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Draft Selections
Emeka Egbuka Head Shot
PICK: 25 RND: 1 (NE)
Emeka Egbuka
WR Ohio State
Mike Green Head Shot
PICK: 38 RND: 2 (NE)
Mike Green
DE-EDGE Marshall
Charles Grant Head Shot
PICK: 69 RND: 3 (NE)
Charles Grant
OT William & Mary
Anthony Belton Head Shot
PICK: 77 RND: 3 (NE)
Anthony Belton
OT NC State
Ozzy Trapilo Head Shot
PICK: 106 RND: 4 (NE)
Ozzy Trapilo
OT Boston College
Trevor Etienne Head Shot
PICK: 144 RND: 5 (NE)
Trevor Etienne
RB Georgia
Cam Jackson Head Shot
PICK: 217 RND: 7 (NE)
Cam Jackson
DT Florida
Jaylen Reed Head Shot
PICK: 220 RND: 7 (NE)
Jaylen Reed
S Penn State
Drew Kendall Head Shot
PICK: 238 RND: 7 (NE)
Drew Kendall
C Boston College
Draft Picks Received
Emeka Egbuka Head Shot
PICK: 25 RND: 1 (HOU)
Emeka Egbuka
WR Ohio State
No Pick Head Shot
PICK: RND: 1 (HOU)
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Draft Picks Traded
Ashton Jeanty Head Shot
PICK: 4 RND: 1 (HOU)
Ashton Jeanty
RB Boise State
Players Gained
Head Shot
Nico Collins
WR
Draft Grade — Patriots
Overall A-
ValueB- NeedB+ TradesA+ FutureA
A masterclass at the trade table lands the Patriots a A-.

The war room fell hard for Drew Kendall, and it showed at Round 7, Pick 22: 56 picks ahead of a board that had other ideas. Add it all up and it grades out a clean A-.

Every deal seemed to tilt their way, which is not luck. They banked enough surplus on Reed to cover a lot of smaller sins.

They punted on quarterback, and it is the miss that keeps the grade honest. The Nico Collins deal gives the class an established piece to lean on.

Bottom line, they did the job about as well as it can be done.

Pick Analysis
Pick25 Rnd1 Emeka Egbuka
Emeka Egbuka at slot 25 is neither steal nor reach, just the going rate. This was priority one on the needs board, and now it is handled.
Pick38 Rnd2 Mike Green
They read the board right and Mike Green was the payoff at the Round 2 slot. Better still, it is exactly the hole they had to fill.
Pick69 Rnd3 Charles Grant
Charles Grant in No. 69 is a bet on their own eyes over everyone else's grade. It patches a soft spot without any drama.
Pick77 Rnd3 Anthony Belton
They left a pile of value on the table to take Anthony Belton this early at Round 3, Pick 13. Another box on the needs board, quietly ticked.
Pick106 Rnd4 Ozzy Trapilo
You do not let an offensive lineman like Ozzy Trapilo reach pick 106 and blink. They did not. A need, and now a little less of one.
Pick144 Rnd5 Trevor Etienne
Trevor Etienne in the 144th pick is fair value, right on his grade. The roster fit checks out.
Pick217 Rnd7 Cam Jackson
Cam Jackson at pick 217 jumps the queue by a touch more than is comfortable. The biggest hole on the depth chart just got a whole lot smaller.
Pick220 Rnd7 Jaylen Reed
Jaylen Reed at the Round 7 slot is daylight robbery; nobody expected him to last. The one spot they could not leave alone, and did not.
Pick238 Rnd7 Drew Kendall
Drew Kendall at Round 7, Pick 22 is the kind of overdraft that needs everything to break right. A real hole, addressed with a reasonable pick.