 (NE)
Ja'Kobi Lane
WR USC
Eli Raridon Head Shot
PICK: 125 RND: 4 (NE)
Eli Raridon
TE Notre Dame
Dametrious Crownover Head Shot
PICK: 131 RND: 4 (NE)
Dametrious Crownover
OT Texas A&M
Logan Fano Head Shot
PICK: 169 RND: 5 (NE)
Logan Fano
DE-EDGE Utah
Ephesians Prysock Head Shot
PICK: 189 RND: 6 (NE)
Ephesians Prysock
CB Washington
Le'Veon Moss Head Shot
PICK: 200 RND: 6 (NE)
Le'Veon Moss
RB Texas A&M
VJ Payne Head Shot
PICK: 207 RND: 6 (NE)
VJ Payne
S Kansas State
Jeff Caldwell Head Shot
PICK: 210 RND: 6 (NE)
Jeff Caldwell
WR Cincinnati
Nick Barrett Head Shot
PICK: 247 RND: 7 (NE)
Nick Barrett
DL South Carolina
Draft Grade — Patriots
Overall B-
ValueB- NeedB TradesB- FutureB-
Good, not great, for the Patriots: B-.

There is reaching, and then there is Logan Fano at pick 169. The Patriots jumped the board by 70 and dared it to prove them wrong.

Whatever else happened, they won the night they took Hill Jr.. A whole weekend of picks and quarterback is somehow still a want.

Solid rather than spectacular, and there is nothing wrong with that.

Pick Analysis
Pick31 Rnd1 Emmanuel Pregnon
In No. 31 they get a plug-and-play piece up front, reach and all. A real need, handled.
Pick63 Rnd2 Anthony Hill Jr.
Steal is underselling it; Anthony Hill Jr. at pick No. 63 is a heist with the alarm still ringing. It thickens a room that could stand to be thicker.
Pick95 Rnd3 Ja'Kobi Lane
Ja'Kobi Lane in pick 95 lands just on the right side of the ledger. The biggest hole on the depth chart just got a whole lot smaller.
Pick125 Rnd4 Eli Raridon
Eli Raridon in the 125th overall pick is fair value, right on his grade. It plugs a real leak on the depth chart.
Pick131 Rnd4 Dametrious Crownover
A straight-up fair deal on Dametrious Crownover at Round 4, Pick 31, value and slot in agreement. The roster fit checks out.
Pick169 Rnd5 Logan Fano
They reached into another round for Logan Fano, and the board is nowhere close to agreeing. It also answers one of the loudest questions on the roster.
Pick189 Rnd6 Ephesians Prysock
Ephesians Prysock in pick 189 is fine work, a shade of surplus and no downside. A minor need, but a need all the same.
Pick200 Rnd6 Le'Veon Moss
By-the-book stuff, Le'Veon Moss at the 200th pick squarely in line with his ranking. A sensible fit for a spot that needed help.
Pick207 Rnd6 VJ Payne
They read the board right and VJ Payne was the payoff at No. 207. This was priority one on the needs board, and now it is handled.
Pick210 Rnd6 Jeff Caldwell
Jeff Caldwell at slot 210 is a conviction pick that outran the value. A glaring weakness, addressed head on.
Pick247 Rnd7 Nick Barrett
They paid a round early for Nick Barrett in the 247th overall pick, more than the board wanted. Top of the wish list, and they did not leave without it.