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Luther Burden III Head Shot
PICK: 2 RND: 1 (NE)
Luther Burden III
WR Missouri
Jonah Savaiinaea Head Shot
PICK: 34 RND: 2 (NE)
Jonah Savaiinaea
OT Arizona
Ajani Cornelius Head Shot
PICK: 66 RND: 3 (NE)
Ajani Cornelius
OT Oregon
Jalon Walker Head Shot
PICK: 98 RND: 4 (NE)
Jalon Walker
LB-EDGE Georgia
Malachi Moore Head Shot
PICK: 130 RND: 5 (NE)
Malachi Moore
S Alabama
Jack Kiser Head Shot
PICK: 194 RND: 7 (NE)
Jack Kiser
LB Notre Dame
Draft Grade — Patriots
Overall B
ValueB- NeedB+ TradesB- FutureB-
Nothing loud, just a tidy B for the Patriots.

The Patriots went off the board in a big way for Jack Kiser, 32 picks early. Conviction is one thing; this is another.

For all the activity, interior defensive lineman went untouched, which is hard to explain. They left with edge rusher solved and the rest of the wish list mostly ticked off.

They came away with juice, if not much beef up front.

In sum, a sturdy weekend with one asterisk, the interior defensive lineman spot they never got to.

Pick Analysis
Pick2 Rnd1 Luther Burden III
In slot 2 they get a true top target at fair value. It fills the loudest need on the roster.
Pick34 Rnd2 Jonah Savaiinaea
Jonah Savaiinaea in pick No. 34 is fine work, a shade of surplus and no downside. A real hole, addressed with a reasonable pick.
Pick66 Rnd3 Ajani Cornelius
Ajani Cornelius in the Round 3 slot lands just on the right side of the ledger. It plugs a real leak on the depth chart.
Pick98 Rnd4 Jalon Walker
Jalon Walker in the 98th pick is the kind of reach that only looks good if he outplays it. A glaring weakness, addressed head on.
Pick130 Rnd5 Malachi Moore
Fair-plus on Malachi Moore, a quiet win that adds up over a draft. This was priority one on the needs board, and now it is handled.
Pick194 Rnd7 Jack Kiser
Jack Kiser at pick 194 is the pick scouts circle, and not in a good way. It thickens a room that could stand to be thicker.