The one hole that towered over the rest is filled. The Patriots spent their marquee pick on Caleb Williams, and for the first time in a while there is a real answer at quarterback. Call it a sensible B-, earned the boring way.

They are betting Barner proves the room right and everyone else wrong. Landing Jones that late papers over a lot of smaller sins. If this class has a fault line, it runs straight through edge rusher.

In short, they left a little better than they arrived, which is the whole idea.