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Travis Hunter Head Shot
PICK: 3 RND: 1 (NE)
Travis Hunter
CB Colorado
Emeka Egbuka Head Shot
PICK: 39 RND: 2 (NE)
Emeka Egbuka
WR Ohio State
Jack Nelson Head Shot
PICK: 70 RND: 3 (NE)
Jack Nelson
OT Wisconsin
Ozzy Trapilo Head Shot
PICK: 80 RND: 3 (NE)
Ozzy Trapilo
OT Boston College
Evan Stewart Head Shot
PICK: 106 RND: 4 (NE)
Evan Stewart
WR Oregon
Barrett Carter Head Shot
PICK: 141 RND: 5 (NE)
Barrett Carter
LB Clemson
Brashard Smith Head Shot
PICK: 221 RND: 7 (NE)
Brashard Smith
RB SMU
Bryce Foster Head Shot
PICK: 223 RND: 7 (NE)
Bryce Foster
C Kansas
Tim Smith Head Shot
PICK: 235 RND: 7 (NE)
Tim Smith
DL Alabama
Draft Grade — Patriots
Overall B-
ValueB NeedB- TradesB- FutureB-
The Patriots won the night they stopped Smith from sliding. Grade: B-.

Somewhere a general manager is explaining how Brashard Smith got past him. The Patriots do not have to explain a thing at pick 221. The bottom line is a respectable B-.

The Smith pick is the one the value grade keeps tripping over. That edge rusher hole did not close this weekend, and it was the biggest one on the wall.

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

Pick Analysis
Pick3 Rnd1 Travis Hunter
In the 3rd pick they get a sticky cover corner at fair value.
Pick39 Rnd2 Emeka Egbuka
They read the board right and Emeka Egbuka was the payoff at pick 39. The biggest hole on the depth chart just got a whole lot smaller.
Pick70 Rnd3 Jack Nelson
They left a pile of value on the table to take Jack Nelson this early at the Round 3 slot. It fills a real need, too.
Pick80 Rnd3 Ozzy Trapilo
This one needs a full-page explanation: Ozzy Trapilo in slot 80, miles early. The roster fit checks out.
Pick106 Rnd4 Evan Stewart
Nothing to complain about; Evan Stewart went a shade earlier than his grade, which is fine. They walked in needing this and walked out with it.
Pick141 Rnd5 Barrett Carter
They barely believed it either: Barrett Carter still on the board at No. 141. Useful body for a position without much behind the starter.
Pick221 Rnd7 Brashard Smith
Taking Brashard Smith in pick No. 221 is close to grand larceny; a running back that good had no business lasting this long. A real hole, addressed with a reasonable pick.
Pick223 Rnd7 Bryce Foster
They robbed the room for Bryce Foster here, a fall nobody at the table saw coming. One more legitimate question on the roster, answered.
Pick235 Rnd7 Tim Smith
Value said wait; Tim Smith in pick No. 235 says they were not listening. This was priority one on the needs board, and now it is handled.