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Abdul Carter Head Shot
PICK: 4 RND: 1 (NE)
Abdul Carter
DE-EDGE Penn State
Derrick Harmon Head Shot
PICK: 38 RND: 2 (NE)
Derrick Harmon
DT Oregon
Tre Harris Head Shot
PICK: 69 RND: 3 (NE)
Tre Harris
WR Ole Miss
Wyatt Milum Head Shot
PICK: 77 RND: 3 (NE)
Wyatt Milum
OT West Virginia
Jared Wilson Head Shot
PICK: 106 RND: 4 (NE)
Jared Wilson
C Georgia
Logan Brown Head Shot
PICK: 144 RND: 5 (NE)
Logan Brown
OT Kansas
DJ Giddens Head Shot
PICK: 171 RND: 5 (NE)
DJ Giddens
RB Kansas State
Draft Grade — Patriots
Overall B
ValueB NeedA- TradesB- FutureB-
A respectable, level-headed haul 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 safety, a hole that has a way of deciding seasons. Call it a sensible B, earned the boring way.

The Milum pick is the one they will point to when this weekend is judged. On the needs board they went 5 of 8, with edge rusher the one that mattered most.

A workmanlike haul that should hold up just fine.

Pick Analysis
Pick4 Rnd1 Abdul Carter
Abdul Carter at slot 4 is right where the board had him, plain and simple. A must-fix position, and they treated it like one.
Pick38 Rnd2 Derrick Harmon
Nothing to complain about; Derrick Harmon went a shade earlier than his grade, which is fine. It also answers one of the loudest questions on the roster.
Pick69 Rnd3 Tre Harris
Quietly one of the better values of the day, Tre Harris at No. 69. Top of the wish list, and they did not leave without it.
Pick77 Rnd3 Wyatt Milum
Wyatt Milum is a better player than the 77th pick suggests; smart patience, rewarded. It patches a soft spot without any drama.
Pick106 Rnd4 Jared Wilson
They did well to land Jared Wilson in pick 106, just ahead of his grade. It plugs a real leak on the depth chart.
Pick144 Rnd5 Logan Brown
They took Logan Brown at par in Round 5, Pick 6, which is nothing to complain about. Another box on the needs board, quietly ticked.
Pick171 Rnd5 DJ Giddens
DJ Giddens in the Round 5 slot is fair value, right on his grade. A need, and now a little less of one.