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LT Overton Head Shot
PICK: 28 RND: 1 (NE)
LT Overton
DE-EDGE Alabama
Elijah Sarratt Head Shot
PICK: 60 RND: 2 (NE)
Elijah Sarratt
WR Indiana
Eli Stowers Head Shot
PICK: 92 RND: 3 (NE)
Eli Stowers
TE Vanderbilt
Chase Bisontis Head Shot
PICK: 123 RND: 4 (NE)
Chase Bisontis
OG Texas A&M
Chris Johnson Head Shot
PICK: 128 RND: 4 (NE)
Chris Johnson
CB San Diego State
Max Iheanachor Head Shot
PICK: 168 RND: 5 (NE)
Max Iheanachor
OT Arizona State
Lee Hunter Head Shot
PICK: 195 RND: 6 (NE)
Lee Hunter
DT Texas Tech
Evan Stewart Head Shot
PICK: 206 RND: 6 (NE)
Evan Stewart
WR Oregon
Cam Calhoun Head Shot
PICK: 216 RND: 7 (NE)
Cam Calhoun
CB Alabama
J. Michael Sturdivant Head Shot
PICK: 242 RND: 7 (NE)
J. Michael Sturdivant
WR Florida
Draft Grade — Patriots
Overall B
ValueB NeedB+ TradesB- FutureB-
More right than wrong for the Patriots, and a B to prove it.

Every other box got a look, but safety did not. The Patriots will head to camp with the same hole they walked in with.

Landing Stowers that late papers over a lot of smaller sins. The Sturdivant pick is the one the value grade keeps tripping over. They left with edge rusher solved and the rest of the wish list mostly ticked off.

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

Pick Analysis
Pick28 Rnd1 LT Overton
In slot 28 they get a double-digit-sack hope. Exactly the need they had to hit.
Pick60 Rnd2 Elijah Sarratt
Nothing to complain about; Elijah Sarratt went a shade earlier than his grade, which is fine. The biggest hole on the depth chart just got a whole lot smaller.
Pick92 Rnd3 Eli Stowers
A tidy bit of business in Round 3, Pick 28, where Eli Stowers graded well above the range. A need, and now a little less of one.
Pick123 Rnd4 Chase Bisontis
No drama and no debate, Chase Bisontis went about where he belonged in pick 123. It fills a real need, too.
Pick128 Rnd4 Chris Johnson
A quiet steal in the 128th pick: Chris Johnson for less than the market said. A minor itch, scratched.
Pick168 Rnd5 Max Iheanachor
Max Iheanachor in the 168th overall pick is fine work, a shade of surplus and no downside. It patches a soft spot without any drama.
Pick195 Rnd6 Lee Hunter
The board had cheaper options than Lee Hunter at No. 195, and it noticed. It answers the question that was keeping the coaches up at night.
Pick206 Rnd6 Evan Stewart
They stopped a slide they were happy to see, landing Evan Stewart in the Round 6 slot. Top of the wish list, and they did not leave without it.
Pick216 Rnd7 Cam Calhoun
Good price on Cam Calhoun in the 216th pick, a hair ahead of his grade with no real quibbles. It is more luxury than necessity; they were already set here.
Pick242 Rnd7 J. Michael Sturdivant
A wild overpay on J. Michael Sturdivant in Round 7, Pick 28, the sort that defines a class for the wrong reasons. Better still, it is exactly the hole they had to fill.