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Draft Selections
Travis Hunter Head Shot
PICK: 4 RND: 1 (NE)
Travis Hunter
CB Colorado
Walter Nolen Head Shot
PICK: 38 RND: 2 (NE)
Walter Nolen
DT Ole Miss
Cameron Williams Head Shot
PICK: 69 RND: 3 (NE)
Cameron Williams
OT Texas
Isaiah Bond Head Shot
PICK: 77 RND: 3 (NE)
Isaiah Bond
WR Texas
Charles Grant Head Shot
PICK: 106 RND: 4 (NE)
Charles Grant
OT William & Mary
Malachi Moore Head Shot
PICK: 144 RND: 5 (NE)
Malachi Moore
S Alabama
Donovan Edwards Head Shot
PICK: 217 RND: 7 (NE)
Donovan Edwards
RB Michigan
Desmond Watson Head Shot
PICK: 220 RND: 7 (NE)
Desmond Watson
DT Florida
Ja'Quinden Jackson Head Shot
PICK: 238 RND: 7 (NE)
Ja'Quinden Jackson
RB Arkansas
Draft Grade — Patriots
Overall B-
ValueB NeedB- TradesB- FutureB-
Good, not great, for the Patriots: B-.

For all the names on the card, the loudest question went unanswered. The Patriots walked out of the weekend still thin at edge rusher, a hole that has a way of deciding seasons.

Whatever else happened, they won the night they took Nolen. Watson has a lot of ground to make up just to look fairly priced.

On the needs board they went 5 of 8, with wide receiver the one that mattered most.

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

Pick Analysis
Pick4 Rnd1 Travis Hunter
In the Round 1 slot they get a press-man option on the boundary. Need was not the driver here.
Pick38 Rnd2 Walter Nolen
Walter Nolen slipping to the 38th pick is the kind of luck good rooms make for themselves. A must-fix position, and they treated it like one.
Pick69 Rnd3 Cameron Williams
Cameron Williams at pick No. 69 is neither steal nor reach, just the going rate. The roster fit checks out.
Pick77 Rnd3 Isaiah Bond
By-the-book stuff, Isaiah Bond at No. 77 squarely in line with his ranking. They walked in needing this and walked out with it.
Pick106 Rnd4 Charles Grant
The board had Charles Grant higher than Round 4, Pick 4, and the offensive lineman fell to them anyway. A need, and now a little less of one.
Pick144 Rnd5 Malachi Moore
Malachi Moore in slot 144 is fine work, a shade of surplus and no downside. The one spot they could not leave alone, and did not.
Pick217 Rnd7 Donovan Edwards
They let Donovan Edwards come to them and pounced at the 217th overall pick. A real hole, addressed with a reasonable pick.
Pick220 Rnd7 Desmond Watson
A reach on Desmond Watson in pick 220; the board had better options right there. It answers the question that was keeping the coaches up at night.
Pick238 Rnd7 Ja'Quinden Jackson
Value with a capital V on Ja'Quinden Jackson in slot 238, a genuine coup. It patches a soft spot without any drama.