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Draft Selections
Emmanuel Pregnon Head Shot
PICK: 31 RND: 1 (NE)
Emmanuel Pregnon
OG Oregon
Michael Taaffe Head Shot
PICK: 63 RND: 2 (NE)
Michael Taaffe
S Texas
Ja'Kobi Lane Head Shot
PICK: 95 RND: 3 (NE)
Ja'Kobi Lane
WR USC
Skyler Bell Head Shot
PICK: 125 RND: 4 (NE)
Skyler Bell
WR UConn
Jack Endries Head Shot
PICK: 131 RND: 4 (NE)
Jack Endries
TE Texas
Kage Casey Head Shot
PICK: 171 RND: 5 (NE)
Kage Casey
OT Boise State
Red Murdock Head Shot
PICK: 191 RND: 6 (NE)
Red Murdock
LB Buffalo
Patrick Payton Head Shot
PICK: 198 RND: 6 (NE)
Patrick Payton
DE-EDGE LSU
Domani Jackson Head Shot
PICK: 202 RND: 6 (NE)
Domani Jackson
CB Alabama
Aaron Graves Head Shot
PICK: 212 RND: 6 (NE)
Aaron Graves
DT Iowa
Latrell McCutchin Sr. Head Shot
PICK: 247 RND: 7 (NE)
Latrell McCutchin Sr.
CB Houston
Draft Grade — Patriots
Overall B-
ValueB- NeedB TradesB- FutureB-
The Patriots did the meat-and-potatoes work well: B-.

There was a run on nobody at that position, and the Patriots started one anyway for Patrick Payton, 60 picks ahead of schedule. Solid and sensible more than spectacular: a B-.

They banked enough surplus on Bell to cover a lot of smaller sins. If this class has a fault line, it runs straight through quarterback. They went 6 of 8 on their needs, which is most of what a draft is for.

Value over need was the throughline, for better and worse.

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

Pick Analysis
Pick31 Rnd1 Emmanuel Pregnon
In pick 31 they get protection for the quarterback. A real need, handled.
Pick63 Rnd2 Michael Taaffe
They paid a round early for Michael Taaffe in slot 63, more than the board wanted. The one spot they could not leave alone, and did not.
Pick95 Rnd3 Ja'Kobi Lane
Ja'Kobi Lane in Round 3, Pick 31 is early enough to raise a brow, if not a full objection. They walked in needing this and walked out with it.
Pick125 Rnd4 Skyler Bell
They robbed the room for Skyler Bell here, a fall nobody at the table saw coming. Top of the wish list, and they did not leave without it.
Pick131 Rnd4 Jack Endries
Jack Endries at the 131st pick is money in the bank, a tight end taken below his worth. The roster fit checks out.
Pick171 Rnd5 Kage Casey
Quietly one of the better values of the day, Kage Casey at pick No. 171. It fills a real need, too.
Pick191 Rnd6 Red Murdock
By-the-book stuff, Red Murdock at the 191st pick squarely in line with his ranking. It thickens a room that could stand to be thicker.
Pick198 Rnd6 Patrick Payton
Value said wait; Patrick Payton in the Round 6 slot says they were not listening. A must-fix position, and they treated it like one.
Pick202 Rnd6 Domani Jackson
Domani Jackson at the 202nd overall pick is daylight robbery; nobody expected him to last. A quiet depth add at a thin-ish spot.
Pick212 Rnd6 Aaron Graves
Aaron Graves in Round 6, Pick 31 is exactly on the number, no argument either way. This was priority one on the needs board, and now it is handled.
Pick247 Rnd7 Latrell McCutchin Sr.
Nice patience on Latrell McCutchin Sr., who had no business lasting to pick 247. Stacking talent where they were already deep.