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Draft Selections
Colin Simmons Head Shot
PICK: 21 RND: 1 (NE)
Colin Simmons
LB-EDGE Texas
Nick Marsh Head Shot
PICK: 52 RND: 2 (NE)
Nick Marsh
WR Indiana
Jamari Johnson Head Shot
PICK: 85 RND: 3 (NE)
Jamari Johnson
TE Oregon
Bear Alexander Head Shot
PICK: 121 RND: 4 (NE)
Bear Alexander
DT Oregon
Marcus Neal Jr. Head Shot
PICK: 166 RND: 5 (NE)
Marcus Neal Jr.
S Penn State
Brandon Baker Head Shot
PICK: 186 RND: 6 (NE)
Brandon Baker
OG Texas
Hollywood Smothers Head Shot
PICK: 187 RND: 6 (NE)
Hollywood Smothers
RB Texas
Kemari Copeland Head Shot
PICK: 199 RND: 6 (NE)
Kemari Copeland
DL Virginia Tech
Leroy Harris III Head Shot
PICK: 209 RND: 6 (NE)
Leroy Harris III
DE-EDGE Kansas
Myles Graham Head Shot
PICK: 226 RND: 7 (NE)
Myles Graham
LB Florida
Jide Abasiri Head Shot
PICK: 257 RND: 7 (NE)
Jide Abasiri
DT USC
Draft Grade — Patriots
Overall B
ValueA NeedB+ TradesB- FutureB-
The steal of the weekend belongs to the Patriots and Abasiri: B.

Every so often the board makes a mistake, and the Patriots were there to profit. Jide Abasiri, the No. 191 name on the board, should have been long gone before Round 7, Pick 36.

A whole weekend of picks and quarterback is somehow still a want. On the needs board they went 7 of 8, with edge rusher the one that mattered most.

Building through the lines is a philosophy, and they stuck to it.

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

Pick Analysis
Pick21 Rnd1 Colin Simmons
In slot 21 they get a quarterback's worst nightmare at a price that makes it sweeter. Exactly the need they had to hit.
Pick52 Rnd2 Nick Marsh
The board had Nick Marsh higher than the 52nd overall pick, and the wide receiver fell to them anyway. That was the need underlined and circled, and now it is checked off.
Pick85 Rnd3 Jamari Johnson
Jamari Johnson in the Round 3 slot is the kind of fall that makes a whole class. A real hole, addressed with a reasonable pick.
Pick121 Rnd4 Bear Alexander
A interior defensive lineman of that caliber at the 121st pick is the definition of value, full stop. Top of the wish list, and they did not leave without it.
Pick166 Rnd5 Marcus Neal Jr.
You do not let a safety like Marcus Neal Jr. reach Round 5, Pick 27 and blink. They did not. The one spot they could not leave alone, and did not.
Pick186 Rnd6 Brandon Baker
Circle this one: Brandon Baker at No. 186 is a fall that decides a draft. It fills a real need, too.
Pick187 Rnd6 Hollywood Smothers
Hollywood Smothers in pick 187 should not have been possible, and that is the whole point. It patches a soft spot without any drama.
Pick199 Rnd6 Kemari Copeland
Taking Kemari Copeland in pick No. 199 is close to grand larceny; an interior defensive lineman that good had no business lasting this long. The biggest hole on the depth chart just got a whole lot smaller.
Pick209 Rnd6 Leroy Harris III
They barely believed it either: Leroy Harris III still on the board at the 209th pick. It answers the question that was keeping the coaches up at night.
Pick226 Rnd7 Myles Graham
The board fumbled Myles Graham all the way to Round 7, Pick 5, and they scooped it up. It thickens a room that could stand to be thicker.
Pick257 Rnd7 Jide Abasiri
Jide Abasiri at pick No. 257 is the steal of the weekend, a first-round talent at a bargain-bin price. They walked in needing this and walked out with it.